Tag: sleep
Five Tips to Survive Daycare Naps: Help for Working Parents
As a working mom, I understand the need to have your baby get enough sleep at daycare. Here are some ways you can work...
How to Ditch The Afternoon Nap Without Losing Your Sanity
As a pediatric sleep consultant, I speak to parents whose lives are being turned upside down by their toddlers' nap schedules. As a parent,...
How To Enjoy the Holidays and Get Some Sleep
As the holidays approach, I am reminded of where I was just three short years ago. I had a two-month-old at the time and...
How to Handle Nap Transitions Like a Pro
Nap transitions can be exhausting and confusing. When your baby should be napping and for how long can seem like some crazy impossible riddle. But...
I’m a Sleep Consultant But I Don’t Always Follow the Rules
I recently posted that my 2.5 year old took a 15-minute nap at daycare. One commenter suggested that this was ironic considering my profession....
When Your Husband Gains Baby Weight: Getting Your Partner Fit Again
The Baby Weight. That’s a big one, right? How to prevent it, how to lose it, how to come to terms with it. This...
I’m Gonna Be (1,759 Miles): Surviving My First Vacation Without My...
Congratulations, you've won an all expenses paid vacation to Cancun, Mexico!
Who doesn't want to hear those words?! I was so excited when I received...
Sleep Deprivation and Mental Health: Why I Became a Sleep Consultant
This week is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week.
People often ask how I became a sleep consultant. The easy answer is that my baby...
Melatonin Use in Children: The Dark Truth
It’s safe to say that if a child isn’t sleeping well, there is usually at least one parent who isn't sleeping well, either. After weeks,...
Four Reasons Why A Dream Feed Isn’t So Dreamy
If you’re unfamiliar with the term “dream feed,” then you’re probably one of those parents who never struggled with your infant’s sleep.
In theory, a dream...