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Hosted by the World Sleep Society (https://worldsleepsociety.org), also with a “global call to action to organize sleep health awareness.” While many are out celebrating little green men today, (I see you Chicago!), the nerd in me is all about promoting healthy sleep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6111613af395527045c8dce3/8a85f00d-f8c3-41cf-b2f5-379475e492a8/sleeping+older+baby.jpg Blog - Five Benefits of Increasing Healthy Sleep in our Children - Sleep helps to boost the immune system, helping babies (and adults as well) fight off infections and illnesses. How? During sleep, your body produces and releases various types of immune cells such as cytokines, T-cells, and natural killer (NK) cells. 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As the effects of overtiredness accumulate over days and weeks, it becomes harder to sleep, naps become inconsistent, there may be more night wakings, and even early morning wakings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6111613af395527045c8dce3/187fc051-4fe0-4f47-b3e7-13be260f765e/Abbie+2+bdaty+cropped.jpeg Blog - Preventing Overtiredness in Babies - Although we had a bit of a rough night, an extra long nap and early bedtime the following day helped us to get back on track. Watch the signs, allow your baby to make up their sleep debt, and provide a good sleep environment. If you had one bad day, baby should be back on track in 24 hours. If you are making up for weeks or months of sleep debt, it may take several days to a week. Hang in there! 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