Even if you plan on breastfeeding, you may decide that giving your baby bottles from time to time will give you some freedom. Maybe you are planning on returning to work and you’ll be pumping or you just want to be able to leave your breastfed baby with another person from time to time. There are lots of things you can do to support your baby in accepting a bottle. Let’s take a look.

Many parents want to know if their baby is actually hungry at night, and if they should be getting fed overnight at a certain age. Many pediatricians and other healthcare professionals will tell parents that their baby shouldn't need nighttime feedings by certain arbitrary ages or weights. The truth is that feeding throughout the night IS normal, and depending on the mother/baby dyad, night feeds might last well into the first year and beyond.

Drowsy but awake is popular advice- but is it actually based in evidence and does it actually work?

The 8-10 month period is SO busy for babies. They are absolutely bursting with energy and new skills. This also may be a very frustrating and fussy period for babies, and this is common. We see so many new skills emerging, and it’s common with any big surge in development to also see disrupted sleep. Many parents experience this time as the most challenging in the first year of life. Read for a few things you may notice your 8-10 month old doing and how to help their sleep.

It’s probably the most-googled question for all new parents. When will my baby start to sleep through the night? We all want to know when we’ll get a solid night of sleep again, it’s only natural! If only the answer were that simple…

Sleep itself is a feminist issue. A 2006 meta-analysis found women are 40% more likely to develop insomnia than men. In families with children in which there are two parents of opposite genders, mothers were doing two hours a day more childcare and housework than men. It’s no wonder we’re exhausted. But is sleep training the answer we need? Is sleep training the “feminist” approach?

The 6 months sleep regression (or sleep PROgression as I prefer to call them!) might mean your little one’s sleep is backsliding. You may feel like you barely made it through the 4-month sleep regression and now this!? Lots of parents report a sleep “regression” around this age, with noticeable differences in how their baby is sleeping

Is your 1 year old baby sleeping worse than ever? Babies at 12 months old often go through a regression with sleep. Parents of 1-year olds report their babies waking up more frequently, wanting to nurse more, and fighting naps. You’re not alone.

Parental preference is natural but can sting for the non-preferred parent. Read some strategies to help your family through this stage so that your child can feel comfortable with anyone putting them to bed.

With Valentine’s day fast approaching, the most important gift we can give to new mamas, is one which makes them feel seen, heard, and valued. So where do you even start?

These are my top home date night ideas for when you are in that season of life where everything feels exhausting and the effort you have left for each other at the end of the day feels low.

It can feel like a minefield trying to understand baby naps, attempting to stick to unrealistic schedules, comparisons to other babies, and Instagram posts. Here are my top suggestions for navigating this.

Often, we will hear from friends, and well-meaning relatives to just get into a schedule and our lives will become dramatically easier. Babies however aren’t robots, they have no idea of the expectations of these schedules!

Separation anxiety in babies usually happens between 6-12 months. Separation anxiety for babies can start as early as 4-5 months, is most common between 10-18 months and usually eases up by age 3, and can be exacerbated during times of change or stress. Separation anxiety at bedtime is also common. Sleep represents a massive separation for babies, which sets off the "alarm bell" in their brain. This is why so many children struggle at bedtime in their own rooms- you're not alone!

The 8 month sleep regression can be very hard for parents as babies tend to have more disrupted sleep. This regression, or really progression sometimes hits hard, but other babies will sail through it without a blip. There’s no way to predict whether or not your baby’s sleep will go off the rails during this period. There is SO much going on for your baby during this time. They are going through so many cognitive and physical change.

Children don’t just stop needing us once they aren’t babies anymore. During the toddler years, children are developing rapidly and as a result, often need an abundance of closeness to stay regulated.

The newborn world is full of should we/shouldn’t we questions and one that pops up frequently is the question of swaddles.

Seeing my daughter empowered in this way is worth all the emotional energy I expend choosing to parent this way.

Some great tips for smoothing this transition gently and get baby to sleep without sleep training!

There are a whole host of reasons why parents may consider moving siblings into the same room from economic to emotional. Some families will have no option but for siblings to share and for some they will actively choose this route.