Lovey’s, blankets, and pillows are all so cute, right?! But when is it okay to add these sweet comfort items to your...
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Sleepy Cues: Understand When Your Baby is Trying to Tell You They are Tired.
Some of you might be thinking, “How is my baby supposed to “tell” me they are tired if they can’t verbally communicate...
The Overtired Baby: Is Your Baby Overtired?
When I do an initial consultation with a new family, the most common reason the family is struggling with sleep is...
The Pacifier: The Benefits, Encouraging Independence and When to Drop it.
Pacifier, binky, soother…….whatever your call that thing that is in your baby’s mouth, that’s what we are going to talk about today! I want to walk you through the benefits of your baby using a pacifier, how and when to start encouraging your baby to replace it on...
Sleep Cycles: How Understanding Your Baby’s Sleep Cycle Can Change Everything.
Does your baby wake every 40-50 minutes? Do you find yourself rocking/nursing/bouncing your baby all night long? If this is you, I promise that you're not the only one. I talk to mommas every day that tell me this exact same thing: “My baby doesn’t sleep longer than...
How to Navigate your Baby’s Sleep while Traveling.
I’ve heard someone say this before and found it very true, “A "vacation" is when you and your husband go somewhere without your children. A "trip" is taking care of your children in a different location.” You may be thinking, “well gosh Taylor, thanks for being a...
Sleep Safety: How to Lower the Risk of SUID
Talking about SUID is scary because the thought of something happening to our baby’s is something we don’t want to take the time to ponder. It’s just awful. But in order to keep our children safe it is something we need to talk about. Today I am going to be covering...
Why white noise helps your baby sleep.
It starts in the womb: Did you know that in utero your baby is exposed to a volume of 70-90 decibels 24 hours a day? That’s as loud as a vacuum cleaner! This volume in utero is caused by a combination of moms blood pumping through her veins, her beating heart, and...
How dark should it be in your baby’s nursery for nap time and bedtime?
Short answer: pitch black. Completely dark. Simple as that. One of the first things I have my clients do when we start a plan is a nursery tour. During a nursery tour my clients video their baby’s nursery for nap time and bed time. I make sure to explain to them that...
Sunlight and Sleep
I have spoken heavily about keeping your child’s room being dark for good quality sleep, but what if I also told you that sunlight exposure has just as much as an impact on your family's sleep quality. Specifically exposure to morning light. Today I am going to...
Nap Transitions
Is your baby all of a sudden refusing to take a nap they consistently take? Is your child fine if they do miss a normal nap? Is your schedule all thrown out of wack? If this is your current situation your child is most likely going through a nap transition. Today I am...
Sleep Regressions
“Sleep Regression”, a phrase every mom fears because it usually means that your baby’s sleep patterns will be thrown off from the normal routine. All that hard work and now this? What was the point of sleep training in the first place? Today I want to walk you though...