Handling the Holidays The holiday season is upon us, whether you are ready for it or not! I’m falling more on the “not” side this year. It’s definitely a fun and exciting time of year, but it can also be overwhelming and exhausting. Imagine if you feel this way, how much more your kids can…
4 Self-Care Tips Mothers Should Practice During the Fourth Trimester This guest post on the Koalaty Sleeping Consulting blog was provided by Emily Graham of MightyMoms.net. The 12 weeks following giving birth is known as the fourth trimester. This period plays a key role in helping mothers recover from the physical and emotional effects…
Getting Through the Daylight Savings Time Change You’ve worked so hard to get your child on schedule and now the Daylight Savings Time change is coming up. This is a day hated in the sleep consultant world- getting our children to sleep through the night and into a routine is hard enough, we don’t need…
Why Won’t My Baby Sleep Through the Night? Ahh, the question we all want the answer to. And right now please! Baby wakes up during the night frequently and the fussing starts, waking you up and disrupting everyone’s sleep. You have to go in there and soothe them back to sleep somehow. And then hope…
Back to School Tips Alright, let me just start off here by saying, honestly and sincerely, no judgment for what might have gone down in the last couple of months of summer. You want to squeeze every minute of joy and togetherness you can from these glorious days. If it’s a choice between consistent…
What if My Kids Share a Room? This is a tricky scenario that I see a lot of parents dealing with. They want to move their youngest into a room with their toddler but are unsure how to sleep train without waking up the older child. That is a valid concern, and I wish I…
The Four Month Sleep Regression As a professional sleep consultant, I hear the term “regression” used in regards to just about every imaginable circumstance. Essentially, if baby doesn’t sleep well for a couple of nights, parents start dropping the ‘R’ word. Some people subscribe to the idea that there’s an eight month regression, a 9…
Removing Yourself from Baby’s Sleep Routine So, perhaps that is a bit of a misleading title. I am not suggesting that you can remove yourself from your baby’s bedtime routine altogether. “Alright. It’s almost bedtime. Go have a bath, brush your teeth, get into your PJs, read yourself a story and tuck yourself in. Mommy…
How to Handle a Light Sleeper Is your baby a light sleeper? Does she wake up every time you so much as walk past her door? Does he go from fast asleep to wide awake the second you put him down into his crib? This is a very common complaint I get from parents. They…
5 Common Sleep Myths New moms are buried in advice, suggestions, and information from the moment they find out they are pregnant. This comes from all areas: caring family members, to strangers on the street, to the internet. This is all given with the best intentions, but it is overwhelming nonetheless. How often don’t you…