5 Reasons Why Your Baby Wakes Up In The Night
“Not again!” I moaned, pulling the duvet over my head to muffle the sounds of my little one cries. I was utterly exhausted. My baby was waking every 40 minutes of the night - it was 1am, and I’d already been awake 4 times since falling into bed at 10pm. “Can you...
5 Things No One Tells You About Newborn Sleep
I always have to chuckle a little when I hear people say “I had a great sleep last night! I slept like a baby!” What does that even mean?! In my mind I remember how I slept when my kids were babies...and let’s be honest, it was far from restful. Before I had kids I...
Safe Sleep Guidelines: The case of the Rock n’ Play Sleeper
You may have heard that the AAP urged the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall the Fisher Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper due to 32 sleep-related infant deaths between 2011 and 2018 (see original article). These deaths were often as a result of asphyxiation, where...
7 Newborn Sleep Facts Every New Moms Should Know
Do you remember when you were eagerly awaiting for your little bundle of joy to arrive? But now that she’s here, you find yourself longing for just one more night of peaceful sleep. While there are countless prenatal classes on how to prepare for labor and how to take...
6 Good Sleep Habits That Help Your Baby Sleep Better
Are babies born to be either good or bad sleepers? Is it just a matter of luck? Or are there any practical steps you can take as a parent to help your baby sleep better? Well, there’s a little bit of truth in each view. Some babies do naturally sleep better than...
Why won’t my baby sleep? 5 Reasons Babies Don’t Sleep Well
“Why won’t my baby sleep?” This is basically the gist of ALL my initial conversations with families looking for some support around sleep. Most often baby hasn’t been sleeping well for several months (or never slept well to begin with), and mom and dad are at their...