Riff Raff Ramblings — Sleep Guides

As the seasons begin to turn, you may start to see a change in your little ones sleep habits. Are random wake ups starting to occur somewhere between 3-5 am? Is your little one starting their day at 5 or 5.30 instead of 6.30? Illnesses keeping them up? Believe it or not, this IS normal. 

Bringing your precious little bundle home is one of life’s greatest blessings – but looking for ways on how to get a baby to sleep is a lot trickier than it seems. Quality sleep is an important foundation in an infant’s routine. Their sleeping hours are a crucial time for their healthy development – from their busy brain to their tiny tummy, the growth is exponential each day so it...

Routines and predictability are often the bedrock of most philosophies about baby sleep time, but it’s not that simple for a 4-month-old sleep schedule. When your baby reaches three to four months, their sleep behaviour reaches a developmental leap and becomes more dynamic. Instead of prolonged sleeping, they begin cycling through light and deep phases with brief waking periods afterwards. Some little ones can adjust well to these changes –...

Achieving healthy habits is crucial when it comes to baby sleep schedules. This can be done by establishing a routine early on as soon as your child is born. This is where introducing baby sleep products comes in handy and helps achieve quality sleep for your baby and, consequently, the entire family.

It is well known that quality sleep is undoubtably a fundamental element in an infant’s healthy development. From their busy brain to their tiny tummy, there are incredible amounts of growth and development that happens when your baby gets good quality sleep. Therefore, it absolutely makes sense to create healthy sleep habits for your little one from the very beginning. After all, our babies only know what we teach them...

Do you love the idea of a more gentle approach as you support your baby to sleep? Here’s five simple and caring ways to assist your baby on the path to self settling.

While most babies experience sleep regressions during the 4-month mark, it’s likely that it can happen anytime, and most likely during a 6-month-old sleep schedule. At this stage in your baby’s little world, they’re experiencing changes that to us, would be the equivalent of tectonic plates shifting; to them, they’re learning crazy wild skills like sitting up, grabbing, yanking, babbling – perhaps they’re even teething!

Holding your baby in your arms really puts everything into perspective – at that moment, nothing else exists except for you and your little one. Being able to soothe your baby can be a wonderful bonding moment, but at times, it can put a strain on balancing everything else at home. So it’s perfectly valid to ask how to get the baby to sleep without being held.

The one to two year mark sees a lot of changes for your little ones. There are a few little things that we want to keep an eye on during this time. One is the shift from 2-1 naps, the next is the beginning of toddler pushback at bedtime and the other is possible regressions.

Let’s talk toddler sleep. It’s a biggie! I would love to share with you some ways you can effectively navigate your toddler’s bed and nap times.

As mammals, humans are born very immature when compared to all other mammals. This means that they are born completely relying on their parents to meet all their needs from hunger, thirst, comfort, security, love and warmth.

Should I put my baby into a routine? When should I sleep train my baby? How do I get my baby to sleep? These are all common questions for new parents and there is a lot of talk around having your baby in a routine and sleep training which can all seem daunting and confusing for new parents.