It’s quite straightforward to become a certified sleep consultant. Many courses run over two days. You can become a sleep consultant over a weekend. I am certified and have all the qualifications to practice. I too took a weekend-long course and acquired my certificate. Over those two days, we learned …
1.Ask what you can do and how you can help her. 2.Bring food and yummy healthy snacks. 3.Fill up water jugs and keep them close to her nursing chair. 4.Help tidy up and put on a load of laundry. 5.Fold laundry. 6.Hold baby while mum showers or grabs a bite …
Dummies – If your baby is anything like mine we lose at least one a week. Milton does ‘soother and teat’ wipes which are amazing for on the go. Lovey/comforter – Take 3 with you. Have one which you can use for travelling on the aeroplane and out and about …
A bedtime routine helps to set the scene for sleep, show your baby what’s coming next (sleep), round up and end off the day beautifully. It should be one smooth flowing process made up of predictable steps which you repeat every single day. Often a bedtime routine starts with bath …
A baby’s ‘awake time’ is the amount of time a baby can comfortably stay awake for in between naps before becoming tired again — and then overtired if you miss this window. It becomes much harder to put a little one down for a nap when they are overtired. An …
Here are a few things you can try if your older baby 6-11 months is struggling to nap. Make the room dark: Use blackout blinds and make your little one’s room very dark. Light stimulates a baby’s eyes to say ‘It’s wake-up time’. You might find your baby falls asleep …
Guest post by Fadela Hilali My experience around young children is almost invariably the same: a precious blend of candour, lightheartedness, playfulness, curiosity and humour. Childhood is a beautiful thing, so much so that embracing our “inner child’ has become a buzz phrase in the wellbeing community. But that’s not …
There are four essential parts to creating the perfect ‘sleep bubble’ for your baby. 1. Lighting Lighting is important in setting up your baby’s sleep environment. If it’s nap time, set up a little nap time routine where you dim the light on going into the room before prepping your …
Often times, when babies drop their late afternoon nap – (that last little catnap of the day, that usually happens between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m.), it can be a bit of a long stretch for them to get all the way through to bedtime. Sometimes, especially just as your baby …