Tricky baby no 3 and a gentle approach to sleep training
Posted by Karen Faulkner onIt was literally a chance meeting over the radio airwaves that sent this mummy my way and I've loved helping her and her cute little baby, Angus. Such a gorgeous cheeky smile :-) Here is...
Medical Causes of Baby and Toddler Sleep Problems
Posted by Karen Faulkner onMost sleep problems are behavioural in origin i.e. they are caused by learned behaviours baby cannot recreate e.g dummies falling out, patting, rocking and feeding to sleep.So when do you decide sleep training/learning isn't working...
The no 1 most important ingredient in sleep training success
Posted by Karen Faulkner onToday I'm going to give you THE most important ingredient in baby sleep training success. It's the thing that gets the results and imprints the behaviour.And that ingredient is ... CONSISTENCY.It's like any new hobby...
Baby not Sleeping and Waking a Lot at Night?
Posted by Karen Faulkner onHow does baby sleep come undone? This is something I get asked about an awful lot. There are many reasons why your baby is not sleeping. The baby was never sleep trained/prevented in the first...
Frequent night waking and baby sleep - Ava
Posted by Karen Faulkner onBefore finding Karen I felt like I had hit rock bottom. My daughter Ava was nearly 7 months old and we had not had a good night sleep since she was born.The trouble is as...
The desperate measures of sleep deprived parents
Posted by Karen Faulkner onAs a baby sleep guru I meet many desperate parents would do almost anything for a good night's sleep. Lack of sleep sends you crazy. You turn from a rational reasonable person to one who...
Catnapping - Julia's story
Posted by Karen Faulkner onJulia 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 myths
Posted by Karen Faulkner onLast month I wrote an article for Practical Parenting for Jo Hartley, a well known parenting journalist on 6 Baby Myths.I'm sure some of you wanted to know what I had to say on some...