Why Is My Baby Awake So Long in the Middle of the Night?

About this episode

This episode discusses common causes of long wakes in the middle of the night for babies and how they affect parents' sleep.

Night wakes are a normal part of nighttime parenting, and often they are more disruptive to parent sleep than baby sleep. Long wakes in the middle of the night are a particularly challenging experience. In this episode, I’m talking you through some common causes of split nights or long wakes in the middle of the night. I’ll also help you tease out the differences between transfer challenges and true split nights. Resources related to this episode Split night blog post: htt...

People in this episode

Host: Kimberly Hawley

Topics covered

• night wakes
• parenting
• baby sleep
• split nights
• transfer challenges

Keywords

• baby awake
• nighttime parenting
• sleep disruption
• long wakes
• split nights

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