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Common Myths About Babies’ Sleep
If you are friends with other parents, part of a playgroup, or if you hang around the neighborhood park for long enough, conversations around sleep will quickly come up ... As the conversations continue, different opinions on a child’s sleep and sleep training surface, and some of these common myths might follow ...
Short Naps ... and Why They Happen
Does your little one struggle with short naps? Do you find him/her waking like clockwork at that 40-minute mark no matter what you try?
You're not alone! Napping for longer than 40 minutes doesn't come naturally for all babies. I'm here to help you get to the bottom of those short naps!
Tips for Surviving the Dreaded Four-Month Sleep Regression
When I hop on an initial sleep evaluation call with a family, they typically ask if their baby’s poor sleep might just be due to a “regression.” And, once that passes, “will they just grow out of it”?
The ‘R’ word is thrown around left and right. And none more so than the dreaded four-month sleep regression ...
5 Relaxation Techniques and How They Result In Better Sleep for Your Kid
Struggling to get your little one to sleep well? In this blog, you’ll find a handful of relaxation techniques to help improve your child’s sleep. You’ll learn how to do them and why they work.
Tips and Tricks for Restful Sleep on Vacation
Here are five tips and tricks that will help you and your child sleep well while on vacation ...
Breastfeeding and Your Baby Sleeping Through the Night
There’s no cookie-cutter way to do this whole breastfeeding thing. Every parent will have their own “style” of doing things. Therefore, here are three options for you if/when this happens:
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Early Morning Wake-ups & Ways to Fix Them
If you consistently see your sweet baby before the sun is up, read on for some troubleshooting tips ...
When and How to Eliminate the Bedtime Bottle
By the time your child is 12 months old, my best advice is to remove the bedtime bottle from your child’s sleep routine even if they know HOW to self-soothe themselves into sleep and back into sleep throughout the night ...
A Sleep Consultant’s Top 5 Tips to Reduce “Momxiety” and Improve Sleep
As a mother of two who’s been through the ups and downs of sleep issues and found ways to manage the “momxiety” through my work as an Adult Sleep Consultant and Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist, I have some tried-and-true tips to share with you to help you get back to sleep and start feeling like Supermom again.
Why Do Kids Thrive on a Predictable Routine?
As a Newborn Care Specialist, Pediatric Sleep Consultant, and former full-time nanny, I have witnessed how the routines affect kids. From the smallest of babies to the biggest kids. It makes them more confident, their sleep and mood improve. We can even see behavioral changes. But why do kids respond so well to routines? Let's break it down and take a better look at it.
Dropping the Pacifier
With all that I know now about sleep, I urge families to drop the pacifier after six months of age to achieve truly independent sleep.
