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If you’re in the thick of parenting toddlers, take heart! These are hard years, but sweet ones and the building blocks for the years to come. I am currently parenting what I believe to be our last toddler

Try to set feeding times, but be flexible From birth, the way to establish the time of day you want your baby to wake is by setting their metabolism to eat at a certain time. Don’t rush right in to their crib or room when you hear sounds and don’t let them get out of their crib/bed without your okay Often babies, toddlers and, okay fine, all humans, make noises in their sleep. If they’re older they won’t like this, but we already agreed that children don’t necessarily know what’s best for them, If they begin to understand (and trust me they will) that they can’t just pop out of bed as soon as they want, their own need to sleep and rest will overpower their hope that it’s already time to play and start the day.

Here is a tried and true (and adapatable) 7 month old feeding schedule that’ll help your little one nap well during the day, sleep well at night, and have peaceful days. Baby is finally eating solids and it’s likely time to drop that third nap and probably drop the dream feed if you haven’t already. Here’s where you’ll discover if your baby didn’t sleep through the night out of hunger, or if they have some sleep props you need to work on. If you want routines and schedules for not only the 6 to 9 month age, but for the 12 month, 18 month, and on I’ve got great news.

When it comes to baby sleep there are So Many Unknowns. Use this cheat sheet to learn all the baby sleep techniques, strategies, solutions, and tips you need to know to help your baby sleep (and therefore yourself) well