Calling all newborn mamas! One of the hardest parts about the early newborn days is when your tiny babe has their days and nights mixed up. Follow these steps to get things straightened out!⁠ ⁠ ⏱️ Limit any 1 single nap to a max of 2 hours. Breaking up their sleep in the day, even […]

The First 6-8 Weeks Establish feeding & sort out any feeding issues Make sure you are recovering both mentally & physically Cherish these moments, they are only a newborn once Get baby sleep ANYWAY you can Enjoy ALL the baby snuggles         You just gave birth, give yourself some grace. Focus on […]

Your baby needs self soothing skills to sleep through the night. This is the ability to relax herself down so she can drift into sleep.  She’ll need these skills again when she surfaces from a sleep cycle in the night, as all humans do. When you do “sleep training” you are removing your baby’s favorite […]

The ultimate key to surviving the 4 month sleep regression is to make a plan to teach your baby a new way to sleep. But in the interim, while you are creating your plan, there are a few things you can do to keep your sanity.     Make sure baby is getting enough sleep. […]

Getting your baby to sleep in their bassinet can be, well, rough. Your baby very recently came from a place that was tight, dark, loud, and squishy…your womb! Which is not at all like a bassinet. My hope is that by providing some helpful steps for you to follow, you have more success than we […]

KEEP DAYS LIGHT AND NIGHTS DARK The easiest way to help with day/ night confusion is to help baby manage their melatonin production. When the sun sets at night, our bodies naturally begin to produce melatonin to help us wind down and prepare for sleep. During the day, the light inhibits the body’s production of […]

Sleep training is not always easy, and it can even be downright confusing, especially with all the information and misinformation out there. Ok, so now that we are all on the same page, let’s discuss the most common “mistakes” I see parents make when they sleep train. I usually meet these parents after sleep training […]

Parenting isn’t easy. The second your feet touch the floor in the morning, you are straight into the busy daily schedule. It doesn’t matter what age or stage your kiddos are at; juggling the demands of parenting can leave you feeling stressed and burned out. A recent survey revealed that 70% of mothers and 54% […]

Separation Anxiety. Well isn’t that a fun set of words? Yeah, I didn’t think so. Let’s break this down… Separation=apart from, usually in this case, the parent. Anxiety=worry or fear. Most parents that say these two words to me are reporting that their child is experiencing separation anxiety at bedtime and want to know what […]

I recommended holding on to the nap until at least age 3 and often up through 4 years! You will know your child is ready to stop napping when the nap begins interfering with bedtime or your child begins resisting their nap consistently. Some children will even begin waking earlier or waking in the middle […]