Welcoming a baby is one of the most incredible life events that your family will experience. There is no way to sum up the amount of love and joy you will feel. Without proper preparation, you may be too overwhelmed and exhausted to experience this joy to the fullest. After over a decade of supporting thousands of families through my doula agency, I have learned how to make this […]
The Best 7 Products for Baby & Toddler Sleep
While these products are NOT necessary, they can be super helpful when helping your baby or toddler have healthy sleep habits. I used all of these products at one point or another with my three kids and even still use some of them to this day. What is the point of these baby sleep products? These sleep products that I’m recommending are considered positive sleep associations. Positive […]
Breastfeeding and Sleep Training: What’s true?
If you’re a breastfeeding mom, you’ve definitely heard others say that breastfeeding babies can’t sleep as long of stretches as formula-fed babies or that in general breastfed babies cannot be sleep-trained. Luckily for you breastfeeding moms, this is absolutely not true so let’s break that down. Breastfeeding & Night Weaning: not the same thing First I want to start by addressing the difference between night weaning and […]
Eight Causes of Short Naps
One of the most-asked questions we get as sleep consultants is how to stop the dreaded catnaps. And we get it. Regular naps (that are at least an hour long) not only help a baby stay happier during the day and sleep better at night, but they also give mom and dad some much needed down time during the day. Here are the eight causes of short […]
Transitioning Your Child from Three Naps to Two
Nap transitions are not fun…no matter how you look at it. And truth be told, the routine is all out of whack for a few solid weeks. This is the time you need to create a plan, have lots of patience, and be consistent. Between 6 months to 10 months, you may start to suddenly see your baby, who once was a solid sleeper, begin crying during […]
