Help I'm a new mum and I don't know what to do

One of Australia's leading baby sleep experts, Karen Faulkner shares insights from 26 years as a registered nurse and midwife.

• Struggling to get your baby to sleep?

• Confused by overwhelming and contradictory information?

• Want to encourage good sleep habits but concerned about effects of controlled crying or cry it out methods?

• Need quick answers based on cutting edge sleep research that gets results?

What you'll get

• 5 point checklist to find out why your baby is crying

• Key baby sleep myths busted!

• Strategies for ending baby's day/night confusion

• Advice on how to reduce the risk of SIDS

• Tips to optimise nursery lighting for sleep

• Ultimate 2 page step-by-step guide to baby sleep learning with no controlled crying

• Tips on how to manage dummy use without impacting on sleep

• A guide to reading baby's body language so you know when they're ready for sleep.

• The ultimate baby sleep secret: Karen's 3 minute rule

• The gentle 'rolling pin' method for getting an overtired baby to sleep

What you'll learn

Baby Sleep

• How to recognize tired signs in your baby

• Why baby yawns are not always a sleep signal

• How to safely use white noise to help baby sleep

• How to set up a safe sleeping environment

• How much sleep is normal

• How to get your baby to sleep longer at night

• Why your baby belongs in their bed while they’re still awake and not already asleep

• The most common error parents make that causes them to miss tired signals from their baby

• How babies communicate they’re getting enough sleep

• Why you should reevaluate your baby’s sleep at 6 weeks

• The best tech tool you already have for knowing when to intervene and resettle baby to sleep

• Why UK parents have fewer baby sleep problems compared to Aussie parents

• The simple test using only your hand to assess whether too much light is interfering with baby’s sleep

• Safe and effective swaddling technique

Crying Babies

• How much crying is normal before baby falls asleep

• The little-known smartphone tool that will help you translate your baby's cries into 5 definite needs

• 6 factors that can contribute to colic & what you can do

• The 2 most common mistakes parents make when trying to settle their baby

• Why we call it 'purple crying' between 2 to 6 weeks of age and how understanding this will help you manage better with an upset baby.

Feeding your baby

How many breastfeeds are normalFirst 4 days of breastfeeding & daily changes to expect
How many breastfeeds are normal
Why it's important to know the difference between nutritive vs. non-nutritive sucking
What issue causes up to 50% of breastfeeding problems
Bottle feeding technique and equipment.

"Karen has helped a lot of my babies and parents with their sleep difficulties; I would highly recommend her." ~ Dr Carole Chung, BMedSc, MBBS, Dip Paeds, FRACGP, GP at Fountain Street General Practice, Alexandria, NSW

Samantha Hobbelen - Mum of 2
The inside info to newborn sleep essentials. Karen shares everything she has been teaching parents over her 28 year career of midwifery and unlocks the secrets of great newborn sleep. Not only is it a must read, but the essential information contained in this book changed our life. We went from having a baby who cried for 4-5 hours overnight to a baby who slept through. We still refer to Karen in our household as ‘Karen Poppins’!

Allana Parkinson - Mum of 2
Karen is one in a billion a true gem. I cannot recommend her highly enough to any new parent or parent of a non sleeping child. Karen has saved our lives literally twice with our two girls who had colic and reflux respectively. Sleep was just not happening for anyone in our house. Karen has a wealth of experience, knowledge and education behind her which makes her a wealth of information and full of hot tips from the best diet to help with sleep through to baby massage. After speaking with a number of 'baby sleep experts' in two continents no one comes close to Karen's level of knowledge and actual ability to help and truly fix the sleep problems. I just wish I had known Karen existed the day my first daughter was born.

Michelle Robinson, Mum of 1
I spent more time preparing for labour than for what came after. I thought I'd learn what I needed to know in the hospital after bub was born but the staff were stretched and busy. Thankfully Karen's book is the ultimate cheat sheet of baby basics. My baby now sleeps better and longer. In these days of overwhelming information it's refreshing to be given exactly what you need from a trusted expert.

Kristy Fairbairn, Mum of 3 including twins
Such an easy read and layout. Love the flexible routine. I like to go with the flow but having some ideas is awesome.

About the author - Karen Faulkner
Often described as a modern-day Mary Poppins, Karen Faulkner has worked with families to promote baby's sleep for over 17 years.

A UK-trained registered nurse and midwife of 26 years. She also has a BSc (Hons) Psychology and a BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Practitioner - Health.

She has worked in partnership with thousands of families teaching them how to promote their baby's sleep and manage their toddler's behaviour, in person and online.

A recognised expert regularly interview by leading Australian media including Radio 2GB, Radio 2UE, Essential Baby and more. She is also the founder of Nurture Parenting where she consults with parents of under fives in regards to sleep, behaviour and more.

Karen hosts a weekly baby clinic in Sydney where she helps parents with practical solutions to their parenting challenges. She is also currently growing a thriving Facebook group where a community of parents can come together to learn and share her parenting tips and get the support they need.

"This book is my response to the many requests from parents I've assisted for an easy to read parenting cheat sheet based on my unique and pragmatic approach. I believe in supporting parents without judgement and nurturing confidence in their ability to find the to find the best way forward for their child."

What you'll get

5 point checklist to find out why your baby is crying
Key baby sleep myths busted!
Strategies for ending baby's day/night confusion
Advice on how to reduce the risk of SIDS
Tips to optimise nursery lighting for sleep
Ultimate 2 page step-by-step guide to baby sleep learning with no controlled crying
Tips on how to manage dummy use without impacting on sleep
A guide to reading baby's body language so you know when they're ready for sleep.
The ultimate baby sleep secret: Karen's 3 minute rule
The gentle 'rolling pin' method for getting an overtired baby to sleep

Baby Sleep

How to recognize tired signs in your baby
Why baby yawns are not always a sleep signal
How to safely use white noise to help baby sleep
How to set up a safe sleeping environment
How much sleep is normal
How to get your baby to sleep longer at night
Why your baby belongs in their bed while they’re still awake and not already asleep
The most common error parents make that causes them to miss tired signals from their baby
How babies communicate they’re getting enough sleep
Why you should reevaluate your baby’s sleep at 6 weeks
The best tech tool you already have for knowing when to intervene and resettle baby to sleep
Why UK parents have fewer baby sleep problems compared to Aussie parents
The simple test using only your hand to assess whether too much light is interfering with baby’s sleep
Safe and effective swaddling technique

Crying babies

How much crying is normal before baby falls asleep
The little-known smartphone tool that will help you translate your baby's cries into 5 definite needs
6 factors that can contribute to colic & what you can do
The 2 most common mistakes parents make when trying to settle their baby
Why we call it 'purple crying' between 2 to 6 weeks of age and how understanding this will help you manage better with an upset baby.

Feeding your baby

How many breastfeeds are normal
First 4 days of breastfeeding & daily changes to expect
How many breastfeeds are normal
Why it's important to know the difference between nutritive vs. non-nutritive sucking
What issue causes up to 50% of breastfeeding problems
Bottle feeding technique and equipment

"Karen has helped a lot of my babies and parents with their sleep difficulties; I would highly recommend her." ~ Dr Carole Chung, BMedSc, MBBS, Dip Paeds, FRACGP, GP at Fountain Street General Practice, Alexandria, NSW

Samantha Hobbelen - Mum of 2

The inside info to newborn sleep essentials. Karen shares everything she has been teaching parents over her 28 year career of midwifery and unlocks the secrets of great newborn sleep. Not only is it a must read, but the essential information contained in this book changed our life. We went from having a baby who cried for 4-5 hours overnight to a baby who slept through. We still refer to Karen in our household as ‘Karen Poppins’!

Allana Parkinson - Mum of 2

Karen is one in a billion a true gem. I cannot recommend her highly enough to any new parent or parent of a non sleeping child. Karen has saved our lives literally twice with our two girls who had colic and reflux respectively. Sleep was just not happening for anyone in our house. Karen has a wealth of experience, knowledge and education behind her which makes her a wealth of information and full of hot tips from the best diet to help with sleep through to baby massage. After speaking with a number of 'baby sleep experts' in two continents no one comes close to Karen's level of knowledge and actual ability to help and truly fix the sleep problems. I just wish I had known Karen existed the day my first daughter was born.

Michelle Robinson, Mum of 1

I spent more time preparing for labour than for what came after. I thought I'd learn what I needed to know in the hospital after bub was born but the staff were stretched and busy. Thankfully Karen's book is the ultimate cheat sheet of baby basics. My baby now sleeps better and longer. In these days of overwhelming information it's refreshing to be given exactly what you need from a trusted expert.

Kristy Fairbairn, Mum of 3 including twins

Such an easy read and layout. Love the flexible routine. I like to go with the flow but having some ideas is awesome.

About the author - Karen Faulkner

Often described as a modern-day Mary Poppins, Karen Faulkner has worked with families to promote baby's sleep for over 17 years.

A UK-trained registered nurse and midwife of 26 years. She also has a BSc (Hons) Psychology and a BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Practitioner - Health.

She has worked in partnership with thousands of families teaching them how to promote their baby's sleep and manage their toddler's behaviour, in person and online.

A recognised expert regularly interview by leading Australian media including Radio 2GB, Radio 2UE, Essential Baby and more. She is also the founder of Nurture Parenting where she consults with parents of under fives in regards to sleep, behaviour and more.

Karen hosts a weekly baby clinic in Sydney where she helps parents with practical solutions to their parenting challenges. She is also currently growing a thriving Facebook group where a community of parents can come together to learn and share her parenting tips and get the support they need.

"This book is my response to the many requests from parents I've assisted for an easy to read parenting cheat sheet based on my unique and pragmatic approach. I believe in supporting parents without judgement and nurturing confidence in their ability to find the to find the best way forward for their child."