The day has been full, the yawns started at teatime, and you were quietly congratulating yourself that bedtime was going to be easier tonight. And then, as if right on cue, your little one transforms. …
Wake Maintenance Zone: The Baby Bedtime Second Wind
Are You Raising an Orchid or a Dandelion Baby?
Perhaps this is your first baby, and nothing about this feels the way you expected it to. You had imagined something from the books, the classes, the well-meaning advice of others that had painted a …
Help! My baby is breastfeeding every 20 minutes! The truth about cluster feeding.
It is late afternoon. You have fed your baby, settled them, put them down, within minutes they are rooting again, crying to be fed. You feed them again. They seem satisfied. Twenty minutes later, they …
Holistic Sleep Coach vs Sleep Trainer, what’s the difference?
It’s 3am. Your baby has just woken for the fourth time tonight, or maybe the seventh, you’ve genuinely lost count. You stumble out of bed, again, and as you sit in the dark doing whatever …
Feeding, Development and Sleep: Why They’re All Connected
If you’re a new parent, chances are feeding, development and sleep are taking up a significant amount of your headspace right now. And there’s a reason for that, these three things are not separate challenges …
Gentle Sleep Shaping Tips for Babies Under Six Months (That Aren’t Sleep Training)
These gentle sleep shaping tips for babies under six months (that aren’t sleep training) can save your sanity as well as saving you lots of stress and self doubt. If you’ve ever googled “newborn sleep,” …
Breastfeeding in the Fourth Trimester
The fourth trimester, those first tender 12 weeks after birth can be described as raw, beautiful, overwhelming, and transformative all at once. It’s a time of adjustment for your baby and for you. And when …
Combination Feeding Without Stress
Combination feeding without stress is possible and many families discover that combination feeding, using both breast milk and formula, works for them. Feeding your baby doesn’t have to be an “all or nothing” choice. For …
What I Wish Every Parent Knew Before Their Baby Arrives
Over years of supporting new families through feeding, sleep, and the emotional intensity of early parenthood, there are a few things I wish every parent knew before their baby arrives. These truths aren’t about doing things a …
Understanding Your Baby’s 3–4 Month Fussiness with Kindness and Calm
Understanding Your Baby’s 3–4 Month Fussiness with kindness and calm can be the key to surviving this unpredictable and often unexpected phase! The 3–4 month stage can catch a lot of parents off‑guard. Just when …