Baby’s Best Blog
A practical, real-talk, and humorous take on baby and child sleep.
By: Amanda Jewson
3AM Wake Ups SUCK. Why?!
That right there might be the single most common question new parents ask. Is it a developmental milestone? A regression? Are they getting too much sleep during the day, or not enough? Maybe they’re just hungry. Maybe they’re too hot, or too cold. Well, the truth is...
read moreHow to ‘Spring Forward’!
Guess what? It's daylight savings this weekend? Freaking out? Don't be. I've got you covered. The good news is this time change is a breeze and could get you an 'extra hour'. Remember when you were childless, and you relished in 'fall back' because it meant an extra...
read moreThe REAL Deal: The 4 Month Sleep Regression
As a professional sleep consultant, I hear the term “regression” used in regards to just about every imaginable circumstance (See my blog post here about just such things). Essentially, if baby doesn’t sleep well for a couple of nights, parents start dropping the ‘R’...
read moreHow to Have a Date: 8 Tips for Easing Separation Anxiety
When I first talk to my clients about what their goals are, here's what comes up the most. To sleep through the night Start working out again To spend more time with their partner To leave the house again No problem right? Except....when it is. You book the...
read moreExtending Your Baby’s Nap Time: A Guide to the Dreaded ‘Crap Nap’
Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar… Your baby wakes up in the morning after a solid night’s sleep. You feed her, change her, play with her for a little bit, take her for a little walk outside, then rock her to sleep and put her gently into her crib for her...
read moreHo-ho-hoping Your Child Will Sleep: Maintaining Your Child’s Sleep Schedule Over the Holidays
With the holidays approaching, many new parents who have recently gotten their babies sleeping on a schedule are worried that they might regress a little over the holidays. In fact, I'm already fielding questions about what to do over the holidays. Since this mama is...
read moreFALL BACK-Daylight Savings & Baby/ Child Sleep: How to survive
Hey! Remember when you were 20 and you were super pumped because fall back meant AN EXTRA HOUR OF SLEEP! Yay! We all rejoiced, maybe we stayed out later? Either way, we relished the idea of a luxurious night of rest. Well. Sorry. You're not 20 anymore. And you have...
read moreHow many hours can my baby be awake?
AKA: PLEASE NAP! In my younger days, I was not a napper. In fact, hated them. I would go down for a nap, be awoken, and feel miserable all day. I never understood why my friends in university would run back to their dorms to get in 30 minutes. Ugh. No thanks. Enter...
read moreEarly Wakings: It’s too (insert appropriate expletive here) EARLY!
It's summer! Time for warm sun, sand, evenings that stretch into late nights and THE EARLIEST MORNINGS IN THE WORLD BECAUSE YOUR CHILD GETS UP AT 4:45AM. Ahem. Excuse me. Sound familiar? (Amanda, awake with her first child at the crack of dawn. She looks happy. But...
read more4 Month regression, 9 month regression, 2 year regression: Let’s Talk ‘Regressions’
I’m on the mom boards. Are you? I think I’m on them all. I love me a good recommendation from a mom about something. There’s something a little more authentic about a real testimonial from a real person doing real things (sorry Jessica Alba). So when I’m looking for...
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Contact Amanda Jewson –
Certified Sleep Consultant
EMAIL: amanda@babysbestsleep.com PHONE: 416-418-6673 Located in Toronto, consulting worldwide