Does your child wake really early in the morning or get up out of bed repeatedly overnight? Are you about to transition from the crib to a big kid bed or have a child who needs you in their room constantly because of night time fears? If any of these Read more…
As new and expectant parents we don’t generally get the opportunity to learn a lot about newborn sleep and how to set up healthy sleep habits early on. I had my first child back in Australia and the only class offered during my pregnancy was a childbirth class, which included learning Read more…
The 4 month sleep regression is one of those hot topics for moms of young babies. You’ve either experienced the tiring, sleepless time that it creates or you’ve heard about it and dreading the fact that you’ll be there in the not so distant future. All this leads to endless Read more…
Today let’s talk the 3 to 2 nap transition. The third nap is a nap that actually has no biological rhythm for it and its main purpose is to bridge the gap between the midday nap and bedtime. The morning and midday nap, on the other hand, both serve very Read more…
The 4 to 3 nap transition is a sign that your baby isn’t a newborn any longer! Your baby’s sleep is changing and becoming more adult like. Instead of going in to deep sleep at the beginning of their nap, they are now going through stages before entering in to Read more…
Are you stuck in a cycle of short naps with your baby and can’t see to work out how to get out of it? Short naps are the worst because they can leave your baby tired and needing a nap way sooner than normal. And because your baby is getting Read more…
In my Facebook sleep group I’m often providing advice on how to help your child learn self-soothing skills and these two particular terms are bounced around a lot. But what does drowsy but awake mean and how do you achieve it? And when should you chose awake and aware over Read more…
Self-soothing skills is one of the key components of healthy sleep. Newborn babies make it look like falling asleep is innate, but in actual fact, as babies get older, they actually find it harder to just fall asleep. This is because learning to sleep and self-soothe, are actually learnt skills. What Read more…
Sleep can be so challenging. As new moms or even second or third time moms we can struggle with our little one’s sleep. Sometimes we feel like we are alone in our sleep struggles, especially if all our friends tell us what dream sleepers their child is. If we are Read more…
I thought it was important to talk about why your baby’s adjusted age is so important when it comes to sleep, and by extension sleep training. Sleep has a lot to do with brain development. When a premature baby is born, they have to continue to develop, as they would Read more…