A common question that comes up when parents start to consider sleep training is if you should sleep train for naps or nights first. It is a valid question and one that you may get a different answer to from different Sleep Coaches or Consultants, and parents out there (and random people next to you […]
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The transition from co-sleeping to the crib by helping your baby learn to sleep independently can be an intimidating thought. Yes, it is a big change for your baby. (It is also a big change for you!) Finding a way to navigate this transition that feels comfortable for your family is essential to a successful
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Figuring out how to transition out the swaddle for your baby can be daunting. It releases a whole new unknown of sleep with moving arms (hello, startle reflex!) and more. When should you switch from a swaddle to a sleep sack? According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, once your baby starts to show any
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Sleep training can be tough. There’s no sugar coating it but the benefits to the whole family are endless. But it might not always go as planned. Here are the 4 C’s I share with the families I work one-on-one with that lead to successful sleep training, better sleep for the family, better moods, more
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When you are ready to help your child stop using their pacifier it can feel pretty intimidating, especially if your child is dependent on it for sleep. The good news is that it will happen! It may be rough (or it may not) but soon you will be able to look at this time in
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Imagining the night your baby will sleep through the night is a milestone many parents look forward to. Understandably so, sleep is so important in allowing all of us to be our best selves while sleep deprivation makes a lot of things in life much more challenging. Unfortunately the question ‘when will my baby sleep
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As a Baby Sleep Consultant, exhausted parents ask me this question a lot. It is an extremely important question that parents need to have answered. Our babies are completely dependent on us for getting the food they need, so making sure we feed them when they are hungry is important! The challenge is answering the
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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 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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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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