
Why your baby wakes frequently at night
The big question is why do babies wake frequently at night? Here are the top 5 reasons babies wake too often at night along with what to do for each reason:
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The importance of sleep
When Samuel wakes for the fourth time at night and will not be settled without a feed, feelings of despair mixed with a small dose of panic come over his mom. She knows that he should not need a ni...

Getting your baby calm before bedtime
The secret to easy bedtimes is to structure your baby’s sensory world in a calming manner. Use the following techniques at bedtime to help your baby shift into the sleep state easily.
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The impact of Day sleeps on Night Sleeps
There is a true saying that sums up the relevance of day sleeps on nighttime sleep: Sleep Begets Sleep, which literally means the more your baby sleeps, the more he will sleep. A good day sleep rou...

Giving birth - the ideal delivery room
The womb is the ideal environment from every perspective for your developing baby. It is warm and tight, with lulling movement and meets your little one’s every need. It is from this ideal environm...

The best kept secret of parenthood – it is hard work!
Having a baby is a beautiful and wonderful thing, but it can sometimes feel traumatic, depressing and frightening. A woman I know, who has 3 grown up children and a grandchild on the way, said to m...

Choosing and introducing a security blanket
Whatever you call it; security blankets (baby comforter) are the best sleep tool a weary mother could wish for. The basics of choosing and introducing a security blanket.
Why:
At around 7 months of...

Your baby’s temperature regulation for comfort and safety
After 9 months in a perfectly regulated environment – the womb - it becomes one of your baby’s first tasks to regulate his body temperature. It takes a while for this ability to develop and intermi...

Taming your toddler’s tantrums
How many of us (pre-kids) stood in a shop and shook our heads at the apparent lack of control ‘some parents’ have over their toddlers. Naughty, rude and badly behaved may have been our natural thou...