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In the intense debate over sleep training, even parenting books offer conflicting advice, with about two-thirds advising parents to use sleep training and one-third advising against it. But what does ...

The idea that you can gradually train your body to function optimally on less sleep has become a badge of honor in our productivity-obsessed culture, but this belief is based on a fundamental ...

Sleep training without having a partner to split duties with or get support from can be challenging — but not impossible. (Photo: Getty Images) “Sleep now ... after the baby comes you’ll never sleep ...

Take a Cord Blood Banking Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. When you think of sleep training, you may think of the cry-it-out method, which dates back to 1894. The truth is, sleep training ...

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One night, I was rocking my 4-month-old son to help him fall asleep. Newly un-swaddled, he had his hands free and was rubbing his face and wriggling around. Lately, I’d found myself working harder and ...

(WJW) – Ask any parent of a newborn how important it is to get their infant on a regular sleep schedule, and they’ll likely have a lot to say. “It’s rough, but it’s very important. It’s vital to get a ...

A common point of contention among parents is sleep. Beyond the effects of sleep deprivation, post-partum fatigue and arguments over whose turn it is to get up in the middle of the night in those ...

New babies are famously inconsistent sleepers, waking up often — day and night — to eat. They might struggle to nap during the day or get back to sleep after a 3 a.m. diaper change. And of course, if ...