Surviving the 4-Month Sleep Regression
If your baby went from “pretty decent sleeper” to “tiny nighttime DJ” sometime around 3 to 5 months, you are not imagining it. What people call the 4-month sleep regression is a very common, commonly reported phase. It is not a formal diagnosis and not every baby goes through it, but plenty...
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Newborn Bedtime Routine for Day-Night Confusion
If your newborn thinks 2 AM is party time, you are not alone. In the pediatric clinic, I used to see exhausted parents convinced something was “wrong” because their baby slept all day and screamed all night. At home with my own three, I learned the same lesson most parents do: newborn sleep is...
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Dropping to One Nap
If your toddler has started treating nap time like a personal protest, welcome. This is one of the most common sleep transitions I talked families through as a pediatric triage nurse, and later lived through with my own kids. The good news: dropping to one nap is totally doable. The tricky part is...
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About Sarah Mitchell
Welcome to Awesome Parent. If you're reading this with one hand while you rock a baby, warm a bottle, or negotiate with a toddler who suddenly hates pants, you're in the right place. I'm Sarah Mitchell, a Registered Pediatric Nurse, a mom of three, and the person behind this little corner of the...
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