Sleep Through Your Nights

If bedtime currently looks like feed → sleepy baby → crib → cross your fingers and slowly back out of the room…

I want you to try making a few small changes.

This is the bedtime routine I recommend to my clients because sometimes it’s the little details that make a BIG difference in how your baby falls asleep — and what they look for when they wake overnight.

Here’s how I like to structure it 👇🏻

1️⃣ Move the feed to the BEGINNING of the routine.
Instead of feeding being the final step before sleep, create a little space between feeding and going into the crib.

2️⃣ Then move into your wind-down.
Book, sleep sack, cuddles, song — keep it simple, calm and predictable.

3️⃣ Place your baby into the crib fully AWAKE.
Not asleep. Not almost asleep. Not “their eyes are technically still open so this counts.”

Fully awake gives them the opportunity to learn how to settle into sleep in the same place they’ll wake between sleep cycles overnight.

4️⃣ Offer reassurance and support.
Something simple like, “It’s time for night-night. I love you.” You can still offer gentle support and let them know you’re close while they’re learning.

5️⃣ Repeat, repeat, repeat.
The magic isn’t in creating some elaborate 45-minute bedtime routine.
It’s in the predictability.
The same steps.
In the same order.
Night after night.

And PLEASE hear me on this…
We aren’t trying to make bedtime less sweet 💛

Keep the cuddles. Keep the kisses. Keep that connection.
We’re simply creating a clearer boundary between feeding and falling asleep while giving your baby the opportunity to develop their own sleep skills.

Because sometimes it’s the smallest changes to bedtime that make the biggest difference at 2AM.

SAVE this and try the routine tonight.

And if your baby is still waking multiple times a night and you have no idea where to start, comment SLEEP below and let’s chat. 👇🏻

“If bedtime is 7 PM… what time should the LAST nap end?”

This is easily one of the most common questions I get from moms — because baby sleep math can feel like a full-time job.

So, here’s the simple answer 👇🏻

The timing of that last nap can make a BIG difference in how bedtime goes.

If the last nap ends too late, your baby may not have enough time to build the sleep pressure they need to fall asleep easily at bedtime.

But if it ends too early, they may head into bedtime overtired — which can also mean more crying, fighting sleep, false starts or a harder time settling.

So if you’re aiming for a 7 PM bedtime, here’s a general starting point for when that last nap might end:

✨ 3–4 months: around 5:30 PM
✨ 5–6 months: around 5:00 PM
✨ 6–7 months: around 4:30 PM
✨ 8–9 months: around 4:00 PM
✨ 10–12 months: around 3:30 PM
✨ 12–18 months: around 3:00 PM
✨ 18–24 months: around 2:30 PM

But remember: these are guidelines, not rules.

Every baby’s sleep needs are a little different, and their ideal last wake window can change depending on how naps went that day, their overall sleep needs, and where they are developmentally.
If naps were a disaster? You may need to pull bedtime earlier.
If they had a great nap day and aren’t quite ready for sleep? You may have a little more flexibility.

The goal isn’t to hit the clock perfectly. It’s to find that sweet spot where your baby has built enough sleep pressure to be ready for bed — without becoming overtired.

And when you find that sweet spot? Bedtime can become a whole lot easier.

SAVE this post 📌 for the next time you’re standing in the kitchen doing nap + bedtime math in your head.

Buying another baby sleep book probably isn’t the answer.

Not because the books are bad. Not because the advice is wrong.

But because after you’ve read 3 books, saved 47 Instagram posts, Googled “why does my baby wake every 2 hours” at 3 AM, and tried ALL the things… you probably don’t need more information.

You need to know what actually applies to your baby.
Because baby sleep isn’t one-size-fits-all.

One book says earlier bedtime.
Another says later bedtime.
One says stretch wake windows.
Another says your baby is overtired.
Your mom says add cereal to the bottle.

And now you’re standing there wondering WHAT you’re actually supposed to do.

Most of the families I work with already know a lot about baby sleep. The problem is figuring out the missing piece:

Is their schedule off?
Are they getting too much or too little daytime sleep?
Is there a sleep association keeping them stuck in hourly wakes?
Is bedtime timing the issue?
Are you responding differently every night because you’re exhausted and just trying to survive?

That’s why a personalized plan can feel so different from another book or Google search.

We look at the whole 24 hours—your baby’s age, schedule, naps, bedtime, night wakings, sleep environment, temperament AND what feels realistic for your family.

Then we create one clear plan and stay consistent long enough to actually see it work.

Because sometimes you don’t need another 300 pages of sleep advice.

You need someone to look at YOUR baby and say:
“Here’s what I think is happening. Here’s what we’re going to change. And I’ll be right here while we do it.”

If you’re tired of trying to piece it all together yourself, comment SLEEP and let’s chat about what’s keeping your little one (and you ) up at night.

When another mom casually tells me her baby has slept 12 hours straight since 8 weeks old…

Me, who hasn’t slept longer than 3 consecutive hours in months:
“You live a completely different life than me.”

Sleep math: the subject they definitely didn’t teach us in school.

Your baby has been awake since 6:30 AM, has taken a grand total of 40 minutes of naps ALL DAY, and then decides 5 PM is the perfect time to finally fall asleep.

But bedtime is supposed to be 7 PM.

So… what are we doing?!
A) Wake her up and attempt to survive until bedtime
B) Let her squeeze in a quick cat nap
C) Call it. Bedtime is 5 PM now. Good luck to us all.

Here’s the thing: there isn’t one answer that works for every baby.

I’m looking at their age, how long they’ve been awake, how much daytime sleep they’ve had, how overtired they are, and whether a short cat nap will actually help us make it to bedtime… or completely sabotage it.

But after only 40 minutes of daytime sleep? I’m definitely not trying to force an overtired baby to stay awake another two hours just because the clock says bedtime is 7.

Sometimes protecting nighttime sleep means throwing the “perfect schedule” out the window and adjusting.

Because baby sleep isn’t about following the clock perfectly.
It’s about understanding sleep pressure + awake time + total daytime sleep and knowing when to pivot.

And some days? The math simply ain’t mathing.

👇🏻 What would you choose — A, B or C?