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The importance of a Bedtime Routine

Did you know that having a consistent bedtime routine is a simple yet effective way to help your baby learn how to sleep? Having a predictable routine at bedtime lets your baby’s body know it’s time to wind down, relax, and get ready for sleep. Bonus: studies show if you can gently engage all 5 senses in the routine (look, listen, taste, touch and smell), it can help solidify the routine and promote better sleep!

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How to Adjust Your Baby's Schedule for Daylight Savings

It’s that time of year again, where most of you have to change your clocks for Daylight Savings! If you join me in Arizona, you won’t have to do that:) Just sayin!

The easiest way to prepare your baby for the time change coming up is to to move your baby’s schedule back by 10-15 minutes for the few days leading up to the time change. If you’re reading this and you totally forgot to adjust the schedule ahead of time, don’t worry at all! This same change can be made the few days after the clocks have turned.

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How I Prioritize Sleep for my Family

When I was a little kid, I knew I felt better when I got good sleep. As I’ve gotten older, the affects of sleep deprivation have become more and more tangible. Whenever I get less sleep, I FEEL my anxiety increase, I’m irritable, forgetful, I experience brain fog and I am never as productive as I’d like to be. For my kids, their emotions are always heightened, they are also more irritable, they fight more with each other, drag through sports practice and homework, and overall feel less like themselves.

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How to Introduce the Binky

My first two babies took binkies right away, but my third gave me a run for my money with it! However, it was important to me that she took a binky for many reasons (acts as a sleep trigger, helps prevent SIDS, helps with acid reflux, to name a few), so I kept going and after a few months, it was a huge success. If you’re finding your baby is struggling to take the binky but you want it to happen, don’t lose hope! 

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Tips for Traveling with a Baby

I have four children and am obsessed with sleep (nobody is shocked I became a baby sleep consultant), so trust me when I say I totally understand the stress leading up to traveling with babies! As a new mom, so many questions would circle through my head and I know I’m not alone in this. What if they skip a nap? Will they sleep in a new location? What if we’re going to a new time zone? Will they ever adjust?

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What is "safe sleep" ?

I’m sure you’ve heard the term “safe sleep” before, but what does that even mean? According to the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics), safe sleep means that you put your baby to sleep in a way that helps protect them from danger.

As a new mom, I was always worried about whether or not I was doing things right. My goal has always been to provide a safe, loving and healthy environment for my kids, and I want that for you, too! Lucky for us, there has been a ton of research done that helps us know will help keep our babies safe.

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Let's Talk About the Power Nap

First, let’s talk about what a “power nap” is and why it’s important! The power nap is the last nap of the day leading up to bedtime, and should last no longer than 30 minutes. The entire purpose of this short nap is to give your baby just enough sleep to help your baby make it to bedtime without getting overtired, but not too much sleep that it makes it difficult for your baby to fall asleep and stay asleep at bedtime.

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You Can't Pour From an Empty Cup

Recently, I had more meltdowns than I’d like to admit. It felt like everyday I was waking up anxious, and ending the day feeling totally defeated.

My kids were constantly fighting, I was trying to get some work done while being yelled at by toddlers (anyone else?!🤪), my house was a mess, I had sick kids who weren’t sleeping, and I was overall a hot mess, to say the least.

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Toddler Bedtime Battles

First, it’s important to understand why bedtime is such a power struggle for toddlers. In case you hadn’t noticed, toddlers love to feel a sense of being in control. This means they’ll likely start saying things like “no”, or “do it myself!” frequently. This is a very normal and very healthy part of their development! This is the age they start to develop autonomy, which will serve them well as they continue to become more and more independent. Unfortunately, this part of development does not serve you well when it’s time for bed😂.

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Are Naps on-the-go Okay?

Have you ever tried to nap in a car or on an airplane? Do you wake up feeling totally rested or kinda blah?

For me, I always feel kinda blah. I mean, sure, I fell asleep. But my body was in motion so it couldn’t get into a real, deep sleep.

Babies are the same way! It’s pretty hard for their body to get good, restorative sleep if they are on the move every time they go to sleep.

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