The Sleep Blog

 

Split Nights: Why Your Baby is Wide Awake and Ready to Party in the Middle of the Night! Feb 08, 2025

Have you ever found yourself awake in the middle of the night, watching your baby babbling away, moving about, or just lying wide-eyed in the cot?

Instead of quickly dozing back off, they’re ready to...

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Early Rising (And How to Fix It!) Oct 25, 2024

 

As a parent, few things are as challenging as waking up at the crack of dawn with a bright-eyed baby or toddler who thinks it’s time to start the day. Early rising is a common but incredibly frustr...

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Sleep Expectations by Age and Stage Oct 18, 2024

 

Navigating your baby’s sleep can feel like a never-ending puzzle. One day they’re sleeping soundly, and the next, they’re up every hour! But knowing what to expect at each stage of your baby’s deve...

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The Secret to a Full Night’s Sleep: Addressing Frequent Night Wakings Oct 08, 2024

Is your little one waking up multiple times a night, leaving you exhausted and wondering if you’ll ever get a solid stretch of sleep again? If you're dealing with frequent night wakings, you’re not al...

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How to Establish a Routine for Your Baby Sep 26, 2024

 

As a parent, you've likely heard how important it is to have a routine for your baby—but getting started can feel overwhelming, especially when you're running on little sleep yourself. The good new...

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The Truth About Sleep Training: Dispelling the Fear of 'Learned Helplessness' Sep 23, 2024

 

There’s a common myth that sleep training teaches babies "learned helplessness," suggesting that they stop signalling for help overnight because they feel their needs won’t be met. However, this is...

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The Secret to Sleep Training 🤫 Psst... You’ve Been Doing It All Along! Sep 19, 2024
 

When parents hear the term “sleep training,” it can sometimes bring up feelings of stress, uncertainty, or even guilt. But what if I told you that every parent has already trained their

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Feed and Sleep Schedules vs. Awake Windows: Which is Best? Sep 16, 2024

As an infant and child sleep consultant, one of the most common questions I get from parents is whether they should follow a set schedule or stick to awake windows for their baby’s sleep and feeding t...

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My Story case study Jul 22, 2024

 

My introduction to motherhood was probably very similar to a lot of you reading this now.

We may as well start at the very beginning… Our journey to conception wasn’t smooth sailing. We needed to ...

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4 Month Sleep "Regression" Mar 01, 2024

 

You’ve just come out of the newborn bubble feeling like you are really starting to get the hang of things when all of a sudden you’re hit a curve ball.

You might start battling to get any naps to...

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Night Weaning Oct 09, 2023

 

If you're like me, you have a love-hate relationship with those middle of the night feeds. Dragging yourself out of bed at 3am when you are utterly exhausted and all you desperately want is to slee...

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Case Study - 5 month old Ben (tricky transitions) case study Sep 20, 2023

 

When Whitney contacted me, Ben had just starting to roll but was still swaddled in a Love to Dream arms ups swaddle and sleeping in a Snoo bassinet. Whitney knew she had to make the transition out ...

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