If you’re looking to cosleep with your baby (meaning sleeping with them in the same room) then a bedside bassinet is a great option to keep them close by without taking up a ton of room! Bedside bassinets, or “cosleepers,” are great for moms who are recovering from c-sections or breastfeeding because baby is right next to you to easily tend to throughout the night without getting up. Here are some of the most recommended and some of my personal favorites that I feel great recommending after lots (and lots) of research!

Traveling across timezones with baby and wondering how to adjust their sleep? Try to focus on adjusting to your new timezone on the first FULL day you arrive.

How To Talk so Little Kids Will Listen (A Survival Guide to Life With Children Ages 2-7) | Joanna Faber & Julie King

Hypnobirthing has become a very popular birthing technique but is it exacerbating perinatal and postnatal anxiety by painting a picture of a perfect birth?

During the REM state, a baby may be moving simply due to the activity happening in their brain. All this movement can be noisy. Also, your baby may make sounds, from a gurgle to a whimper or even a cry.

Setting limits and boundaries around nursing, sleep, etc. can be really hard! I bet most of us were raised with more of an “authoritarian” style of parenting where we were expected to obey and not show much emotion or protest. If you’re trying to raise your child with more of an “authoritative” style, this means you will have high empathy and warmth and take your child’s thoughts and feelings into consideration while ALSO having high expectations of them and setting appropriate limits.

Babies love to contact nap, but as a caregiver it can be stifling. Discover why I love contact napping, and what you can do if you’re ready to stop.

One morning I decided to give an episode of RHOP a try and was instantly hooked. I immediately binged and what I didn’t know was that this show was exactly what I needed to start healing the pieces of myself left wounded by pregnancy loss.

Wondering how to help your partner after they give birth? Discover some of the best ways to support your partner and bond with your baby here.

My Hybrid Reviews | Hey Sleepy Baby

A personal and professional review of The Montessori Toddler

There are some things that stand out to me as a sleep specialist which I call “red flags.” These red flags might be signs that there is something underlying (often medical but not always serious!) that is causing your little one to wake more than what I would consider to be “normal” for their age. I encourage parents to look into these red flags, to trust their gut, and to get second opinions when needed.