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The role of the Registered Nurse or Newborn Care Provider is to feed, soothe, bathe, change & provide all other gentle care to baby through the night.
We also provide evidence based education and ongoing support to parents.
You might be highly respected in your career, an organizational whiz everywhere else in your life, or a Type-A genius. Your baby does not care! Because these babies do whatever they please, new parents often seek routines and schedules; humans love predictability! So our team of Night Nannies and Baby Nurses made these Infant Sleep […]
updated, October 23, 2025 – Written and medically reviewed by the Registered Nurse Advisory Board of Let Mommy Sleep One of the most common questions our night doulas and newborn caregivers receive is: “Can you help our newborn get on a routine and sleep through the night?” It’s completely natural for parents to crave predictability after their […]
This 7–9 month sleep schedule is based on evidence-based practice and the guidance of pediatric sleep professionals. Why Do We Have a Special Infant Sleep Schedule for a 7-9 Month Old? A seven month old’s schedule is almost the same as the routine for a 6-7 month old. There’s one big difference though – in […]
Three of the most common infant sleep myths — rice cereal in the bottle, gas drops for soothing, and keeping baby up late — are not just ineffective, they can work against you. Here’s what the evidence actually says and what works instead. We hear them at playgroups and baby showers, see them on message […]
A typical 6 to 7 month old sleeps 10-12 hours overnight — not always in one stretch — with 2 long naps and then 1 catnap in the late afternoon totaling 3-3 1/2 hours during the day. Here is a sample schedule based on a 6am wake time that our night nanny team uses as […]
