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3 Reasons Your Baby Needs Good Day Naps

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

Catnapping Catnapping is something that frustrates many mums. A catnap is a short nap, anything from 20-40 minutes. For babies, under 3-4 months of age, a cat nap can be a normal phenomenon.https://nurtureparenting.com.au/baby-sleep-and-catnapping/Until they are...

Longterm demand feeding may be doing harm

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

Feeding schedules and demand feeding Demand feeding has become an overused and misinterpreted phrase. Formula-fed babies are rarely demand fed. It’s mainly breast-fed babies. Whilst this is a good thing in the early months, to...

The 4 month sleep regression is real

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

Sleep regression The 4-month sleep regression derails babies, starting off a spiral of sleep deprivation. I’m taking you right back to my Health Visitor training in England. Parents are taught at 2-8 weeks postnatal, how to help their...

Catnapping - Julia's story

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

Julia was the quintessential catnapper. She was a colicky baby and would only do 45min at the time, only rarely she would surprise us with a longer nap. The nights were not that bad and...

Baby sleep and catnapping

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

Catnapping Catnapping is one of the biggest sleep problems for parents of young babies. It confounds, frustrates and drives a lot of mums demented. I get asked a lot, 'Why can't my baby sleep for...

Swaddling Your Baby

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

As a Child and Family Health Nurse in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, I am a convert to swaddling babies.In the UK, as per SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) guidelines, we didn’t swaddle. Instead, we tucked...