Mistakes To Avoid When Feeding Your Newborn
When we become first time parents (or even second or third time) to a newborn, we are so worried about so many different things. Is the baby eating enough, pooping and peeing enough, are they sleeping too much during the day or not enough? And are you recording all of it to share with the […]
What Makes Good Night Different
By Good Night Consultant I had an unsettling call this morning from a lady who was in tears. She had been following an individual’s advice who called herself a “sleep expert’s”. As a result, the woman’s 10 month old baby had been vomiting; crying inconsolably for up to three hours in the middle of the […]
“Self Soothing” Myths And Facts
By Good Night Consultant Social media has been abuzz about a recent article published by Psychologist Sarah Ockwell-Smith about the misconceptions or damage one can do by teaching your baby to “self sooth”. Herewith my response: As a self-proclaimed attachment parent, Sarah falls within one end of the parenting style spectrum, together with Dr. Sears, […]
Do You Hate Bedtime?
By Good Night Consultant A correct bedtime routine can really help your child transition to sleep As a parent, I am sure you have often read about the importance of a bedtime routine. This blog post attempts to provide a few “bedtime routine secrets”. The most important thing to remember with a bedtime routine is […]
Confessions Of A Sleep Therapist
By Good Night Consultant There is a saying that goes: “The cobbler’s children go unshod”. Simply put, the son of the shoemaker has no shoe…. Very often, the cobbler spends so much time looking after his customers’ needs that he has no time for his children’s. I often find myself in the same predicament. Imagine […]
The Teething Monster
By Good Night Consultant Is your baby not sleeping through the night because of teething? Teething babies: The good, the bad and the ugly Often these words are heard: “My baby cannot sleep through the night because he is teething really badly!” Most moms want to smack me around a little when I mention that […]
Interesting Information About Your Infant
By Good Night Consultant A recent Sleep Sense Conference in the United States provided phenomenal content and REALLY rekindled my passion for providing children and parents in South Africa the gift of a Good Night’s Sleep. I was struck by how much I missed my beautiful dirty-handed, Barney-watching, bambino of 20 months. Children possess such […]
Myth busters: Baby Sleep
By Good Night Consultant Keeping your baby up longer at night/between naps will encourage her to fall asleep faster and sleep better. This is definitely a myth. Keeping your baby up longer at night/between naps will result in an overtired child. An overtired child will be fussy, cranky, have trouble feeding and take much longer […]
Why Is Sleep a Struggle Over Weekends?
By Good Night Consultant I always have a giggle over weekends because it seems like my phone is on steroids on a Saturday! My clients always phone me frantically because their children, who usually sleep so soundly during the week, struggle with their weekend sleep patterns. Contrary to what you might think, weekends are not […]
The Curse Of The Short Nap
By Good Night Consultant I honestly do not know why we always tell moms: “Sleep when your baby sleeps”. I remember when my son was little; when he eventually fell asleep, that gave me enough time to race to the toilet, and hurriedly gulp down a cup of tea! I would mission off to my […]