Posts about toddler sleep, bedtime routines, and sleep environment
A sound machine arrived with the diaper bag from a friend from the prenatal group. It was already set to what I can only describe as active tarmac. I left it on for a week before I started wondering what, exactly, I had plugged in six inches from her head. She’s two now, and we … Read more
The Sleep Sack That Finally Stopped the 3 AM Blanket Hunt In those early months, I was constantly adjusting blankets, worried about safety, and losing sleep over whether my baby was warm enough. A good sleep sack eliminates that entire category of nighttime problem—no loose fabric, no repositioning, just contained warmth that lasts through the … Read more
I went in to check on her and found her like this: face completely down, head buried so deep into the mattress I could not see a single feature, legs sticking entirely out from under the blanket, bare feet catching the faint light from the hallway. The cartoon animal blanket — the one with the … Read more
