As a mother myself, as well as a sleep consultant whose nine to five job consists of meeting with the parents of babies and toddlers, I’ve come to the conclusion that babies are complicated creatures. I’ve recently gotten a giggle from Matthew McConaughey’s quote about newborns, saying, “They eat, they crap, they sleep, and if…
Raising kids is a high-stakes responsibility, and in this age of social media and easy access to information about anything and everything, parents are easily overwhelmed with feelings of guilt and inadequacy. As a sleep consultant, I see this all the time from parents whose babies aren’t sleeping well. One of the other major contributors…
For many parents, getting their baby to sleep through the night is a life-changing event. I know it certainly was for me. Waking up every hour or two to the sounds of a crying baby wasn’t just an inconvenience. It was absolutely exhausting. I was constantly irritable, completely unfocused, unable to keep track of anything,…
I can clearly remember, like most mothers I’m sure, the very moment I gave birth to my daughter. I was absolutely buried in feelings of love and gratitude. And then, I was equally buried in advice, suggestions, and information. This was all thrown at me with the best intentions, but it was overwhelming nonetheless. I…
As the parent of a new baby, the number of questions you’re going to find yourself asking are, to put it mildly, ASTRONOMICAL! The old saying about babies not coming with instructions quickly hits reality. Even after spending months doing endless research on what to expect when baby arrives, as soon as we’re sent home…
Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar… Your baby wakes up in the morning after a solid night’s sleep. You feed, change diaper, play for a little bit, a little walk outside, then rock to sleep and put baby gently into the crib for the morning nap. And then, 30 minutes later, baby wakes up…
HOW TO HANDLE A LIGHT SLEEPER? Is your baby a light sleeper? Does he wake up every time you so much as walk past the bedroom door? Does baby go from fast asleep to wide awake the second you put him into the crib? This is a VERY common complaint I get from parents. They…
IS BABY WAKING UP FROM HUNGER? We are all willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that our babies are properly nourished, obviously, but as anyone who’s been through this glorious journey of motherhood will tell you, kids are clever. They are unimaginably smart. They will find ways to get what they want…on repeat!…
WHAT IF BABY GETS SICK? One of the most aggravating situations I see parents running into when they’re sleep training is the sudden onset of a minor illness when they’re finally seeing some progress. After months of sleep issues, they finally decide to take the initiative and get serious about getting their baby onto a…