10 reasons sleep is important for babies
Posted by Karen Faulkner onGetting enough sleep for mums and babies is my passion and I totally understand the desperation you feel when sleep is not going well. These 10 reasons are why baby and toddler sleep has me...
Toddler refuses to sleep at night
Posted by Karen Faulkner onI often get mums messaging me via my online chat in the middle of the night from overseas. This desperate message came from a mum in the UK and she'd sent it at 4 pm...
Limit setting for your baby 0-12 months
Posted by Karen Faulkner onLimit Setting Toddlers are designed to push boundaries and it comes naturally to these cute little mini dictators. The danger as their parent is you forget to maintain your boundary or limit setting. Until the...
Non-nutritive breast feeding and baby sleep regressions
Posted by Karen Faulkner onThe sleep regression I hear the phrase 'my baby has a sleep regression' mentioned a lot and I'm going to explore this little hot potato. Breastfeeding your baby to sleep after 4-months of age is...
Superfine merino sleepwear is better for baby than cotton
Posted by Karen Faulkner onParents of children with eczema Parents of children with eczema were once advised their children should ‘avoid wearing wool at all costs’, for fear the rough and prickly fibre may irritate their skin and exacerbate...
The safety of travel cots is under review by CHOICE
Posted by Karen Faulkner onPortable Travel Cots Choice, the independent, unbiased Australian consumer reviewer, has done a recent very thorough assessment of the safety or otherwise of portable travel cots and it's been concerningly enlightening.Many parents go away on holidays...
Lucy was always crying and wouldn't sleep
Posted by Karen Faulkner onLucy, Rachel and Tom’s Story Just after the clock ticked over, on the first of January our little baby Lucy came into the world. She was a beautiful and determined little spirit, our first baby....
From terrible to terrific after sleep training
Posted by Karen Faulkner onWhen you've reached desperation Parents don't contact me when they are just a little bit tired. They contact me when they feel completely broken and have nothing left. These were not first-time parents either. Both...
