When you enter parenthood everyone always says that all your clothes will be covered in spit-up, but beyond that, not many tell you why or how to handle it AND try to get sleep too! As a nurse practitioner in…
How to involve grandparents in your child’s bedtime routine
About 1 billion people in the world today are grandparents. Many very much want to be involved in helping raise their grandchildren. Sometimes that may be daily involvement in a multigenerational household or for some, it may mean visiting twice a…
Planning a successful day trip with babies and toddlers
Once upon a time before you had kids you’d hop in the car with your wallet and a hair tie and you’d be on your way. Now, as a parent, a day trip takes a little more planning, and it’s…
Bedtime fears across the ages
If you are a parent to a young child at least one time or another you have heard the middle of the night cries saying “mama I’m scared”. Today’s blog is going to fill you in on common bedtime and…
Balancing feeding and sleeping times for babies 6-12 months
By the time your baby gets older they now are starting to experience more awake time during the day and are not as sleepy as your newborn once was. And just as you start to figure out a sleep and…
Nap Routines at the end of parental leave: developing structure for you and your baby prior to going back to work
Congrats mamas and dads, you made it through the fourth trimester! Parental leave is such an important time for bonding and learning how your baby is communicating with you. There is a lot of figuring out which cry is for…
Teething and sleep: advice from a sleep consultant and dentist
As parents we’ve all been there. Your baby has been sleeping well and then…bam they start waking up again! Are they teething ? Are they growing? Why can’t this littler person just tell me what’s wrong?! Teething is a common…
3 steps to decreasing your child’s bedtime curtain calls!
It’s 8 pm, you are just sitting down with a nice glass of vino, and you hear those pitter-patter footsteps coming down the stairs. “Mommy I need a sip of water ” they say. Then 5 minutes later, “I have…
Sleep Training 101
There are a lot of myths out there about sleep training and as you guys know I’m an evidenced-based girl and an expert pediatric sleep consultant, so I will give you the rundown of all the most common methods, when…
How to transition from the Crib to the “Big Kid” Bed
So many aspects of parenting little children are about transitions. From the hospital to home and every day forward it’s all about the next transition to help your child complete. The crib to the “big kid” bed is another one…
Hello world!
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for following me and trusting me to provide you with sound sleep advice for your little one! To start let me tell you a little bit about myself and Nested…
