With the holiday season around the corner, we asked Sarah Patel, a certified baby and toddler sleep consultant and founder of Teach To Sleep, to provide us with some tips on how we can support our little one’s sleep during the festive period. Bedtimes and Nap Routines All babies and children thrive on routine and…
Are early wake ups meaning you have an overtired baby on your hands ? Thinking of sticking with a baby blanket rather than a sleeping bag ? Today, we speak to Sarah Patel, founder of Teach To Sleep, she may change your mind. Sarah is mum to two little ones who are 18 months apart…
Winter is nearly here! Beautiful yellow and brown golden leaves are settling on the ground. We’re spending Sunday afternoons snuggled up on the sofa watching our favourite family movies. With the change in season, many parents wonder, “what about our baby’s sleep during winter?”. We have summarised the best sleeping tips for the cold season…
The spookiest night of the year is finally upon us, Halloween! We can’t wait to think up little tricks and see what creative costumes everyone comes up with. You may be a little worried that the night of scary costumes, scary decorations and graveyard noises might not go down too well with your little ones….
We share our top three tips to prepare your little ones for daylight savings We are reaching that time of year when we set our clocks back an hour to be ready for daylight savings. In theory, this means everyone will have one extra hour of sleep. However, this doesn’t work for babies and small…
“What, you’re breast/chest feeding your baby to sleep?” “Don’t do that or they never be able to fall asleep without you.” How many times have you heard this? You are certainly not the only ones. In the first few months, many babies are breast/chest fed or bottle-fed to fall asleep. In fact, it’s almost impossible…
It can be exciting or even a little heartbreaking to see your little one leave their cot and sleeping bag behind and move into a big bed with a duvet and pillow. But when is the right time to transition safely? UK Sleep specialist, Gemma Coe is a mum of two and is a certified…
Nipple piercings: What do I have to bear in mind during pregnancy and breast/chestfeeding? When you hear terms like snake bite, flat helix, high nostril or orbital, you immediately know what it’s all about? Great, then maybe this is the right blog post for you. For everyone else: The above terms refer to different piercings…
Let’s face it: there’s nothing quite as exciting as the first few weeks after a birth, with that little, incomparably good-smelling creature suddenly part of the family. For parents, this time usually means overwhelming love, unprecedented responsibility and, at the same time, endless questions. Now it’s about getting to know each other and building a…
For all those who didn’t know it yet: Baby carrying and breastfeeding/chestfeeding is an unbeatable combination. There are even studies that show that intensive physical contact between mum and baby promotes successful breastfeeding/chest feeding and that the use of a baby carrier can even outweigh the negative effects of a complicated birth or initial separation….