Baby Sleep Blog
Prepping Your Kids for a New School Year
Am I the only one whose kids are still not in school? My social media is flooded with pictures of kids going back to school, meanwhile, we are looking at 2 more weeks of summer. I don’t know about you, but I am at that point of summer where I am longing for the return...
Transitioning Your Toddler from Nap Time to Quiet Time
Close your eyes and imagine with me.. It’s 1 o’clock in the afternoon and your 3 1/2 year old has just had lunch. You’ve had a busy morning and now your toddler is asking for his blankie and nap. You have emails to catch up on and a ton of laundry to do. It is that...
Pacifiers and baby/toddler sleep training. It’s really ok!
Babies/Toddlers, Pacifiers, & Sleep Training... That is the Question This is definitely a controversial topic. There are two different schools of thought. A lot will say that babies should ditch their pacifier at an early age and certainly while sleep training. I,...
Toddlers: Masters of Stalling Bedtime
Toddler Stalling at Bedtime? Toddlers have very little control over things in their life. They have complete control over 3 things: eating, toileting, and sleeping For this reason it is a good idea to let your toddler have control over the things in life that are...
Rolling is causing my baby to wake at night
Is your baby learning to roll? This is a very exciting milestone. It is the beginning of mobility! Once your baby starts to move, there is no stopping him! Something to remember is that with this very exciting milestone can also come sleep disruptions. The reason...
Can Vaccinations Impact Baby/Toddler Sleep
I can’t tell you how many times I have had a new client sign up for my sleep program. We go through all the steps. Intake call, personalized planning, feed schedule everything. Right before we get off the phone, mom or dad drops the bomb. “Well, we just have to...
Tips for Daylight Savings — Springing Ahead
It’s that time of year! Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, and the days are getting longer! I don’t know about you, but this calls for celebration. I live in the Northeast and the winters are long, to put it gently. The first signs of spring are seriously...
Sleep Associations – A must to help your baby sleep
Let’s talk sleep associations… When parents first bring their newborn home from the hospital a lot of them wonder what they can do right from the start to help get great sleep habits in place. The answer is quite simple. That is to start creating sleep associations....
Creating a Sleep Friendly Environment in your Baby’s Nursery
So you're ready to start the sleep training process.. or maybe you're not. Maybe you are happy with the stretches of sleep your baby is already doing, or maybe you have one of those unicorn babies who was a sleep champion right out of the womb (please be kind and do...
How to Travel with Your Baby AND Maintain Their Sleep
When my youngest son was 1.5 years old, we went away with four other families on a trip where we were all staying in the same house. My little guy, at home anyway, was a sleep champion! He would normally take 2.5-3 hour naps at home, so, we were in a pickle...