Sleep
Helpful Tips from your Postpartum Experts
Figuring out how to help your baby sleep can feel overwhelming, but understanding how and why babies learn to sleep makes it easier. This section offers evidence-based insight into baby sleep development, gentle training methods, and the science behind wake windows and routines. You’ll find guidance for every stage—from newborn sleep patterns to toddler transitions—plus expert tips on creating safe, consistent sleep habits that work for your family.
Simple Bedtime Routines That Help Babies Sleep Better
There’s nothing quite like a peaceful bedtime. Soft lights, a sleepy baby, and a moment to exhale after a long day. For many new parents, bedtime can feel more like a scramble than a soothing ritual. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Establishing a bedtime routine can help bring...
Newborn Sleep Challenges (And How We Help Parents Overcome Them)
If you’re in the first few months of life with a new baby, chances are that sleep is top of mind, and probably in short supply. Those early weeks can bring unpredictable wakeups, short naps, and lots of questions about what’s “normal.” You’re not imagining it. Newborn sleep is complex,...
White Noise, Pink Noise, and Brown Noise: What’s the Difference and How Do They Support Infant Sleep?
Those early weeks with a newborn can feel like a blur of feedings, diaper changes, and precious, though often elusive, moments of sleep. Amid the swirl of new routines and tiny baby sounds, many families turn to sound machines to help settle their little ones. But did you know not...
2025 Baby Sleep Trends: What’s New in Newborn Care?
Trends come and go! We're going to explore some 2025 baby sleep trends, but at the end of the day, we'll always tie back into what is safe for newborn sleep. As a team of Newborn Care Specialist, Postpartum Doulas, RNs, LPNs and Sleep Consultants, it's important that we stay...
How much do Newborns Sleep? How many hours at a time? Newborn Sleep: What to Expect
The expression “sleeping like a baby” brings to mind a long, quiet snooze. But on the same token, new parents are warned that their little bundle of joy will arrive with a big serving of sleep deprivation. What can parents truly expect when it comes to newborn sleep? Let’s dig...
Sound Machines: All your questions answered
Sound Machines! You have questions, and we have answers! As professionals, we love sound machines. As Newborn Care Specialists, we highly recommend sound machines and will bring them with us when we go to a new client’s house in case they don’t have one. In my opinion they are an...
Newborn Sleep Schedule: Help your baby sleep longer (so you can too!)
Do you have a newborn? Are you getting ready to have a newborn?! Either way, you’re here because you have questions about your newborn’s sleep schedule. Take a deep breath and let us help get your baby on a sleep schedule that works for you, your baby and the whole...
How to Soothe a Baby Who Won’t Settle (Even When You’ve Tried Everything)
When your baby is upset, parents want to do whatever it takes to soothe them quickly. If you're out of options, here are some tips from the experts that you can try. Tip One: Tune In When that shrill cry from your new baby pulls at your heartstrings, the first...
How To Gently Sleep Train A Newborn Baby (Without Crying Yourself To Sleep)
One of the most commonly asked questions from our overnight newborn care clients at Well Supported Family is “Can you sleep train my newborn?” Well, the answer depends on what your definition of sleep training newborns is! What is sleep training? At Well Supported Family, we feel like the definition...
The 5 S’s: How to Soothe a Fussy Baby
Do you ever feel lost on how to soothe a fussy baby? After nine months in the perfectly warm and cozy womb, our bright, loud world can be totally overwhelming for newborns. All babies cry to communicate their needs. A cry could mean baby is cold, wet, hungry, tired, overstimulated,...
Helpful tips from your team at Well Supported Family.
Expert postpartum and newborn advice you can trust.
Since 2016, Well Supported Family has provided newborn care to thousands of families. Our team of certified Postpartum Doulas and Newborn Care Specialists offer daytime, overnight, and 24/7 in-home support across 12 U.S. states. Whether you're recovering from birth, establishing feeding routines, or just trying to get more sleep, we're here to help—one family at a time.
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