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20.01.2022 It's absolutely normal for newborns not to be able to link their sleep cycles for their day naps and do one cycle of sleep. Totally normal. Yes, some will do longer and yes there are ways we can enhance their sleep opportunities. However, even when we have done all those wonderful things.......many will still sleep one cycle or will need your support to get back to sleep whether they are on you for a contact nap or whether they have been placed down into their bed. Many... newborns will sleep one cycle and just do more naps in the day. The challenge is when we believe something is wrong with our newborns sleep if they sleep one cycle. We are therefore feeling very stressed with this pressure and this can create a really difficult situation for parents and baby. And don't get me wrong, it's not easy when they do one cycle. It can be super exhausting in the day and then you hear friends' newborns doing 3 hours and you think GAAAAAH!! What is WRONG? What am I doing wrong?? If you are feeling unsure about what is normal for newborns, what to expect, how best to support your newborns sleep or would just like some guidance and reassurance then get in touch. I absolutely love being able to lift some of that stress from parents. It's hard enough being a parent of a newborn let alone then feeling so much burden of expectations of what your baby SHOULD be doing.

10.01.2022 What a wonderful gift to give an expectant parent to be or a parent you would love to support. You can nominate the sum for the Gift Voucher and will receive a beautiful certificate to print for them. Vouchers are valid for 6 months. Just direct message me to purchase. x #gentlesleepcoach #mamalove

07.01.2022 How are your children different from each other? Do you see a link between who they are in their waking time and their sleep? We all know that our children can be like chalk and cheese. No breaking news there. Do we also recognise these differences as they flow into their sleep? Different sleep needs, different sleep behaviours, different ways they fall asleep, the different support and connection they need at night and so much more. These photos are of my two kids and ...the drawing board things that are magnetic. They draw on it and then swipe the drawing away and start again. The thing is, we have had this toy since my daughter was about 18 months old. Never been damaged, pulled apart, thrown, stomped on or anything of the like. She would sit and sit and use this thing in her peaceful calm way. And then my son came along. His way of playing with this involves pelting it across the room, standing on it, holding the pen on the string and swinging it around, standing on it some more, sometimes drawing on it quietly but this morning he decided to pull it completely apart. He took the red frame part and stood into it so it was around his waist and charged around the house with it on. Here is my daughter trying to fix it only to then have him do it all over again. I'm sure you can all relate to stories similar to this; the ways you have observed the differences between your children. I see so much of my children's different personalities in the way they sleep and everything to do with sleep. When we start to actually see these differences in their personalities flow into their sleep it's actually quite an amazing thing to observe. It can help us understand that we need to support each child based on their unique personality and unique ways with sleep. It can be hard to accept this sometimes especially if our first child was 'easier' when it came to sleep. Sometimes it's about reminding ourselves that they are just different which includes when it comes to sleep.....and this is okay and normal.

05.01.2022 Who is brave enough to say yes? I know I sure do sometimes! Plus my husband is on my page so I'm really putting myself in it now. Who will stand with me?!? #realparent #loveourkids

02.01.2022 Big changes in sleep are common with children around 2-4 years of age and quite often it's less about things like naps and how much sleep they are getting. It's often much more complex than this and relates to so much that's going on in their day, the shift in their development, processing huge things in their world, big emotions and trying to work out where they fit into their world. It's common for new siblings to arrive, daycare or preschool to start and a myriad of othe...r stuff. Parents often report big shifts in bedtime taking 43 hours (you know what I mean!), lots of big feelings and upset around bedtime, wanting parents to stay with them, waking in the night and wanting support. So what happens if we just focus on the behaviours? And what is the difference if we look UNDER those behaviours and really step into their space and understand what is driving those behaviours? What's changed? What are their needs? By looking at the needs under the behaviours we can focus less on what's happening and focus on the why? Why is this important or relevant? When we can understand why our children are going through these changes, we are in a much better position to support them. It's understandable that sometimes we focus on strategies targeted at the behaviours. For example, walking them back to their bed each time they wake and come to us or leave them to sort out those feelings with some tears in their room because we feel it's a tantrum we shouldn't give in to. Can we go deeper than this and focus on connecting with their need rather than focusing on the behaviour? Supporting their sleep can be hard. Let's face it. They are tenacious! It's tiring and it can be frustrating when we feel our time in the evening is getting swallowed by what's happening. What I see over and over is that by looking below the behaviours and working on everything as a whole.....there is less upset, things become more calm more quickly and we are able to walk the path with these wonderfully gorgeous little beans. Big love x

01.01.2022 Kids can be so bonkers and hilarious. Give us a Friday chuckle or some warm fuzzies by sharing something your little ones have done this week. x