The Helping Babies Sleep Blog:  Quick Reads for Better Sleep

If your baby is waking every two hours at night, the answer might not be in their crib — it might be in how they're feeding during the day. Here's what the snacking cycle is, why it happens, and how breaking it changes everything.

here is the frustrating thing: in the beginning, it actually works. That is exactly why so many families are blindsided when it stops working. 

a practical guide to knowing what actually matters when you are evaluating a sleep consultant. Not the things that look impressive on a website, but the things that determine whether someone is genuinely qualified to help your baby.

Newborn won't sleep in bassinet? Sleep consultant Dr. Sarah Mitchell offers advice on what you can do to help your baby stay asleep in a bassinet.

The Helping Babies Sleep Method is not a sleep training technique. It is a comprehensive sleep system built on five interconnected pillars that address the complete picture of your baby's sleep — 24 hours a day, not just what happens at bedtime.

Discover why sleep training often fails in Bay Area families when feeding patterns aren't fixed first. Sarah Mitchell, Certified Lactation Counselor and sleep consultant serving Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Mountain View, and the greater San Francisco Bay Area, explains the snacking cycle, false starts, and night wakings in babies 4 months to 4 years.

Confused by sleep training advice? Learn the two phases of sleep training—building a strong sleep foundation and introducing gentle behavioral changes—to help your baby sleep better with less stress and fewer tears.

Struggling with night wakings? Learn the HBS Method’s gentle approach to sleep foundations, feeding, timing, and routines for longer baby sleep.