Help Your Baby “Sleep Through The Night”

Is your baby or toddler fighting you at bedtime? This is such a common problem and can be so frustrating for everyone involved. There are a few things that could be going on and it is not always easy to tell. Let’s talk about what fighting sleep actually looks like and some common reasons. What […]

Is there a certain time of day with your baby that you just dred? If you have a baby who consistently gets fussy in the evenings, then I’m here to teach you all about “the witching hour”. What is the witching hour? The witching hour is a time in the evening, generally between 5 pm […]

The Other Senses As mentioned in my last post, we all know about our five senses: sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing. However, there are two internal senses that really impact us and our children that many people are less familiar with: the vestibular system, and proprioception. This post will focus on all things proprioception.  […]

What is sleep latency and why is it an important marker of baby sleep? Sleep latency refers to the amount of time it takes in order for us to fall asleep. For adults (and some kids!) we would start timing our sleep latency beginning when we get into bed. For babies, we might start tracking […]

For any breastfeeding moms out there who have ever had a clogged duct, you know what I am talking about when I say it is NOT fun, and it can be hard to know for sure if you are dealing with a clogged duct or not.

So, you have a toddler who won’t nap anymore, BUT, they are also a level-5 disaster by dinner time. Sound familiar? This can be one of the hardest transitions in the first few years of parenthood because it is largely a battle of wills. We want them to nap. They seem to NEED to nap. […]

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Want to be prepared for newborn sleep? SPOILER ALERT: It’s a shit show. Let’s take a trip down memory lane. Otto (my first baby) was NOT an easy baby. I think I got one photo of him laying in his bassinet at the beginning- and I’m not kidding- that was the first and only time […]

What are sleepy cues and how can we use them to help get our baby to sleep easier? Do you know your baby’s sleepy cues? When babies are tired, they do some pretty distinct things to let us know! Every child’s cues will be a little bit different, but in general there are some cues […]

False starts can be a common, and frustrating, issue for parents when it comes to their baby’s sleep. There are many common causes of false starts, including lack of sleep pressure, overtiredness, discomfort or pain, connecting sleep cycles, separation anxiety, and hunger. In this article, I’ll break down what false starts are, why they happen, and what you can do to help your baby get to sleep easier.