I’m sure you can guess what my answer is to this question since, after all, I am a Baby Sleep Consultant. I tend to put a high priority on sleep and am, in my humble opinion, justifiably passionate about its benefits for babies (and mommas and daddies). But is my passion for sleep clouding my …
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Sleep has always been, and will likely continue to be, a bit of a mystery. From an evolutionary standpoint, it seems like something that we should have abandoned a few hundred thousand years ago. The fact that we fall into a near unconscious state for a third of our day, every single day, leaving us …
Oh toddlerhood, the time in a child’s life where boundary-pushing is an everyday matter. Toddlers are trying to take in, learn and explore as much as possible. Trying to discover who they are as a person and their place in this world seems to be based quite heavily in challenging pretty much everything their parents …
Before having kids, I remember rejoicing about the ‘extra hour’ of sleep we got by ‘falling back’ each year. Too bad kids don’t seem to understand what an extra hour of sleep means! But don’t fret I’m here to help you through this upcoming change. In case you missed it, the daylight savings time change …
As a Baby Sleep Consultant, one of the most aggravating situations I see parents running into is the sudden onset of a minor illness when they’re finally seeing some progress with sleep training (or finally sleeping well after sleep training!) After months of sleep issues, they finally decide to take the initiative and get serious …
The phrase ‘sleep transition’ can make us moms shudder with fear and often for good reason. But, one of the best transitions has got to be moving to one nap. Consolidating my toddler’s two short daytime naps into one great big nap in the middle of the day has been pretty awesome! I can’t deny it, …
It makes me so sad when I see other mommas holding their sleep deprivation as a badge of honor. Sleep deprivation is real and it sucks. Sleep deprivation is detrimental in many areas of your life. And sleep deprivation can be really lonely. I could go on, but I think you get it. In many Mommy-groups, …
Can you believe that another summer is almost over!? Time sure does fly by these days. For some parents, back-to-school time is a very exciting time of year! Also known as the “kids aren’t at home asking for snacks and telling me they are bored all day” time of year! YES! Whether it is your …
When you first found out you were pregnant, how long did it take before you started visualizing what the perfect nursery for baby was going to look like? Go ahead, be honest. I won’t judge. Because for me, it was about an hour and a half. At first, I was thinking an Under the Sea …
