It feels like it never fails. You decide it’s time to get serious about sleep. Three days in, things are going okay, and your baby starts to cough, spike a fever, or get an ear infection. Come on, universe! Why?? So now what do you do? Can you sleep train while your baby is sick?…
I saw a comedian one time that made a joke about dad’s. He said, “One minute I wasn’t a dad and then literally the next minute someone handed me a baby and said congratulations dad. My wife had 9 months to build up to it, her body felt different, her hormones and emotions were changing….
Your baby is looking more and talking more like a little toddler these days, and you may be in the exciting new phase of trying new foods, learning new words, climbing new things, and thinking about upgrading the bedtime routine to match their busy little bodies. As you’re enjoying all of these changes, you probably…
Sleep can feel like a giant puzzle and when you finally put all of the pieces together you get a well rested baby right? There are lots of pieces in the sleep puzzle. Feeding, activity, nap length, wake windows. In my opinion two of the most important pieces to the puzzle are deciphering whether your…
I probably get questions about sleep regressions 5 times a week. It is a very top of mind concern for parents and figuring out how to manage your way through these regressions can be really overwhelming. We are going to cover some of the most common sleep regressions kids go through and give you some…
The only thing worse that one child up in the night is two children up in the night. When you bring your new baby home to an older sibling most parents choose to have the newborn sleep in the same room with them for the first 6 months. But eventually parents want their room back…
When life gets underway with a newborn you realize pretty quickly that most of your day is made up of feeding, spitting, diapers, sleep, trying to get them to go to sleep, wondering if they’ll wake up and more diapers. In those first six weeks, you’re navigating sleepless nights, diaper changes, and learning your baby’s…
Sending your baby to daycare can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. One of the key concerns for parents is ensuring that their little one’s sleep needs are met even when they’re away from home. Open communication with the daycare staff is essential to create a smooth transition and maintain a consistent sleep routine. When I…
You’ve done it! All of the waiting and planning and dreaming and name veto-ing is over and you are now home with your newborn. Now what?? Here’s a few tips and ideas from one mother to another that can be your go to newborn survival guide.
I remember that feeling. As a mom of 4 I’ve brought a newborn home, well, 4 times. Each time there is a mixed bag of emotions. Overwhelmed and exhausted are probably the top 2 that I experienced the most vividly. I distinctly remember walking out of the hospital with my first daughter and looking at my husband saying “I can’t believe they’re just letting us take this baby home! We have no idea what we’re doing, how are we going to survive this newborn!”
When you bring home a newborn the first question people ask is “are you getting any sleep?” and the answer is probably “what do you think?” as you stare at them with bags under your eyes. It’s the newborn phase they said, it’ll pass they said. Well now your baby is 6 months, 8 months,…