Author / Chase Scheinbaum

Baby Waking up Too Early?

If you are successfully getting your baby to fall asleep and to stay asleep for several hours each night — congrats! — you’re doing pretty well in the war on sleep. Give yourself a pat on your weary new-parent back. You’re giving your baby and yourself the best chance of getting through their infancy and...CONTINUE READING

Category:Ask a Sleep Expert Series, Sleep Problems

June 21, 2017

Dream Feeding: What Is it, And Is It Right For You and Your Baby?

by Chase Scheinbaum

For most parents of infants, getting a full night’s sleep would be a dream. Though that’s the idea behind dream feeding, the name refers to the practice of feeding your baby while they’re still half-asleep. Until they’re about nine months old, most infants can’t sleep through a whole night without feeding. That’s why some parents...CONTINUE READING

Category:0-3 Months, Sleep Problems

June 8, 2017

Best Father’s Day Gifts for Sleepy Dads

by Chase Scheinbaum

It’s going to be a few years before your baby can say, “Thanks for everything, Dad!” (Much less buy his or her father a lovely present.) In the meantime, it’ll fall to everyone else to give Father’s Day gifts to recognize all the diapers he’s changed, the spilled food he’s cleaned up, the bedtime stories...CONTINUE READING

Category:General, Uncategorized

May 31, 2017

How Nanit Will Change the Way You View Your Child’s Sleep

by Chase Scheinbaum

New parents have a lot of information to take in. That’s why we designed Nanit to automatically track tons of data on your baby’s sleep habits and night schedule. Our handy app not only makes the data easy to read, it’s easy to share: You can pass on cute videos to friends and family, and...CONTINUE READING

Category:Schedules/Routines, Sleep Problems, Sleep Training

May 23, 2017

Acid Reflux and Sleep

by Chase Scheinbaum

The last thing you and your baby need is anything that might detract from them getting a good night’s sleep. Unfortunately for some infants, acid reflux can do just that, resulting in sleepless nights (and some uncomfortable days, too). Acid reflux occurs when food from the stomach comes back up into the baby’s mouth, causing...CONTINUE READING

Category:4-6 Months, Sleep Problems

May 17, 2017

Essentials to Have in Any Baby Nursery

by Chase Scheinbaum

There are some things you can never prepare for as a parent. Luckily, there are also some things you can totally prepare for: One of those is making sure your baby — and you! — have a nursery that’s comfortable and functional. Here are all the things you may want to consider putting in any...CONTINUE READING

Category:0-3 Months, Environment

May 11, 2017

Everything You Need to Know About Baby Tubs and Bathtime

by Chase Scheinbaum

When it’s time for a baby’s bath, some new parents understandably get a bit nervous about holding a slippery, squirming baby. Fret not, you’ll get the hang of it in no time, and before you know it you’ll enjoy the bonding session as much as they do. (By the way, the trick to holding a...CONTINUE READING

Category:General

February 22, 2017

When and How To Introduce Solid Foods to Your Baby

by Chase Scheinbaum

With your help as a parent, eventually your baby will discover that there’s a big, delicious world out there beyond breast milk and baby formula. And it can be your pleasure to see the expression on their round little face the first time they experience chicken. Or sweet potatoes. Or carrots. Or mangoes. Or bacon....CONTINUE READING

Category:4-6 Months, Environment

December 21, 2016

Should You Teach Your Baby To Use Baby Sign Language?

by Chase Scheinbaum

Long before babies can talk, they have wants and needs and desires and things to communicate. And believe it or not, they are capable of effectively communicating — in ways other than crying, giggling and cooing — as early as eight months. How? Through baby sign language, a collection of signs far simpler than the...CONTINUE READING

Category:Uncategorized

November 2, 2016

What In The World Are Sleep Associations?

by Chase Scheinbaum

In short, sleep associations are anything your baby associates with, you guessed it, sleep. Here’s a common example: thumb sucking. If a baby or child sucks their thumb as they doze off, that behavior is associated in their mind with catching Zs. Sure, it’s a nifty term, but why might you want to know it?...CONTINUE READING

Category:4-6 Months, Environment

October 19, 2016

Unusual Ways to Get Babies to Sleep

by Chase Scheinbaum

When your baby’s bedtime routine isn’t working — that is, when they’re keeping up the neighborhood, or at least mom, dad, siblings and the family pet — it can help to have a backup plan. You aren’t the first parent who’s had to go beyond normal means to send the baby off to sleep. Over...CONTINUE READING

Category:Schedules/Routines

September 13, 2016

5 Best Ways For New Dads to Get Involved — And Stay Involved — With Their Kids From the Start

by Chase Scheinbaum

Unfortunately, dads aren’t always seen as being as crucial to infants’ lives as their mothers are. But luckily for dads who want to be there for (almost) every bedtime, every giggle and burp, there are numerous ways to get involved in their kids’ lives from the very start — and remain a fixture forever. Because,...CONTINUE READING

Category:General

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