For Sleep Sake

I’ve been having a hard day... (year?!😂) As we all do! So, as I’ve been struggling to find motivation today I looked back and found this screenshot from one of my very first clients! And let me tell you,THIS right here is my main ✨MOTIVATOR✨

It’s comments like these that drive me to do more and continue on the hard days. I am so fortunate to have found my passion, I get to have a insanely rewarding job; changing the lives of families through sleep! Let me help change YOUR life through sleep too!

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Though Sleep Recessions can be VERY difficult while you’re going through them, there is light at the end of the tunnel! ✨ These usually only last a few days to a week tops! But know they not forever! Setting your child up with a consistent, healthy, age appropriate schedule and routine, as well as a sleep conducive environment, will only help to get through these recessions!

Below is a list of WHY these recessions may be happening! Of course, every human develops at different rates but this is generally what is happening at these ages!

* 4 Months- Sleep is Transitioning From Being Unstructured to Structured- More Schedule and Routine Than First few Months of Life.
* Teething
* Growth Spurt
* Out of 4th Trimester
* Distinguish Between Day and Night

* 8-10 Months- Lots of Milestones to Get Through!
* Babbling
* Rolling Over
* Sitting
* Standing
* Crawling

* 12 Months- Way too Much to Do- Learn, Play, Walk- I can’t sleep!
* Walking
* First Words
* Separation Anxiety
* Fomo (Fear of Missing Out!)

* 18 months- Independence and Resistance is a Big Part of being an Almost Toddler, Plus Lots of Changes!
* Resistant- love the word “No!”
* Independence
* Increase in Vocabulary
* Separation Anxiety
* Nap Transition

* 24 months-
* Fears of the Dark
* 2 Year Molars
* Potty Training
* New Family Member/Big Changes
***Most think move to a big kid bed should be here- but keeping kids in their cribs as long as possible (3 years?) has some great benefits- more on that in a different post later so stay tuned!***

Let’s talk SLEEP ASSOCIATIONS!

Sleep Associations are actions used to help your baby or child fall asleep, there are some actions you can do that are more positive than others! At first, I felt that the word negative sounded too harsh, but it’s not that is a negative action- rocking is soothing and of course, a positive thing to rock your baby, it’s WHEN the rocking takes place!

Rocking your baby from an awake state, all the way asleep is the issue, you are doing all the work for them! This leads to more night waking’s- when they finish a sleep cycle, the way in which they fell asleep is different and they want that same routine and environment they fell asleep to recreated. For example, if your baby falls asleep every nap and bedtime by feeding to sleep, they will associate eating with falling asleep. If your baby falls asleep during a feed, its not the end of the world, we just don’t want to form a habit out it. To prevent these negative associations, replace them with the positive!

I’ll break it down for you:

These negative sleep associations usually involve a parent or caregiver assisting in one of more of the following actions before nap or bedtime:

Nursing or bottle feeding to sleep
* Rocking/bouncing to sleep
* Touching child until asleep
* Driving in car until asleep
* Lying next to crib or bed until asleep
* Pushing in stroller for naps

These positive sleep associations usually involve the baby doing the following actions ON THEIR OWN:
* Holding/rubbing/sucking/biting a lovey
* Singing
* Humming
* Babbling
* Sucking thumb or fingers
* Kicking feet or laying in fetal positions
* Rocking back and forth
Here some “external sleep associations,” environmental factors which help your little ones fall asleep faster, easier and stay asleep longer:
* Blackout shades
* White noise machine or fan
* Room temperature between 68 and 72 degrees
* A lovey, if over one year, to help learn to self-soothe and comfort to sleep

One way to help break these negative sleep associations is through sleep training; using the right method for you and your family, science backed sleep tips and some extra support from yours truly! Book with me today!

I’ve decided I want to do something fun on Friday’s to treat my followers, because who doesn’t love a good pic of a cute puppy! Meet my fur baby, Frankie Roo!

Also, shout out to this lovely lady for these beautiful shots of this girl and her pup! 😍🥰