🌙 Sleep Basics

Biology, cycles, age timelines, what's actually normal.

Why Newborns Wake Every 2 Hours: The Biology Nobody Warns You About

It's 3 a.m. You fed your baby 90 minutes ago. You've just drifted off when the crying starts again. You're not doing anything wrong. Your baby isn't broken. What's happening is roughly 200,000 years…

How Sleep Changes From 0 to 12 Months: A Realistic Timeline

It's 3 a.m. and you're Googling "how much should a 4-month-old sleep" with one eye open, convinced your baby is either sleeping too much or not nearly enough. Here's the thing that nobody puts on the…

What's Actually Normal? Honest Numbers From Sleep Research

It's 3 a.m. and you're scrolling through a parenting forum with one thumb while feeding your seven-month-old — again — when you see it: "My baby has slept 7 to 7 since six weeks!" You close the app.…

The 0-3 Month Survival Window: Why Sleep Training Is Off the Table

It's 3:47 a.m. You're on your fourth feed of the night, your eyes feel like sandpaper, and somewhere in the fog you remember a friend mentioning a sleep training method that "worked in three days."…

When Does a Baby's Body Clock Actually Form?

It's 3am, and you're bouncing a two-week-old in the dark, wondering whether you should be doing *something* to help them sleep better. The honest answer? At two weeks old, your baby's body simply…

Five Baby Sleep Myths That Make Tired Parents Feel Worse

It's 3 a.m. and you're scrolling your phone with one hand, baby on your chest, reading advice that seems to contradict everything you tried yesterday. Somewhere in your feed, someone's cousin's baby…