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 …
Are You Raising an Orchid or a Dandelion Baby?
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,” …
Why Baby Sleep Habits Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All: The Truth About Contact Naps
Why baby sleep habits aren’t ‘one size fits all’ When it comes to baby sleep, there’s a lot of pressure to follow “good sleep habits.” You’ve probably heard advice like “Put your baby down drowsy …
Coping with sleep deprivation as new parents
Coping with sleep deprivation as new parents can be challenging to navigate, especially if you don’t have a support network of family or friends nearby to call upon. It is often both expected and accepted …
Connection: The foundation of humanity
Connection through responsive parenting is the way to create a secure attachment with your baby. From the moment a baby enters the world, they come biologically primed for connection. The earliest relationships between a newborn …
Night Breastfeeding: Why it matters, and how to survive it
It’s 2am. You’ve lost count of how many times you’ve been up. You’re feeding your baby in the dark, probably half asleep yourself, and somewhere in the back of your exhausted mind a voice is …