Does your little one play the “pacifier toss” game from the crib, leaving you frustrated and battling yourself about whether or not to go back in and hand it over? You’re not alone. Many parents have experienced the frustration of their baby repeatedly tossing their pacifier out of the crib. It is not a fun…
At some point, your little one will outgrow their crib. It’s a sad day. They grow out of the crib or climb right out, and it’s no longer possible or safe to keep them in the crib. Saying goodbye to the crib is a milestone for parents and children. Changing your sleep space can feel…
Understanding the Importance of Bedtime for Toddlers There are many factors that parents use to determine bedtime for their toddler. What time do we get home from work? Does your toddler go to daycare or preschool? Deciding a bedtime can seem like a lot of guess work and most often bedtime ends up varying from…
Baby Sleep & Sickness Parenting is hard when everyone is healthy, but as soon as illness strikes, life feels like a drudge. A sick little one is so sad, and we want to do everything we can to help them feel better quickly. Dealing with illness can affect mood, appetite, and especially sleep, but we…
Ah, the magical world of toddlerhood, where the unexpected becomes the norm. Toddlerhood is something that we, as parents, just aren’t prepared for. No one tells us our tiny baby will become a shouting, disagreeable, boundary-pushing tiny human. Toddlers are hilarious and do lots of weird things. One common, albeit amusing, phenomenon that parents may encounter is…
I have 4 children, 3 girls, and 1 boy, and only one of them ever climbed out of the crib. Can you guess which of my children was the climber? Yep, my son is the only one of my children that climbed out of his crib. That’s not to say that boys are the only…
When it comes to regressions the 2-year-old one is a doozy. As a mom of 4 kids and a sleep consultant, I have lots of experience with this age and all of the sleep setbacks that come along with it. Trying to get through the 2-year-old sleep regression can test any parent’s mettle and like…
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?…
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…