By focusing on age-appropriate wake windows, calming routines, and a supportive sleep environment, you’re laying the ...

What you do every day really affects how your baby sleeps, more than you think. From your stress levels to your meal patterns ...

When I think of baby sleep, I think of a certain picture I have stuck to my fridge: My husband is holding my infant son—age 3 months at the time—on his chest. My son is wrapped in a burp cloth. The ...

As you move from your second to third trimester, your baby’s sleep habits might change in ways you don’t expect. Your baby ...

When babies struggle with poor sleep, parents often suffer right alongside them. Growing evidence shows that a baby's gut health plays a key role in comfort, digestion and overall sleep quality.

If you've ever wondered why your baby naps inconsistently, the answer may lie not in parenting guides or alarm clocks—but in mathematics. A new study by researchers from the University of Surrey, ...

Getting my babies to actually sleep in their bassinets was one of the most unexpectedly frustrating things I faced as a new parent. Babies sleep a lot, but they can take some convincing to sleep ...

Anxiety around everything baby sleep-related has become an almost overwhelming topic for new parents. At the hospital, the nurse wraps your baby in an expert swaddle, but when you get home your ...

This piece is part of Scientific American’s column The Science of Parenting. For more, go here. It was 3 A.M., and my seven-month-old would not stay asleep. She didn’t want to nurse. She cried when I ...