by Annie | Oct 4, 2019 | Baby, Bedtime Routine, Blog
Bringing a new baby into the house is a glorious, exciting, terrifying occasion, especially when you have one or two already, and it can bring up a whole lot of questions. How are the older children going to react to their new sibling? Are they going to embrace the... 
by Annie | Aug 14, 2019 | Baby, Blog
Raising kids is a high-stakes responsibility, and in this age of social media and easy access to information about anything and everything, parents are easily overwhelmed with feelings of guilt and inadequacy. As a sleep consultant, I see this all the time from... 
by Annie | Jun 10, 2019 | Baby, Blog, Regressions, sleep contraptions, Sleep props
As a pediatric sleep consultant, there are a few questions I’ve grown accustomed to hearing. People are understandably curious about whether or not their child is going to cry, and if so, for how long. They want to know how long it’s going to take before baby starts... 
by Annie | May 7, 2019 | Baby, Blog, Travel
So you’re traveling. Across several time zones. With a baby. Young mother feeding her small daughter from bottle on airplane I salute you, intrepid traveler because this is not a task for the weak-willed. This requires courage and determination beyond that of the... 
by Annie | Apr 9, 2019 | Baby, Blog, Regressions
As a professional sleep consultant, I hear the term “regression” used in regards to just about every imaginable circumstance. Essentially, if baby doesn’t sleep well for a couple of nights, parents start dropping the ‘R’ word. Some people subscribe to the idea that... 
by Annie | Nov 13, 2018 | Baby, Blog, Developmental milestons
As a mother myself, as well as a sleep consultant whose nine to five job consists of meeting with the parents of babies and toddlers, I’ve come to the inescapable conclusion that babies, as a rule, are complicated creatures. I’ve always gotten a giggle from Matthew...