Caroline TapiaJul 8, 20216 minWhy we don't need to be afraid of crying!Our first instinct as parents is usually to jump in and fix things in order to stop the crying because the crying makes us uncomfortable.
Caroline TapiaJul 6, 20214 minHow sleep training made me a more confident parentI always knew I wanted to have kids and I thought being a mother would come naturally. Surely, once your baby is born your instincts kick i
Caroline TapiaMay 10, 20212 minSleep is NOT a learned skillSleep is a basic human function like breathing, eating and drinking. We need sleep to survive. Healthy babies enter this world with the a
Caroline TapiaApr 29, 20214 minSleep Training MythsThere’s a large anti-sleep training movement happening at the moment and a lot of the opinions being thrown about are extreme and misinforme
Caroline TapiaApr 23, 20212 minCase Study - 5 month old Ben (Navigating Tricky Transitions)When his mum contacted me, Ben had just starting to roll but was still swaddled in a Love to Dream arms ups swaddle and sleeping in a Snoo b
Caroline TapiaMar 10, 20213 minSleep 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
Caroline TapiaMar 2, 20215 minReverse CyclingNo, 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
Caroline TapiaFeb 22, 20212 minSplit NightsSplit nights, biphasic, bimodal, diphasic, segmented or divided sleep. This when your baby or toddler is awake and ready to party for severa
Caroline TapiaFeb 14, 20212 minCase Study - 5 month old Maeve (Cot refusal to independent sleeper)5 months old Maeve would not sleep for longer than 30 minutes in her cot both day and night. This meant that mum was needing to hold Maeve f
Caroline TapiaDec 17, 20202 minYour Sleep MattersLet’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
Caroline TapiaNov 24, 20202 minSnoring - 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
Caroline TapiaNov 7, 20203 minBiologically Normal Night WakingLet’s go back to biology. Overnight your baby sleeps in cycles. You might already know that their daytime sleep cycles are around
Caroline TapiaNov 7, 20202 minI 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
Caroline TapiaNov 3, 20202 minCase Study - 7 month old Aria7 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
Caroline TapiaNov 1, 20202 minCase Study - 15 month old AriannaWhen 15 month old Arianna transitioned to one nap, all of a sudden her night sleep fell apart. She started waking at least twice overnight.
Caroline TapiaOct 8, 20203 min8-10 Month Sleep RegressionAlthough 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
Caroline TapiaJul 11, 20203 minTips for Nailing the 2hr Lunch NapOne 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
Caroline TapiaMay 25, 20202 minFoundations of SleepJust like a house, when building healthy sleep habits, we need strong foundations. Without proper foundations, a house will fall. It may no
Caroline TapiaApr 19, 20204 minSleep Aids - What Works and What Doesn'tHands 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
Caroline TapiaApr 7, 20204 minTop 5 Sleep Tips During IsolationWhat 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