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It's been a long day and it's finally time to put the baby to sleep, only, she won't. No matter how much you rock her, sing to her or pat her cute little bottom she remains awake and lively. You've tried everything, so what's next? is what's next! Every week a sleep and behaviour expert joins our live Facebook chat to answer your questions. This week baby sleep expert Jo Ryan helps with the following challenges:Helpline

• A 6-month-0ld who rolls and wakes herself up
• A 5.5-month-old who is waking at 4am
• If it's safe to drop the overnight feed for a 3-month-old who is 7 kilos (short answer: no)
• A 6-month-old waking every two hours after midnight
• A 2.5-year-old waking at night
• A 15-month-old waking at night and really early in the morning
• A 6.5-month-old who wakes for a morning feed at 4 am and won't go back to sleep
• A 7.5-month-old waking up for 2 hour stretches overnight
• Tips for helping a 2-year-old sleep in past 5am

If you would like an online appointment with Jo Ryan you can book her through Babyology’s Parent School.To take part in the next Live Helpline and get your question answered, you can contact us by doing any of the following: Email us at [email protected], ask your question during the Babyology Facebook live on Mondays from AEDT 8.15pm or leave your question in our Babyology Helpline Facebook group. Need help or advice right now? Book in a one-on-one session with a Parent School expert

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Steph Pase has two children under five, so she knows the chaos of living with small children. She's also very good at organising - both herself and others. She writes at Just another mummy blogand on this episode she gives her tips on how to stay on top of everything during lockdown- including the clutter that seems to follow children everywhere they go and how to make sure working from home doesn't just add to the mess.

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The turning of the season from winter to spring has the promise of bluer skies and warmer weather. It also, unfortunately, brings a multitude of problems for people who react to more pollen in the air. Cheryl Talent is the President of the Eczema Association of Australasia. Cheryl understands that eczema can flare up in the months of spring and has some tips on how parents can manage it.

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This week on , parenting coach Karina Lane talks about wellbeing in pregnancy, birth and beyond. This includes:Helpline in Focus

• Whether a pregnant woman should have her mother-in-law in the birthing suite
• Will a vaginal birth after a c-section be a better recovery?
• How to manage visitors from your extended family after childbirth
• How to prepare for the second birth in twelve months so that the recovery is better
• How to manage a newborn and toddler when you're suddenly single
• When is it possible to start exercising again after childbirth if you are usually very fit?

To book in a one-on-one session with Karina Lane, check out the Parent School powered by Babyology. Want to ask our experts your own question? Join our weekly LIVE Helplines on Facebook or leave your question in our Facebook Helpline Group.

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How are you at saying no to your children or your partner? Author and journalist Grace Jennings-Edquist was a 'yes' woman long before she had her baby. Helping friends, supporting family, attending all the events. Grace was not a woman who let others down. But after she had her baby saying yes to everything came at a higher cost. After sinking to rock-bottom she started to look into why women don't say no more often. The result is her book The Yes Woman, How to reclaim your power by finally saying noGrace talks about what she discovered in her research, and why women everywhere can start saying no with confidence..

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Feed Play LoveThe following is a highlight episode, back due to popular demand.
Toddler tantrums are a fact of life for any parent of a small human. They can be frustrating, loud and difficult to manage. But they are also completely developmentally appropriate. So how can we manage toddler tantrums? Sharon Turton is a psychotherapist and author, and she has a few tips on ways parents can handle these stressful situations.

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Feed Play LoveThe following is a highlight episode, back due to popular demand.Mothercraft nurse Chris Minogue has been helping families for over thirty years. Her advice has been giving listeners peace of mind for the last seven years. In this episode from the archives Chris helps with the following challenges:Helpline

• A six-month-old early riser
• Night feeds for a six-and-a-half-week-old
• A 13-month-old night waking
• Almost six-month-old waking after rolling in the cot
• A four-year-old not getting enough sleep
• An early-rising two-year-old
• How to manage breastfeeding a six-month-old starting daycare
• An 11-month-old waking in the night
• Night weaning and day naps for a four-month-old

If you would like an online appointment with Chris Minogue you can book her through Babyology’s Parent School. will be back next Monday. You can contact us by doing any of the following: Email us at [email protected], ask your question during the Babyology Facebook live on Monday from AEDT 11:30am or leave your question in our Babyology Helpline Facebook group. Need help or advice right now? Book in a one-on-one session with a Parent School expertHelpline

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Dr Kyl Myers and her partner Brent decided to raise their child Zoomer without a gender. At the time the decision made headlines and caused consternation around the world. But Kyl was ahead of a wave of gender exploration in children. Now parents everywhere are grappling with their childrens' decision to be non-binary. Kyl has written a book Raising Them, Our Adventure in Gender Creative Parenting and has many ideas on how cis-gender parents can support their non-binary kids.

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Have you got a small child who is taking longer than usual going to sleep? Maybe you have one who is having more nightmares than usual. You might be the one who is having a restless night. Professor Dorothy Bruck is a sleep psychologist and a spokesperson with the Sleep Health Foundation. Dorothy explains how our sleep has been disturbed during the pandemic and what we can do to fix it.

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Every child is different, which is why it's helpful to speak to an expert about what's going on with your child. This week we chat with paediatric nutritionist and fussy eating expert Dr Jen Cohen about first foods. Jen dispels some myths about when you should be starting your child on solids and whether purees or baby-led-weaning is the way to go. She then answers some questions about when to start a baby on lumpy foods, whether it's okay to start a ten-month-old on family food and what to do about a ten-month-old who will only eat purees.
To book in a one-on-one session with one of our experts check out Parent School, powered by Babyology.

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