Sleep Study: Getting the Facts on Sleep (Yours and Baby's) Can Help You to Be a Better Rested New Mom

Research conducted at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children has shown that getting the facts on babies and sleep can help you to be a better-rested new parent.

Women involved in the treatment group in the study -- which was reported in the Dec. 1 issue of the medical journal Sleep -- were provided with information on the following topics: "maternal sleep hygiene; strategies for increasing maternal sleep; maternal relaxation techniques, such as progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing; acknowledgment of the challenges of parenting and sleep deprivation; and information on infant sleep structure, cues, sleep promotion, and self-soothing." more

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Comments

[Pyramus]

I agree on all facts of this article. Thank you for sharing this information.

[Jenn]

We have a 19-month old toddler who is still waking 2 times/night for a bottle. He goes down around 730-800 (usually very easily) with a bottle/soother/rocking, and wakes usually around 1am, and then one more time, before finally rising at around 630-700. He is still have regular naps 2x/day for a combined total of 2.5-3.0 hours.

I am pregnant again, so the need for quality sleep is going to become really critical.. any suggestions how to handle my night-waking monkey?

[Kidco Gate]

Thanks for a great site. The information and thought you have put into this is fantastic. I'll bookmark you and return :-)

[cpap]

Thanks for the sleeping tips for moms and their babies.

Sam Nisbett