I read an article stating people were bragging about their babies sleeping better. I understand this is annoying, but why buy into it at all?If these people have time to waste; then let them. We know what we are doing so why worry about others? I guess while they’re bragging they’re not being the ... [ Read More ]
Poor babies taken from their serenity
Babies have a perfect home inside their mothers and then they are introduced to a world of uncertainty. No wonder they cry soon after they’re born!!! In the womb they have everything at their fingertips! The quandary is, when parents are caring for these new treasures it takes its toll because both ... [ Read More ]
Kids bed comforters
Kids bed comforters Babies and kids have comforters and sometimes adults get annoyed because the children become reliant on the comforters. The only way a baby or child can get a comforter is if an adult/carer allows it and nurtures the reliance. To make matters not so urgent if the comforter ... [ Read More ]
Neighbours are too noisy
Neighbours are too noisy At some time we all have had noisy neighbours who are irritating and this is definitely a problem if we are trying to sleep. Excessive noise from your party can be reported to police, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and once reported will be investigated by police. The ... [ Read More ]
How many sleeps til royal baby arrives
The sleep team: The unofficial date of July 13 has passed and now the media just wait for the royal bundle to arrive. The Palace has only ever reported that the baby was due in July sometime. The arrival of the new heir to the throne will also be announced via a formal notice on an easel in the ... [ Read More ]
Give sleep certificates as Christmas presents
If there was a sleep tablet that gave you options of 2 hours, 4 hours or 9 hours of instant sleep - I am sure it would be as popular as coffee! However, the next best thing is giving a sleep certificate to friends and family. It is hard to imagine being sleep deprived - if you have never been. ... [ Read More ]
Swapping notes with friends
Invaluable advice from friends Friends. Friends are so invaluable. Good friends are hard to find, but once you do, you are set for life. We have different friends which meet different needs. Just life others befriend us because we fulfil a certain need for them. The value true friends give ... [ Read More ]
Appropriate bed attire
Appropriate bed attire It is night time and we can put on our comfy daggy clothes. However, try to keep to a standard so you still care about what you wear to bed. It is still nice to look nice at home and even when you will be in bed. Baggy old ripped tee-shirts can be put in the rag bin ... [ Read More ]
5 things to do while your baby is sleeping
Sometimes when the kids are sleeping (whether during the day or night) Mums and Dads find it hard to concentrate on ‘their’ time because the baby or toddler or child is their focus for so much of the day or night. Try to accept you need time to adjust and make a conscious choice to allow yourself ... [ Read More ]
Not always good to talk to perfect mothers about their perfect babies
Babies do wake and cry for a myriad of reasons. The first thing to do is to put the issue in perspective and remain calm and the answers will come. Some babies sleep well, eat well, are happy all of the time, but not all babies are going to maintain all three constantly (despite what some tell ... [ Read More ]
Kids and sleep
If trained kids can sleep anywhere Image Source I am sure we have all seen kids sleep in different places, while with their parents, out and about. Of course sleeping on Mum or Dad, in a trolley, on a bench on Mum or Dad’s lap, sitting up sleeping, under a table, on a picnic rug and more. We all ... [ Read More ]
Pillow gives you a hand
Usually, just when you think of a great idea – it has already been invented. So, if you were thinking of inventing a hand pillow to comfort your baby – it has been done! Photo from: http://www.thegreenhead.com/imgs/zaky-hand-pillow-4.jpg Dr Yamile Jackson, the Inventor of the Zaky, gave birth to ... [ Read More ]
Resting on a plane verses sleeping
10 ways to be the happy passenger in the morning 1. Don’t expect to get more than a couple of hours if it is a night flight. 2. Have a restful day before hand and get a normal amount of sleep. 3. Expect that there will be a baby on the plane and don’t rely on a great ... [ Read More ]
Cords and cots and toddlers don’t mix
Statistics state that between one and two Australian children die each year from blind or curtain cords. There were at least 11 blind cord strangling deaths in Australia, between 2001 and 2008. Nine of those were children under the age of three. Already this year, two more families in Australia have ... [ Read More ]
5 ways to help train baby to sleep
5 ways to help train baby to sleep 1. Do not make the room sound proof and dark – babies have to learn to sleep in different environments. 2. Self soothe – a routine will help the baby know it is time to sleep – dinner, bath, massage, story, bed. 3. Do not rock to sleep – you can rock ... [ Read More ]
Duchess Kate and changing sleep pattern
The sleep team reports: The pregnant Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge, is probably trying hard not to show tiredness during her last month of pregnancy. Kate carried out her last solo public engagement last week, launching a new liner in the southern English port of Southampton The royal baby will be ... [ Read More ]
Bed-sharing for babies is a killer
Bed-sharing for babies is a killer by the sleep team Babies who share a bed with another person, are five times more likely to die, from sudden infant death syndrome. Babies can be comforted in bed and fed, but must be put to their own cot to sleep. It has been recently reported in the ... [ Read More ]
Child abuse
Child abuse Braveheart’s White balloon day is on this Friday, September 7. All money raised from white balloon sales goes towards preventing and aiding the decline of child sexual abuse. The aim of White Balloon day is to make Australia one of the safest countries in the world. Presently, ... [ Read More ]
You woke the baby!
Nobody wants to be responsible for waking the baby so I have written some ways to help. I have seen some notes at people’s doors before. I think it is only weird if it is done in a weird manner! To do it professionally, type it out and make it look ‘eye catching’ and put a date when it was ... [ Read More ]
Wake to sleep is new to me
Wake to sleep is a very new concept for me. My daughter is 9 years old and this idea would have been helpful about 9 years ago! However, reading it now and not even having a baby who doesn’t sleep for extended periods, the process seems daunting. I imagine a new mother or tired mother or busy ... [ Read More ]
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