Long bedtimes are a frequent challenge for families looking for baby sleep support. Spending one or two hours in a dark room trying to cajole your baby to sleep is a stark contrast to the peaceful, connected bedtimes you may have imagined.
In this episode, Heather Boyd, O.T., mom of three, and certified Infant and Family Sleep Specialist, explores 6 reasons long bedtimes might be happening, and what to do about it!
Have a listen to learn:

6 common reasons bedtimes are long

6 strategies for making bedtime a more manageable length

Her realistic and flexible approach to late bedtimes with her own children

How to set up a "runway" to bedtime

Why looking at bedtime as the last connection before a lengthy separation supports an easier bedtime routine

How bedtime routines get shaped over time


Mentioned in this episode:

⁠⁠EP #2: What's Driving Your Baby's Sleep? ⁠⁠

⁠⁠Ep #13: How Much Sleep Does Your Baby Need? (And are they getting enough?)⁠⁠

Gordon Neufeld, Developmental Psychologist, ⁠neufeldinstitute.org⁠


Wondering what you can do next?
✔️ Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend!  
✔️ ⁠Sign up for Heather’s weekly baby sleep newsletter.⁠⁠ (https://heatherboyd.activehosted.com/f/1)
✔️ Get access to the Baby Sleep Roadmap, your  guide to your baby’s sleep from morning to night and back again.  Available at ⁠Baby Sleep Roadmap (vipmembervault.com)⁠ for 50% off until September 30 with the code 5050 (www.heatherboyd.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1140910)

🎵 Music Credit: Jordan Wood

Ver todos los episodios