Your baby’s temperature regulation for comfort and safety
After 9 months in a perfectly regulated environment – the womb - it becomes one of your baby’s first tasks to regulate his body temperature. It takes a while for this ability to develop and intermi...
Facts on teething and the effects it has on sleep
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Why is it that just when your baby is able to start sleeping through the night, and may in fact, already have started doing so, that teeth decide to make an appear...
Solving sleep problems starts with acceptance
“People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one” Leo J Burke
Ask any sleep deprived mother and she will attest to the fact that her ability to function and parent well is hindered by...
Solutions for babies that are early risers
Remember back to the days of waking when, well – whenever you woke? These days long gone, as parents we face early morning wakings as a matter of routine. When your baby wakes at 6am, you reluctant...
Sleep for the first 4 years summarized
Herewith, an easy to use table outlining your little one’s sleep for the first 4 years covering hours of sleep required, number of day sleeps, and common problems to rule out.
“When will my baby s...
When and how to put your baby to sleep
‘Put your baby down to sleep awake’ is common advice and very frustrating for many parents. It is frustrating because many babies just begin to cry when they are put down awake and it is just easie...
How to sort out sleep problems
At 2am as 9 month old Amy cries out for the fifth time that night, her mum staggers down the passage, her mind dim with sleep and feels around in Amy’s cot for her dummy, wishing that just once, sh...
My newborn baby won’t sleep
Many of us recall saying “My baby is an angel – she just feeds and sleeps and really is a very good baby.” Then at two weeks old, we wish we hadn’t been quite so public with this piece of news. For...
Is separation anxiety affecting your baby’s sleep?
When looking for reasons why your baby is waking at night, you need to also rule out separation anxiety.
Sleep is your very first separation from your baby and from day one, it creates anxiety for...