Sleep Training
Few childhood milestones elicit as much anxiety and exhaustion in parents as sleeping through the night, and rightfully so: If no one in the household is getting enough sleep, no one is happy! Sleep training your baby is an option, while other parents choose to co-sleep. Regardless of which method you choose for your baby, it’s likely that sleep issues will pop up again when your child enters toddlerhood, and even into elementary years (sorry to be the bearer of bad news on that one!).
Rest assured the NPN community will support you through it all with helpful tips via our video library (including a video about managing sleep during the first few weeks after birth), articles written by Chicago experts and parents, and advice from members in our discussion forum.
Discussions
The August session of The Chicago New Moms Group starts Thursday, August 15th at 1pm. This session meets for the 1st 3 sessions at LYRIQ Music School located at 1906 W. Irving Park and the remaining 3 sessions at Merry Music Makers located at 3759 N. Ravenswood, Chicago. Register here today! ...
Im redoing my kids’ bedrooms and need to buy beds—preferably trundle day beds—for both kids plus dressers. Where should I look? We are generally a Room and Board family—our whole house is R&B—but not sure they really have what I’m looking for. Thanks! ...
Our bedtime routine for our kids often takes 1.5 hours and involves both me and my spouse. I find this incredibly draining. Is this typical? If not, how long does it take you? We have 2 preschoolers. On the rare times that I do it alone it takes me 45 minutes. I tried unsuccessfully to a...
The next 2nd time moms session of The Chicago New Moms Group starts on Wednesday, July 10th at 3pm and runs for 4 week session. This group is great for 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) time moms of babies 0-6 months old. Groups take place in person at Merry Music Makers located at 3759 N. Ravenswood, Chicago. ...
I like to sleep with a blanket but also like the room cold when I'm sleeping. In the summer, I really have to turn up the air conditioning which seems wasteful and when I get up it's freezing. I'm finally realizing I should just get one of the bed cooling systems instead of cranking the AC. I'm lean...
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