Why Your Baby Wakes at Night (and Why That’s Normal)
Every baby wakes at night — even the ones whose parents say they sleep through. What changes with age is whether they call for you. Here is what the overnight video studies actually show.
The Lamplight journal
The Lamplight Journal
Plain-language answers about baby sleep, drawn from published research — and honest about what nobody knows yet.
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The Bedtime Routine That Actually Has Evidence Behind It
If you only change one thing about your baby’s sleep, change this. A short, consistent bedtime routine is the best-supported single intervention in infant sleep — and most of the benefit shows up within three nights.
The Safe Sleep Checklist: What Goes in the Crib (Nothing)
The American Academy of Pediatrics safe-sleep recommendations, in plain language — plus the three under-communicated numbers that matter most: unaccustomed tummy sleep, sofas, and head covering.
The “4-Month Sleep Regression”: What’s Really Happening
No peer-reviewed study defines, tests or measures a “sleep regression” at four months — or at any age. What is real is a remarkable reorganisation of sleep between two and five months. Here is what it looks like from the inside.
How Much Sleep Does a 6-Month-Old Need? Ranges, Not Averages
The number you have seen — around thirteen hours a day — is an average. The normal range at six months runs from under nine hours to seventeen. Why that matters, and what to look at instead of the chart.
Is White Noise Safe for Babies? What the Study Actually Measured
The widely shared study on infant sound machines measured how loud they *can* go, not whether they harm hearing. Here is what it found, and the four-rule way to use one sensibly.