Meet Jack. On the 29th June 2018, we welcomed little Jack into the world. Thank you to SJOG Geelong for helping me deliver our 3rd little boy safely. As I live the life of having a newborn and beyond, I thought, as a Sleep Consultant, I would therefore, share with you the trials and tribulations…
One of the joyous events of having a newborn is the lovely activity we call, Cluster Feeding. My first son, Joel, never actually did this. He was very small and I needed to wake him for feeds. So when my second son came along and it came to Night 2, and he spent the entire…
Bringing a new baby home is a very special time. I always get a bit excited when I take my little one home from the hospital. However, there is definitely a touch of anxiety as well. My middle boy, Kayden, is what you would call ‘a mummy’s boy’. I spent as much time with Kayden…
My #1 Tip for Newborn Sleep? Don’t let your newborn stay awake for longer than 45 minutes. Yes! 45 minutes. This includes feeding. So have a look at the time when you get baby out of the bassinet. Baby should be back down in the bassinet no later than 45 minutes later. As weeks go…
So Jack is 3 weeks old now. That is 3 weeks of regular feeds around the clock. Bottle fed, breast fed, it doesn’t matter, your little bundle needs regular feeds so this is the way it needs to be for the next little while. There are a few ways you can try to help the…
Newborn sleep goals are a game changer! But allow me to have a little vent first please…. Sickness! Gah! We have had a household of sickness over the last few weeks. It has been TOUGH! I was the last one to get sick and by some miracle, Jack has survived unscathed (so far!). It is…
Jack is 5 weeks old now. Our days with Jack are still a bit of a mismatch. No two days are the same but I can see a pattern for naps starting to form. One thing I have been solid on is that I don’t feed less than 3 hours apart. The break between feeds…
Self soothing is a skill that most babies already have, it just gets lost along the way or becomes harder for them to master. I have found that I have had to use the dummy a lot more than I intended too with Jack. During the night particularly. He has been waking my other boys…
