In the first few sleep-deprived months of your baby’s life, you were probably pretty fixated on getting your little one to sleep through the night so that the whole house wasn’t awake at 2 a.m. (or worse, every hour on the hour).| What to Expect
Whoever coined the term "sleep like a baby" didn't seem to know much about them, because newborns are notoriously restless sleepers who are hungry every few hours and rarely, if ever, make it through the night without waking up.| What to Expect
Does it sometimes seem like your baby is having all-night parties and didn't invite you? While adults make a distinction between day and evening activities, to little ones, it’s all kind of a blur. | What to Expect
After spending nine months in a dark (and sometimes noisy) womb, your newborn has established her own sleep cycles, which feel natural to her even if they seem strange to you. Just as she lets you know she's hungry at any time of the day or night, your baby's sleep patterns may seem random at first, sometimes changing from one day to the next.| What to Expect
Your little one came into the world accustomed to background sounds. If you're wondering why, remember that the womb can be a noisy place. While it provides a fair amount of padding, your baby in utero was surrounded by ambient sounds — like the beating of your heart and the air moving through your lungs — for nine months.| What to Expect
With a new baby, a pacifier can work wonders — quieting tears and inducing calm almost instantaneously. But now that your little one is walking and talking, you may start to wonder whether it's time to ditch the binky. Get up to speed on the age-appropriate benefits of pacifiers, when to start pacifier weaning and how to make this toddler transition go as smoothly as possible. | What to Expect
