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The Bedtime Dilemma

As parents, I am sure that we are all faced with this same situation at one time or another: it's time to wind down and to get ready for bed. The pajamas are on and the teeth brushed. Bedtime stories read, and blankets…
Why Would You Ever Do the Co-Sleeping Thing?

Jenny and I are both just about to die with whatever bug we're both sick with. She has a follow-up with her pediatrician tomorrow early in the morning so I decided to have her sleep with me because I just washed her bed…
Nursing Baby To Sleep

A lot of people seem to do this for every sleep, be it nap time or bed time. I'm a bit wary of doing this, as I don't want my child to think that two go hand in hand and not sleep without a feed. During the day time I w…
"Crying It Out" Might Be Dangerous For Your Baby

One researcher is claiming in a newly-released Psychology Today article that letting a baby "cry it out" to sleep train may be dangerous. When babies are stressed, their bodies release the hormone cortisol, which can da…
I Just Want To Sleep

To All the moms out there... Out of sheer desperation I am turning to you all for help.. My 1 yr old daughter is still not sleeping through the night. And I just don't know what to do about it. We've tried letting her…
Bedtime Battles

The most trying time of the day for me is bedtime. It's the point of the day when the kids are tired and getting cranky. Or they are already cranky and I just want to chuck them into bed and hope they go to sleep. (I do…
Sleeping With Your Baby Is Like Laying Them Down With A Butcher Knife

If that sounds extreme, it's because it is. The city of Milwaukee is under fire for their anti-co-sleeping campaign featuring these advertisements of an adorable baby, wearing just a diaper, laying next to a knife. Milw…
Two Kids Sharing One Room

Long story short: my family is moving and our kids are going from having their own room to having to share one for a little while. They're only 11 months apart, 2.5 and 3.5 yrs old and I have no idea how to smoothly tra…
Dear Fellow Babies

Dear Fellow Babies, OK, here’s my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 3 months. The first few weeks were great–I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime, around the clock. Then something happened…
Co-Sleeping Is YOUR Choice

I have an acquaintance on Facebook who has to write a paper on co-sleeping, so she was asking everyone for their opinion on it. What's not so surprising is that, just like every other parenting issue under the sun, it t…