newborn sleep goals

Days and Nights

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

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Just plain tired…

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

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#1 Tip for Newborn Sleep

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

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Bringing Jack home

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

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Cluster what now??

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

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Meet Jack

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