When separation anxiety starts to pop up with babies and toddlers, it can start to impact many aspects of daily life, including causing challenges and disruptions with sleep. Separation anxiety and sleep can be a challenging combination. What is Separation Anxiety If you have not heard about separation anxiety, it can be a bit alarming […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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What is it about having a horrible night’s sleep that makes everyone else so awful the next day? It seems that way, doesn’t it? After a night of broken, interrupted, just plain lousy sleep, people for some reason are just contemptible. From the people driving like they’ve been lobotomized, to the people asking you the
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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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