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Sleep Pressure: Is it causing your baby's sleep issues?
There’s so much talk about sleep pressure when it comes to baby sleep, but what is it, why is it so important and how can it cause havoc with your child’s sleep?...
Published: 9th April 2024
How to Teach Your Baby to Self Settle
There’s no doubt about it, for most babies the key to a great night’s sleep is helping them learn to self settle – this means going from completely awake to asleep in their sleep space without assistance. But, despite what we are often told...
Published: 13th February 2024
GUEST BLOG: 5 Stress Free Ways to Practice Handwriting
Certified Handwriting Specialist, Kelli Feller, explains how we can support our children with their handwriting in a fun, stress-free way!
Published: 5th November 2023
Help! My baby is still waking every 1-2 hours to feed!
As a baby, child and autism sleep specialist, I get A LOT of messages via DM and posted on my Facebook Group (which sadly I don't always get time to answer) but one that I received yesterday really struck a chord with me...
Published: 11th August 2023
Baby & Child Sleep on Holiday
How great does it feel to finally be able to go away on holiday this year? Over the last couple of years our children have missed out on so much, I know I can’t wait to get away...
Republished: 15th June 2023
9 Strategies to Help Your Baby Sleep in Hot Weather
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been eagerly awaiting a lovely, long hot Summer – that is until it arrives and starts playing havoc with your little one’s sleep!
Published: 19th July 2021
How to do Bedtime with a Toddler and Baby
I remember the sheer panic I faced when I realised I was going to have to try and do the bedtime routine with two children.It’s something I hadn’t really considered before having my second baby. I mean, to be honest, it took two of us to do bedtime for one, how on earth were we going to manage it with two kids?!...
Republished: 13th June 2023
Is my baby hungry or tired?
Don’t make the same mistake I did as new mum. I wanted to be the very best parent to my child that I could be. I wanted to make sure all of her needs were met and I’d had it drummed into me that any crying could be damaging, so every time she woke in the night and let out a whimper...
Published: 7th June 2023
Separation Anxiety and Sleep
Separation anxiety can be really tough for everyone involved; after all, you’ve been with your baby 24/7 for most of their life so it’s only natural that eventually they start to notice when you’re not there (and feel worried about when you’ll come back!)...
Published: 11th May 2023
What's New in Infant Sleep Safety?
Safe sleep is of the upmost importance. In November 2022, a discussion was held as part of the Economic & Social Research Centre's Festival of Social Science. Below is an update from Professor Helen Ball on new approaches used in the UK to reduce the risk of SIDS and SUDI....
Published: 17th January 2023
Dummies and Sleep
Dummies have been used to help soothe babies for many years, but how do you know if you should introduce a dummy and will it help or hinder sleep?
Published: 8th October 2022
5 Milestones That Can Affect Sleep
There are so many magical first moments to celebrate when you have a baby – the first smile, their first steps and the first time you hear their little voice call you ‘mama’...
Published: 30th September 2022
How to Stop Co-sleeping
Have you ever had your little one sleep in bed with you? Sometimes this is done by choice but often parents find themselves co-sleeping as it’s the only way they can get a shred of sleep themselves...
Republished: 7th September 2022
The Reality of Sleep on Holiday!
Last week we went on our first holiday abroad as a family of four. We all desperately needed the break and couldn’t wait to get away for a week in the Spanish sun, but the thought of a 6:45am flight with two small children had me feeling all sort of anxiety!...
Republished: 4th July 2022
Clock Changes: How to Adjust Your Baby's Sleep
Remember the days before you had kids when the clock change meant having a wonderful extra hour in bed? Now the thought of the clock changing sends most parents into panic...
Republished: 17th March 2022
Safe Sleep: Reducing the Risk of SIDS
Safe sleep is something every new and expectant parent should know about. Safe sleep guidelines have helped to dramatically reduce SIDS rates...
Republished: 15th March 2022
9 Top Sleep Tips for Little Ones at Christmas
As the holiday’s approach it’s easy as a parent to start worrying about what’s going to happen to your little one’s sleep. After all, the holiday season is full of bright lights, late nights, music and parties which can have an impact on our little one’s sleep...
Re-published: 30th November 2022
How to Fix 'False Starts'
What on earth is a ‘false start’? Now, I’m not talking about any kind of race here! When it comes to baby sleep a false start at bedtime is when a little one wakes after only being asleep for 30-60 minutes...
Republished: 8th November 2021
Help! My baby is awake for hours in the night, what can I do about it?
We’ve all been there right?... Our child wakes in the night and instead of quickly drifting back off they’re wide awake wanting to play for hours… or worse still, they’re wide awake screaming for hours!
Published: 15th September 2021
The Truth About Sleep Training
Sleep training is often a controversial subject amongst parents. It’s often thought of as a negative thing and there is a lot of misinformation out there on the internet.
Published: 20th July 2021
How to Get Your Baby into a Routine
Establishing a routine can seem like a mammoth task when you’re in those hazy, unpredictable newborn days. Emotions are everywhere and you are adapting to your new role of mum...
Published: 28th May 2021
GUEST BLOG POST: Severe Sleep Deprivation put me in a Psychiatric Hospital after Giving Birth during COVID-19
First time mum Candice has bravely shared her sobering and vulnerable story about how severe sleep deprivation led to her experiencing delusional episodes which ended in Postpartum Psychosis.
Published: 13th May 2021
Early Rising: How Can I stop My Child From Waking Early?
Has your amazing sleeper suddenly started waking at 5am?
Maybe your little one has always been an early riser and it’s become a undesirable habit?
Published: 9th May 2021
Secure Attachment and Sleep Training
I’ll be completely honest with you… one of the reservations I had when I first contacted a sleep consultant for help with own children was, that whatever ‘sleep training’ I did...
Published: 26sth April 2021
Naps: All You Need To Know
For the last 3 years naps have been the bain of my life… whether it be hearing that cry signalling the nap is over after only 30 minutes to wondering how on earth I’m going to
Published: 31st March 2021
Coping With the 4 Month Sleep Regression
Congratulations! You’ve survived the hazy newborn 4th trimester and things will get easier from here right? Well, the answer to that in many respects is 'yes', but...
Published: 10th March 2021
5 Truths About Baby Sleep in the 4th Trimester
II thought I was prepared to have a baby. I’d done the anti-natal classes, I’d read the books, I’d bought all the suggested products, I’d written a birth plan and I’d packed my hospital bag...
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Published: 3rd March 2021
Surviving the 8 Month Sleep Regression
I’m not going to lie, it’s been tough… I don’t remember experiencing the 8 month sleep regression with my first born but I sure won’t forget what I experienced with my second in a hurry...
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Published: 24th February 2021
Lockdown: How It Has Affected Sleep
I think it’s safe to say that this year has been tough for everyone. I don’t know a single person that has not been affected by COVID19 in some way. For new and expectant mums, like me, it has meant the worry of...
Published: 18th February 2021
Hiring a Sleep Consultant: My Experience
For many parents admitting they need help with sleep is not an easy thing to do, especially if friend’s babies seem to sleep so much better than yours. That was certainly the case for me anyway...
Published: 17th February 2021
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