Baby Sleep Consultant Australia

19/01/2025

Trying to make the witching hour a little easier? 💤 Start with a calming bedtime routine, balanced naps, and a no-screens rule in the evening. With a bit of practice, you’ll see changes that make bedtime smoother for everyone. What helps your baby settle in the evening? Share in the comments below!

17/01/2025

What is the Witching Hour? Understanding This Evening Fussiness✨

The witching hour can make evenings tough, but knowing why it happens and how long it lasts can help you feel more prepared!

Remember, this is a phase that will pass as your baby grows. Is your little one going through the witching hour?

Drop a 💙 if you’re in this phase, or let us know how you get through it!

17/01/2025

I love helping parents with their little one’s sleep. In an average weeks work I probably help two thirds of parents with gentle no cry sleep training and one third with more cry based sleep training. It doesn’t seem to matter what sort of parenting style they have and what sleep coaching method they chose, they often have apprehensions about their baby crying and whether this will damage their baby...

Understanding cry it out, and cortisol levels is important when deciding if this form of sleep training if for you. Cry it out works, but isn't for everyone

16/01/2025

My daughter, who just turned three last weekend, was sick with some fairly impressive vomiting a couple of weeks back. Everything got covered and thank goodness I’d recently bought a new larger washing machine because it got a big workout in that 48 hours. I can still remember the vomit smell… Clients often ask me what they should do if their baby or child gets sick while sleep coaching, and so it’s important to know when it’s ok to keep going and when it’s best to hold off and start again when they’re well...

It’s that horrible time of the year where our families often get plagued by sickness – but how does that affect things if you’re sleep coaching? My daughter, who just turned three last weekend, was sick with some fairly impressive vomiting a couple of weeks back. Everything got covered and tha...

15/01/2025

Take our Baby Temperament Quiz to discover their traits and learn how to boost your sleep game! Comment quiz to get the link. 🎶

Ever wonder why one baby sleeps easily while another fusses? Their temperament holds the clues! Understanding the 9 temperament traits can help you adapt routines and sleep strategies for your little one’s unique personality. 💤💙

15/01/2025

The journal of developmental and behavioural pediatrics has published this study which used night camera’s and parents sleep logs to assess 100 infants up until 5 months old. The researchers were looking at whether infants could settle themselves back to sleep at night after waking if they were not hungry...

Video evidence that London infants can resettle themselves back to sleep after night waking in the night, as well as sleep for long periods, by 3 months of age. The journal of developmental and behavioural pediatrics has published this study which used night camera’s and parents sleep logs to asse...

14/01/2025

5 key reasons your toddler is fighting their nap or refusing their nap...

If your toddler is not sleeping well, especially at nap time, this blog tells you the 5 reasons why your toddler isn't napping. Get some toddler solutions.

13/01/2025

ake our Baby Temperament Quiz and get tailored insights to support better sleep and a happier baby! Comment Quiz to get the link! 🌟

All babies are different! Recognising your baby’s unique temperament can make all the difference in creating sleep routines that work.

Wondering how to adjust your sleep training approach for your little one? 💖

13/01/2025

As a sleep consultant (and while nursing adults), I had encountered reflux (or Gastro Intestinal Reflux Disease, GORD) many times, and have helped many families through sleep challenges they have encountered whilst also battling this condition with their babies.
But this experience had nothing on going through the condition first hand with my second baby (now 4 ½ months)...

As a sleep consultant (and while nursing adults), I had encountered reflux (or Gastro Intestinal Reflux Disease, GORD) many times, and have helped many families through sleep challenges they have encountered whilst also battling this condition with their babies. But this experience had nothing on go...

12/01/2025

Does the 4-month sleep regression ever end? Technically, it’s here to stay! But the good news is that with consistent routines, your baby can learn to handle their new sleep cycles.

Are you feeling worn out? Let’s chat in the comments and help each other get through it. You’ve got this, and your baby does too! 🌙💤

10/01/2025

Struggling through the 4-month sleep regression? Avoiding common pitfalls can help you and your baby get through it! Focus on building a consistent environment and age-appropriate routines. 🌙

Are you finding nighttime wake-ups hard to handle? Let’s talk about it in the comments and swap tips! 💤

10/01/2025

Gastro-oesophageal reflux, most commonly referred to as reflux is a condition that causes the contents of babies tummy to come up and occasionally spill out, the acid that is brought up burns babies oesophagus and causes a great deal of distress.
These wee babes suffer serious pain and discomfort which can result in hours of inconsolable screaming. There is no questions that the life of a reflux baby is hard but what about the life of a reflux Mum?...

Reflux is incredibly stressful to deal with in a newborn, and parents in this situation need support and help. How can you help a family with reflux