When I how should I wean night feeding?
I get asked this question a lot. Firstly if your child’s six months or older, gaining weight as expected, and your doctor says you’re okay to end night time feeds, then go ahead and give it a shot. But this is easier said than done! Why does your baby continue to wake up at night […]
How do you get sick babies to sleep??!!
How do you get sick babies to sleep??!!! Well its hard but not impossible. He irony of having sick children, is that this is the time they need more sleep than ever so their little bodies can fight the infection and they can recover quickly. So how can we help get them more sleep when […]
Transitioning from two naps to one. What you need to know!
It’s been a busy two weeks in our house! Although I knew the theory behind this nap transition, and have done it many times before with clients, I have to be honest I was somewhat dreading it with the twins! Firstly, how did I know they were ready to transition to one nap and what […]
Troubleshooting early morning wakings
Early morning wake ups are the worst, specially when you stayed up late binging on Netflix! If your kids are anything like mine they normally tell me something need to change in the day time by giving me early morning wake ups. Things to think about first: Light and noise – Is their bedroom dark […]
Let dads take the lead with sleep training this Mothers day!
Dads can be Key to sleep training! At the risk of generalizing here there’s usually one parent who handles the bulk of the night time responsibilities and there is a good reason for this. As a sleep consultant, I don’t get called into situations where everyone sleeps soundly through the night. I’m usually contacted […]
The Benefits of Sleep!
Sleep has always been, and will likely continue to be, a bit of a mystery. From an evolutionary standpoint, itseems like something that we should have abandoned a few hundred thousand years ago. The fact that wefall into a near unconscious state for a third of our day, every day, leaving us vulnerable to […]
