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30/04/2021
Happy Friday!
A quick little tip for you. If your toddler has learned to unzip their sleep sack, put it on BACKWARDS! This will draw the distraction away from the zipper as it is not easily accessible.
👶🏻 My 1.5 year old just recently took off his sleep sack during his nap, took off his diaper, and the p**p that was in the diaper went everywhere! Talk about a mom FAIL! 💥
Have a wonderful weekend!
14/04/2021
Hump Day!
It’s almost FRIDAY, but being a parent is nonstop. Younger babies 👶🏻 have such short wake windows and older babies, who are taking two naps but can’t quite make it to bedtime without getting overtired, could benefit from a short snooze 😴.
* ⏰ 20-45 min is just enough for a cat nap
* Baby can sleep in crib, carrier, stroller, etc. How ever you get baby to fall asleep that’s 👍🏼
* Use the same nap time routine you use for your other naps. Remember... babies LOVE consistency!
* When baby no longer falls asleep for this nap, it may be time to drop it 😃
09/10/2020
Happy Friday, Y’all 😀 This newborn picture make me wanna have more babies!!!
Babies 0-3 months still haven’t fully developed their melatonin production and are still trying to figure out their days and nights. It is very common to have babies this age sleep a lot during the day and be awake at night which is TOTALLY opposite of what you do or want. As much as I am a night owl myself, numerous days of being up all night takes a toll on you.
A few tips for helping:
🤞 Try to keep naps to 2/2.5 hrs during the day. I know that just making it past a 20 min nap seems tough, but if your baby decides to take a long snooze, try to keep within this time. The goal is to have the long stretches at night.
🤞 Try to have a set wake up time and a set night time where you do the same things every morning and every night. For example at night, when it’s time for bed and you start going through your routine: bath, jammies, book/cuddle, feeding, and song, baby starts to recognize these cues and over time will know “it’s bedtime!”.
🤞 Try to keep the room dark at night when you wake to do feedings or change a diaper. This will show that it’s sleep time!
Let me know if you need any help or you can also go to my website for a newborn guide :)
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