The amount of sleep an individual needs can vary greatly depending on their phase of life and unique makeup, but generally speaking a healthy adult requires between seven and nine hours of quality sleep per night. Newborns can require up to 17 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period, toddlers between 10 and 14,...
Category: Baby
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Can you sleep train babies under four months?
No-cry coach Cheryl Fingleson explains how to shape sleep habits from birth. Is sleep training possible with a four month old baby? Cheryl says no, we don’t sleep train babies that young – but there is another option that’s even better. It’s called ‘sleep shaping’. It’s the question on the lips of almost every parent...
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How to sleep snugly and soundly
Cheryl the Sleep Coach shares her best advice to getting a good night’s sleep. Last week I visited The Weekend Wakeup to talk about how to sleep snugly and soundly now that winter is approaching. Access the podcast here: Cheryl Fingleson at The Weekend Wakeup 6PR: How to sleep snugly and soundly https://www.6pr.com.au/podcast/how-to-sleep-snugly-and-soundly/
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The 5 things you can do to help your baby or toddler fall sleep at night – and stay asleep
Maximise your child’s sleep time by following these 5 steps to ensure your child falls asleep, and more importantly stays asleep! 1. Have the same routine every night. An easy way to help maximise your little one’s sleep is to create a predictable bedtime routine. The key to a bedtime routine is to follow the...
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Your baby’s perfect sleep window
The sleep window is that perfect window of time in which a baby is ready for sleep, and will calmly and happily go to sleep. It’s so important that you read your baby’s sleep signs and don’t miss their window – otherwise you can be sure nap times (and even night times) won’t go to...
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Timing is everything!
Find out how long your baby should be sleeping for by following this easy sleep time reference guide. Here are some wake time formulas to help guide you… 0 to 1 month Wake time = Duration of the last sleep time, up to 40 minutes max. Newborns are usually awake for the length of time...
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Tips for the sleep deprived mums – Practical Parenting
Do you feel exhausted from waking up throughout the night, just to replace your little one’s dummy? Is your child unable to self-settle and needs your assistance and comfort? Do you allow your child to sleep in your bed? This may sound familiar to you, however, being a mother is a good enough reason for...
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Can Flexibility Be a Bad Thing
One of the key elements in ensuring a happy, healthy sleep routine for you and your baby/toddler is a little flexibility (we all know how life can throw a spanner in the works after all!) – but could too much flexibility be a bad thing? Babies and toddlers thrive on sleep routine, it offers them...
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Sleeping on the Move – Can You Sleep Train Your Baby on the Go?
One of the hardest elements to adjust to when introducing a new baby into the family can be the sense of cabin fever that tends to set in! Along with a new baby comes a new daily schedule, and one of the most crucial elements of this new lifestyle is an established, consistent sleep routine...