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Mar 10
3 min

Sleep Through the Generations

“I don’t remember sleep being so hard when we had kids.” It really got me thinking. What has changed in the space of one generation that

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Caroline Tapia

Mar 2
5 min

Reverse Cycling

No, this isn’t a setting on your washing machine. Reverse cycling is when your baby takes in more calories at night than they do during the

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Caroline Tapia

Feb 22
2 min

Split Nights

Split nights, biphasic, bimodal, diphasic, segmented or divided sleep. This when your baby or toddler is awake and ready to party for severa

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Case Study - 5 month old Maeve (Cot refusal to independent sleeper)

Caroline Tapia

Feb 14
2 min

Case Study - 5 month old Maeve (Cot refusal to independent sleeper)

5 months old Belle would not sleep for longer than 30 minutes in her cot both day and night. This meant that mum was needing to hold Belle f

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Caroline Tapia

Dec 17, 2020
2 min

Your Sleep Matters

Let’s forget about the kids for a minute. What about you? When was the last time you woke up feeling refreshed and not needing coffee to fun

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Caroline Tapia

Nov 24, 2020
2 min

Snoring - What's the big deal?

Regular snoring and noisy breathing are signs of disordered breathing during sleep or Obstructed Sleep Apnoea (OSA). We often associate slee

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Caroline Tapia

Nov 7, 2020
3 min

Biologically Normal Night Waking

Let’s go back to biology. Overnight your baby sleeps in cycles. You might already know that their daytime sleep cycles are around

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I don’t want to sleep train my baby. Can I still get help with their sleep? --- YES!

Caroline Tapia

Nov 7, 2020
2 min

I don’t want to sleep train my baby. Can I still get help with their sleep? --- YES!

The phrase “sleep training” can conjure a lot of anxiety for parents. “Should I?”, “shouldn’t I?”. There’s a lot of noise out there

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Caroline Tapia

Nov 3, 2020
2 min

Case Study - 7 month old Aria

7 month Aria* was born 5 weeks premature and suffered from reflux. Adjusting to life with a new baby is not so easy at the best of times, bu

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Caroline Tapia

Nov 1, 2020
2 min

Case Study - 15 month old Arianna

15 month old Olive* had recently transitioned to one nap when all of a sudden her night sleep fell apart. She started waking at least twice

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Caroline Tapia

Oct 8, 2020
3 min

8-10 Month Sleep Regression

Although this sleep regression is commonly narrowed down to the 8-10 month age bracket, the time between 6-12 months can be a bit of a minef

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Caroline Tapia

Jul 11, 2020
3 min

Tips for Nailing the 2hr Lunch Nap

One question I am asked a lot is.. how do I get my baby to sleep longer during the day? Quite often parents are chasing the elusive 2hr hour

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Caroline Tapia

May 25, 2020
2 min

Foundations of Sleep

Just like a house, when building healthy sleep habits, we need strong foundations. Without proper foundations, a house will fall. It may no

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Sleep Aids - What Works and What Doesn't

Caroline Tapia

Apr 19, 2020
4 min

Sleep Aids - What Works and What Doesn't

Hands up if you’ve bought a baby sleep aid hoping it would solve your sleep problems? I admit, with our first, I spent a small fortune on gi

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Caroline Tapia

Apr 7, 2020
4 min

Top 5 Sleep Tips During Isolation

What a strange new world we have found ourselves in. We’ve all heard the saying “it takes a village to raise a baby”. So, what happens when

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Developmental Milestones and How They Impact Sleep

Caroline Tapia

Mar 11, 2020
2 min

Developmental Milestones and How They Impact Sleep

Watching your baby learn new skills is one of the best parts of being a parent. From rolling to walking, the excitement when they hit new mi

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Caroline Tapia

Mar 11, 2020
2 min

5 Tips for a Good Night's Sleep

1. Follow and age appropriate routine Day sleep and night sleep are closely related. If your baby or toddler is having too much or too littl

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Is teething ruining my 4 month old’s sleep?

Caroline Tapia

Mar 7, 2020
3 min

Is teething ruining my 4 month old’s sleep?

Teething gets a lot of the blame when it comes to sleep troubles. In most cases, teething is not the culprit when good sleep turns bad. Tee

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Caroline Tapia

Feb 20, 2020
2 min

When and How to Unswaddle

Removing the swaddle can cause a lot of anxiety for parents. They worry about what is going to happen to the quality of their baby’s sleep.

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Everything You Need to Know About Nap Transitions

Caroline Tapia

Jan 21, 2020
4 min

Everything You Need to Know About Nap Transitions

Your baby’s sleep patterns are constantly changing. You finally get them settled into a routine only for them to start resisting naps, delay

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