Is your baby a light sleeper? Are you tiptoeing around the house, getting irritated your dog for breathing too loudly every time she is asleep? Do you dread the transfer from your arms to the crib, because no matter how fast asleep baby seems, she is all of a sudden wide-eyed and awake the second …
As a mom of a toddler with another baby on the way, I’m part of quite a few mom groups on Facebook and in real life. Even as a Baby Sleep Consultant, I don’t pretend to know all the answers about everything parenting. Dealing with toddler hitting or packing a lunch that my daughter will …
The Truth about those ‘Magic’ Sleep Products (and how to get baby to sleep!) Read More »
You hear so much about babies not sleeping, but what about toddlers? Do toddlers magically start sleeping well and through the night when they hit a certain age? Nope, this is not the case for the majority of toddlers who were not sleeping well as babies. Many parents face toddler sleep struggles and toddlerhood can …
Seven Common Toddler Sleep Struggles and How to Address Them Read More »
Moving to a big kid bed from a crib is an exciting milestone for your toddler. It symbolizes that they are no longer a baby and are ready for some new responsibility! The key word there is responsibility because moving to a big kid bed means they now have the choice and responsibility to stay …
As the parent of a new baby, the number of questions you’re going to find yourself asking are, to put it mildly, astronomical. The old saying about babies not coming with instructions is repeated over and over for a good reason. Even after spending nine months doing endless research on what to expect when baby …
The Rock’n’Play Sleeper by Fisher-Price has been the topic of interest for many parents this week. This product has been advertised as a sleep space for babies, with some of the boxes even stating it is meant for “all night sleep”. However, the design of the Rock’n’Play does NOT meet safe sleep guidelines. I have …
Safe Sleep: Tips to Transition Baby from Rock’n’Play to Crib Read More »
A big reason your child isn’t sleeping well might be because you are too involved in your child’s sleep routine. You may be thinking, “There is no way my baby can get ready to go to bed on their own”. And you are probably right. Sometimes we all wish we could say, “Alright. It’s bedtime. …
As a Baby Sleep Consultant, the majority of parents I talk to have had their babies sleep go through a regression or two. In any mommy group, you will hear the ‘R’ word dropped all the time. You will hear about the 4-month sleep regression and then an 8-month regression, a 9-month regression, a 1-year regression, …
One can argue that myths aren’t always a bad thing. They help us make sense of our world. They can make us feel better when things seem to be going in the wrong direction. Myths can help us feel comforted when we feel lost, which is beneficial. But at the end of the day, the …
Yup, it is almost that time of year. Again. If you are thinking ‘didn’t we just deal with a time change? How can it possibly be time for another one!?’, well I am right there with you. Unfortunately, I don’t really get a say on Daylight Savings Time, so here we go again. The “Spring …
