Sleep SanityShort reads for long nights.
Practical guides on baby sleep and sleep training, from the Ferber method to wake windows, written to be read half asleep. No fluff, no promises.
How to use Sleep Sanity
Seven steps from a fresh install to a week of nights you can read at a glance. Starts with the plan.
Read the guide 6 min readWhen to start sleep training: age, readiness signs and the weeks to avoid
The age most pediatricians suggest, the signs your baby is ready, the situations that make a bad week to start, and what to do if you are not there yet.
Read 7 min readToddler sleep training: 12 months to 3 years, including the crib climber
How sleep training changes after the first birthday: the one nap schedule, bedtime stalling, standing and climbing, the toddler bed question, and a check-in plan that works for toddlers.
Read 8 min readSleep training methods compared: Ferber, chair, pick up put down, fading and extinction
The five main sleep training methods side by side, how much crying each involves, how long each usually takes, and how to pick one your family can actually stick to.
Read 6 min readSleep training a 6 month old: the schedule, the plan and the first week
Why 6 months is the easiest age to sleep train, the schedule that makes it work, a night by night plan with the Ferber chart, and what the first week usually looks like.
Read 6 min readSleep training a 4 month old: what is realistic, and a gentle plan
What sleep training can and cannot do at 4 months, the regression that is probably the real problem, readiness signs, and a gentle check-in plan with feeds kept in.
Read 7 min readHow to night wean: a gradual 7 night schedule for breast and bottle
When babies are usually ready to drop night feeds, a night by night taper for breast and bottle feeding, how it fits alongside sleep training, and what to do if it stalls.
Read 6 min readHow long to let a baby cry during sleep training: the numbers by method and age
The actual wait times for each sleep training method, how they change by age, how to tell protest crying from distress, and when to go in regardless of the clock.
Read 7 min readFerber method not working? The eight reasons, in the order to check them
What to look at when the Ferber method is not working after a week: timing, consistency, check-ins that settle, hunger, the extinction burst, the room, age, and when to stop.
Read 6 min readThe Ferber method for naps: the 30 minute rule and a realistic plan
How to use the Ferber method for naps without wrecking the day: when to start naps, the 30 minute rule, what to do with a short nap, and why nights come first.
Read 11 min readThe Ferber method, explained: the check-in chart, night by night
What the Ferber method actually is, the progressive waiting chart from Dr. Ferber's book, what to do at each check-in, how long it usually takes, and when to wait.
Read 6 min readEarly morning wakes: why your baby is up at 5am and the fixes that work
The five causes of 5am wakes (light, bedtime, the last nap, hunger, and the habit), how to tell which one you have, and a two week plan to move the morning later.
Read 6 min readCry it out vs the Ferber method: what is actually different, and which to pick
The real differences between cry it out (full extinction) and the Ferber method (graduated extinction): crying, speed, research, and which suits which baby and which parent.
Read 7 min readWhat a baby sleep app should actually do (and the features to ignore)
How to judge a baby sleep app before you depend on it at 3am. The five things that matter, the features that are mostly noise, and the questions to ask about your data.
Read 5 min readDaylight saving time and your baby's sleep: how to handle the fall back
The clocks go back on Sunday, November 1. Three ways to shift your baby's schedule, which one to pick, and how to stop the extra hour turning into a 5am wake up.
Read 5 min readHow many naps does my baby need? A guide by age
Naps per day and total daytime sleep from 4 months to toddlerhood, the signs your baby is ready to drop a nap, and how to make the switch without wrecking bedtime.
Read 6 min readThe 4 month sleep regression: what is happening and what helps
Why a baby who was sleeping well suddenly wakes every couple of hours around 4 months, how long it lasts, and the few things that actually make it shorter.
Read 5 min readWhat your sleep score means
The nightly 0 to 100 score, the five things it is built from, and why the 7 and 14 day trend is the number that actually matters.
Read 4 min readHow to log night wakes without waking yourself up
Two taps in the dark, why the crying minutes matter, and how to backfill in the morning when you were too tired to touch the phone.
Read 5 min readWake windows by age: a simple guide
How long your baby can comfortably stay awake at each age, how to read tired cues, and how to find your own baby's real window.
ReadTools and printables
Ferber method timer
Pick the night, press start, and the timer tells you when the next check-in is due. Includes the full waiting chart.
Open the timer Printable chartFerber method chart
The night by night waiting chart with the five rules that matter, on one page for the nursery door.
Download the chart Free toolWake window calculator
Pick your baby's age and wake up time and get wake windows, nap count and a sample day.
Open the calculator Printable PDFWeekly sleep log
A one page log for the fridge: put down, asleep, night wakes, feeds and naps for a whole week.
Download the log Printable chartWake windows by age
One page with wake windows, naps and day sleep for every age from 4 months to 2 years.
Download the chartSleep Sanity is informational, not medical advice. Talk to your pediatrician before starting any sleep-training approach.
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