By Jolandi Becker - MD of Good NightAs sleep consultants we rarely advise on nutritional problems and always refer our clients to registered dieticians when we do pick up on problems as we are sleep experts after all and NOT feeding experts. However, when we’re...
By Megan Heuer - Good Night ConsultantMost people warned me how difficult it was going to be, adjusting from one child to two and how they wished they had known how challenging the change would be (And then feel compelled to share this information with me so...
By Jolandi Becker - MD of Good NightSleep regressions can be quite challenging for both parents and little ones. There are many regressions and some babies and toddlers might experience one or two instances of poorer sleep as they grow and very rarely some children experience...
By Jolandi Becker - MD of Good NightOnce again recently I came face-to-face with the question of whether I am for or against sleep training (working in the baby and sleep industry this seems to come up quite often). And once again my answer was, as always, I...
By Salomé Botes - Good Night Sleep ConsultantI work with parents daily, and I hear many of the same questions, things parents are unsure of when it comes to sleep.Let’s start at the beginning, with your new-born. Please do not let the old-fashioned idea of “spoiling”...
By Raylene de Villiers - Good Night Sleep ConsultantWe have all been there - you show your two-year-old a real photograph of someone and they try to “swipe” it across. We all roll around laughing at how funny it is but this shows a deeper...
By Jolandi Becker - MD of Good NightOften breastfeeding and sleep are thought to be part of two different worlds. Many people will tell you that your child won’t be able to sleep through the night until you stop breastfeeding. Tell that to my daughter...
By Magriet Rothman - Good Night ConsultantThe moment I found out I was pregnant with my second child I was in tears. These were tears of a combination of emotions: joy, happiness, fulfilment and panic. My husband and I always wanted two children, but we didn’t expect them...
By Jonel Basson - Good Night ConsultantYou reluctantly open your eyes. It’s still dark outside, but something very familiar called you out of dreamland – it’s your little one’s voice calling for his Mommy. You glance over at the clock just to realize that, yet again, your child has...
By Steffen Becker - Parent to Oscar and EmmiWomen have a distinct advantage over men in the game we call parenting, which is that they get to “meet” the little one roughly 9 months before daddy does. Just imagine a group of three friends. Two...