![]() Make sure you subscribe to the YouTube channel for notifications of new helpful videos, and feel free to give us a like so more people may find it and it help them on their journey. If things are bad now, they aren’t going to get much worse so what have you got to lose. Sleep breeds sleep, so if you aren’t sure your baby will sleep at what may seem like such short wake windows, give it a go. Have a watch and let me know what you think.ĭoes it make sense that your baby wants to sleep more than they are doing?ĭo you think you may have been keeping them awake too long due to an article, schedule or app telling you to keep them awake so they sleep better? This information comes from a mix of studying, practicing as a holistic sleep coach for nearly 5 years and personal experience of having 2 children. ![]() In the video I’m talking about what baby sleep tends to look like on average between these months, and when and how to transition from 3 naps to 2 naps a day. This isn’t to say it isn’t useful to have a guide to help you understand when your baby might be tired, or when they may be due a nap if they are good at concealing their tired signs. There is your baby and your individual baby’s sleep needs. I’m here to tell you that there is no one set schedule. With so much contradictory information on the internet, how are you supposed to work out which one of the many ‘schedules’ will work for your baby. #supportbreastfeeding #breastfeedingstruggles #newmum #newparent #newmumsupport #newparentsupport #breastfeedingsupport #gentlesleepcoach #newborn #newbornbabyĭo you have a baby between 6 and 9 months old who seems to struggle with sleep and naps? She naturally thought she was helping as I was so exhausted, but it really felt like my choices were been taken away from me without my knowledge or consent.’Īs a country we have one of the lowest % of breastfeeding mums, I would like to think this is because of choice, but unfortunately, from the families I’ve spoken to over the years, and the survey I ran recently, the biggest issue seems to be lack of support. While in hospital, I made my feelings on feeding very clear, so I got a shock when I saw a nurse pouring 30ml’s of formula into a cup to give to my day-old baby. It was exhausting, but as I had been led to believe for so long that I wasn’t going to be able to breastfeed due my medication, and to only recently find out I could, I was determined not to fail. I ended up hand expressing and using a syringe to feed her to make sure she was getting what she needed. We really struggled with the latch and she was just not feeding, and the pain to keep on trying was horrific. I will never know if this was partly the reason why breastfeeding was such a struggle, but I don’t think it will have helped matters. I don’t really remember the first few hours at all. ‘’Due the emergency section, I didn’t get the immediate skin to skin I would have liked, and it was a while before I got to hold my baby. Here is a section from the blog, I’ll pop the link in the comments if you want to read more and I’ll share the following part of our breastfeeding journey tomorrow. One of the big battles I had was breastfeeding. I know you all know that I changed my career to support families with sleep after my experience with Sofias lack of sleep, but you might not realise that I am hugely passionate about supporting new parents throughout the whole transition from pregnancy to parenting due to the personal battles I had with Sofia. Today marks the start of #worldbreastfeedingweek and I thought it might be nice to reshare my story with you.
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