What an amazing baby sleep turnaround!
Posted by Karen Faulkner onThere are several different sleep training methods you can use with most of the age groups. Sleep training is not and should not be a one-size-fits-all. It's finding the right one for you and your...
Reiki Energy Healing with Karen
Posted by Karen Faulkner onThis is a little bit different from one of my usual parenting blogs but I actually think it's one of THE MOST IMPORTANT. Today I'm talking self-care and why as a parent self-care is a...
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...
Sleep training a 9 month old baby
Posted by Karen Faulkner onCaroline and Levi 9 months Levi was waking frequently at night and mum wasn't just tired, she was totally exhausted. At 9 months Levi had been moved into his own room to try and break...
Becoming a Midwife and going back to the village
Posted by Karen Faulkner onVillage Life Nurse Bracken is the reason I became a midwife. Growing up in a tiny English village, Levens, in the South of Cumbria near the Lake District, where families had their own midwife. It's...
Should you sleep train before or after an overseas holiday?
Posted by Karen Faulkner onOverseas holiday I get asked the question about sleep training, and should a parent do it before or after an overseas trip quite often? Parents worry that all their hard work will be undone by...
Mum needs sleep training courage
Posted by Karen Faulkner onSleep training and change Making the change to your baby's sleep and deciding to sleep train, can take a lot of courage. When you're already exhausted, from weeks of frequent night waking you need sleep...
Longterm demand feeding may be doing harm
Posted by Karen Faulkner onFeeding 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 onSleep 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...
