Swaddling your baby for the first few months (or weeks) can be comforting to your baby, as the tightness of the swaddle mimics the coziness of the mother's womb. There will come a time that you need to transition your baby from this cozy swaddle. Of course any transition or change can be daunting and scary, but with change comes the good too. Adapting to the change of eliminating the swaddle can be hard for parents and baby, especially when it comes to disrupting sleep, but

You had a baby, and now you are hearing the word reflux often. What the heck is reflux and what does it mean? In its simplest form, reflux (AKA GERD) is the involuntary regurgitation of stomach contents (sometimes including stomach acid) into the esophagus. The ability of the human body to move stomach contents into the esophagus is completely normal AS A PROTECTION mechanism. However, ongoing, and repeated regurgitation is far from normal. Regurgitation always happens for

The time has come. Moving your toddler to a “big bed” is an important, yet scary, milestone. Some children transition with no issues, and others reject the idea or constantly come out of their bedroom at night which is disruptive to their sleep and yours. I’m here to guide you through the transition by explaining: - How to recognize when to make the move? - How to prepare for the transition? - What the most common sleep trouble I see when parents attempt the t

You just had your first (or even third) baby, and he seems to be nocturnal like your cats. You think to yourself, “Yikes, this isn’t what I expected, I need help --- fast!” The good news is that this is just a phase like anything else in life, but the bad news is that this nocturnal life can last up to 8 weeks. This nocturnal baby life is called day / night confusion and most babies are born with this because they were used to being in the womb and lulled to sleep during the

You have a great sleeper, then suddenly something changes with your toddler. She begins to wake up very early in the morning and leaves her room to WAKE YOU from a deep sleep. YIKES! This scenario is very common once we give our child some freedom and move them to their big beds. For kids 2 and older, the toddler alarm clock can be a fantastically effective solution. It gives your child a visual cue that it’s still nighttime and thus everyone in the house are still sleeping a

Whether you just had a baby, or if your baby is older and still struggling with sleep, you may have done some research and debated on using “wake windows” or a “set schedule" to improve your little one's sleep. This blog post is intended to help define what these terms mean, and how / when to use each when it comes to your baby' sleep while figuring out what's best for your little one. Wake window vs Set Schedule A wake window, also known as wake time, is the time from when

Your baby started to roll on their side while sleeping. You know that it’s time to make a change. Nobody likes to change; however, for your baby’s safety you must drop the swaddle. This blog post will go into detail as to how to do this seamlessly., and also what “not” to do. How to drop the swaddle? Whether you want to drop it fast or take it slow. Here are three tried and true ways to eliminate the swaddle once and for all. One thing I would recommend not doing is purchasin

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