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What You Should Know About Being a Pediatric Sleep Coach
It’s been just over a year since Oh Baby Consulting opened its doors to helping families across the world get more sleep. In that time, I’ve learned a lot about what it means to be a sleep coach, how people view sleep training, and what I can do to make sure I’m...
Sleep Training & Co-Sleeping
I've always been very up-front with families who reach out asking if I can help them sleep train while continuing to bed-share (aka co-sleep). The answer is no, I cannot. I have many friends and family members who choose to bed-share and even swear by it. Some of them...
How to Help Your Light Sleeper
Do you think your child is a light sleeper? If your child, seems to wake up every time you walk by their door goes from fast asleep to wide awake the moment you lay them down wakes up frequently throughout the night for no apparant reason Then you probably...
How to Handle an Accidental Car Nap
Anyone with children has had this happen: you’re in the car driving along and you happen to peer into your rearview mirror to see your child SLEEPING…when they shouldn’t be! You tried your hardest to strategically plan you outing around their normal nap schedule, and...
Sleep Training a Breastfed Baby
One of the reasons I have dedicated my life to supporting new parents is because of the sheer amount of information available and how conflicted many experts are with one another’s points of view. Surprisingly, this is true even among medical professionals. I've...
Why A Sleep Coach Should Top Your List of Baby Gear
I think the most Googled question from tired parents is: how do I get my baby to sleep through the night. And let me tell you, the results are WILD. From magical sleep sacks, to sleepy oils, to the most insane looking (and highly unsafe) apparatuses, there are so many...
Life After Sleep Training
When you're sleep training, you want to do your best to be as consistent as possible during the learning process. You do this for the benefit of your child who may be confused by inconsistencies. Additionally, the more practice opportunities your child gets, the...
How These Families Started Sleeping Through The Night (And How You Can Too!)
Is This You? “My baby is taking hours to fall asleep at bedtime.” “My child wakes up 5-6 times throughout the night” “I just cannot seem to get my little one to sleep past 4:30 a.m.” “My toddler suddenly stopped napping!” “I’m exhausted” When you’re sleep deprived,...
5 Common Mistakes Parents Make When Sleep Training
If you're thinking about sleep training, you'll want to make sure you have a plan in place for how to approach the process in order to see success. As you prepare to get started, make sure to also avoid these five sleep training mistakes: 1. Starting too early Formal...