Sleep Expert Articles

We regularly publish articles for our community from our sleep experts. They are certified sleep coaches and medical professionals who volunteer their knowledge and experience to help others sleep better here on our site. Please review our latest sleep expert articles below, and feel free to post your comments also.

The 4 Hidden Sleep Training Mistakes Parents Make

Joanna Clark, Blissful Baby Sleep Coaching: Guilt- Free, Gentle Sleep CoachingSleep Training(36) 678

As a 13-year practicing Pediatric Sleep Consultant, I wanted to share some insights on how...

Healthy Habits to Get Better Sleep at Night

Julie BergfeldBetter Sleep(23) 1134

Nothing seems to fix so many issues as well as a good night’s sleep, and...

5 Reasons Why Your Children Need More Sleep

Dana Obleman, Creator of The Sleep Sense™ ProgramChild Sleep(12) 470

Children’s sleep is more than just a period of rest; it’s a critical component of...

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📈 Sleep Tracking Insights

Sleep Tracker – 9/9/2024 (Optimal HRV Balance)

I fell off the wagon the last couple of weeks with tracking my sleep and reporting results. It’s been a bit of a stressful period with some good sleep, some [...]

Sleep Tracker – 8/27/2024 (Steady & Ready)

I’ve been steady at 80% sleep efficiency or better for a couple of weeks now. While I’m still waking up a lot throughout the night, I’m recovering reasonably well and [...]

Sleep Tracker – 8/26/2024 (Tired Eyes)

I awoke shortly after 5:00am this morning and according to my sleep graph, I got up straight out of light sleep without a smooth wake up period in bed. This [...]

Sleep Tracker – 8/25/2024 (Losing 5lbs This Week)

I’ve decided to lose 5lbs of fat this week. Currently my wake up weight is 196lbs so by Saturday I’ll change that to 191lbs or less. It will be interesting [...]

Sleep Tracker – 8/24/2024 (Sunday Vibes)

Oura wonders if I’ve got Sunday vibes today with a lower readiness due to a higher resting heart rate. They say this is common among their users due to stimulating [...]

Sleep Tracker – 8/23/2024 (CBD Enhanced)

I took a dropper full of Element Health CBD last night and my sleep pattern definitely changed from the last few weeks. I had a long duration of deep sleep [...]

Sleep Tracker – 8/22/2024

Through tracking my sleep every night, I realized that I have a pattern of waking up around 4:00am and struggling to continue sleeping. But I usually stay in bed and [...]

Sleep Tracker – 8/21/2024

My sleep quality dropped last night to a score of 68 with only 75% efficiency – 6h 49m of sleep out of 9h 2m in bed. My readiness is decent [...]

Sleep Tracker – 8/20/2024

My readiness remains high even though my sleep efficiency is still relatively low at 78% with 7h 6m asleep out of 9h 3m in bed. I was able to get [...]

Sleep Tracker – 8/19/2024

I’m running on reserves today… 😉 My sleep quality dropped last night but my HRV balance is good. The funny thing is I felt like I slept pretty good, but [...]