As a Fort Collins pediatric sleep consultant, I would consider myself a pretty solid expert on infant and child sleep and the steps behind shaping a good sleeper. I’ve helped 100s of parents gain back their sleep with some simple changes to their child’s routine and...
The early newborn days are both blissful and exhausting. You’re getting to know your baby and they are getting to know you in the outside world. Sleep is one of the skills that isn’t established right away and this can catch many parents off guard. As a newborn sleep...
The 8-month sleep regression tends to get a lot of attention because of the sudden challenges with sleep, after just sorting out sleep as a result of the 4-month sleep regression. A lot of parents feel like they are finally getting sleep on track and then they are...
There’s nothing sweeter than a newborn baby, wrapped up tightly, drifting off to sleep. My husband and I affectionately called our daughter, our little burrito. Soon after she was born, we noticed that our muslin swaddle blankets served more of a purpose...
If you’re a parent, it’s likely the gift of an “extra hour of sleep” that is promised when the clocks roll back every fall is actually not a gift at all and is really the curse of your child waking at some god-awful hour. Children that were once waking up at 6:00 AM...
A toddler leaving their bedroom may sound harmless, but if it happens often enough, it can be every bit as hard on parents and children as constant night waking. Think back to those early days of waking every 2-3 hours – brutal right? As a Colorado toddler sleep...
As a mom and a Northern Colorado sleep consultant, I constantly see sleep discussed in mom groups, whether on social media or other networking avenues. In fact, sleep may be one of the most popular topics discussed due to its importance to basically every parent...
I can clearly think back to the day we brought my daughter home from the hospital. I was consumed with feelings of love, gratitude, exhaustion, and excitement. Looking back, I would say I was blissfully ignorant to what it really took to keep this tiny...
As we take on the new role of parent, we quickly learn that this new little human depends upon us 24/7, for 100% of their care. A large part of baby’s care is meeting the feeding and nutritional needs of baby, so they are growing and developing normally. ...
As a baby sleep consultant, I hear the term “regression” used often when sleepy parents start to experience sleep challenges with their baby.