What works best for helping my baby fall asleep?  

Am I resisting what works best because I’m trying to follow someone else’s “rules” about how to help my baby sleep?

What cues are my baby giving that let me know they are tired?

What happens if I start helping them to sleep a little bit earlier?  A little bit later?

What is my state of mind as I am helping my baby to sleep?

How hard am I working to get sleep for my baby?

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A trend Victoria sees in who reaches out to her overnight for support

The barriers parents have in reaching out even when they are experiencing high stress and struggles with breastfeeding

The role your nervous system plays in what Victoria calls the “relaxation and lactation” state

How stress impacts breastfeeding

Using your breath and mindfulness as key tools for increasing milk supply

Cortisol, oxytocin, and the parasympathetic nervous system –what’s the connection when it comes to breastfeeding?

Victoria’s perspectives on doom scrolling while breastfeeding

Where does mindfulness come from?  (And why it’s not simply a trend)

Strategies for moving away from being hyperfocused on how much milk you can pump and towards an approach that supports your efforts and goals

A story that highlights just how valuable support, encouragement, and a regulated nervous system is to successful breastfeeding experiences

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“Junk sleep”: what’s the deal with sleeping in arms or falling asleep in the car?  Does it “count” as sleep?  

Humans as carry mammals: how does this impact how we can help our babies sleep?

Why looking to your baby for “signs” that what you’re doing is working is the best way to avoid the trap of baby sleep myths

Putting your baby down “drowsy but asleep”: does it work?  Is it necessary?

How crucial is “teaching” your baby to sleep? 

Ways parents can influence healthy sleep without sleep training

“Sleep begets sleep”: is it true?

Keeping your baby up later to get them to sleep in: what happens when we do this, and what is really impacting your baby’s wake up time?

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Where Heather sees most parents cheating themselves out of much needed sleep

How to balance getting more sleep AND connecting with your partner or doing the things on your “to do” list 

When, generally, the most effective time is to sleep in order to reduce your sleep debt

How rest is different than sleep (and where to find more opportunities for rest)

What are micro moments of rest?

What self-imposed barriers to support you might be coming up against

Why boundaries are an important part of seeking support

The value in understanding that “Clear is Kind” (Brene Brown)

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The two key perspectives that support sleep: sleep development, and understanding your baby’s needs

Why sleep milestones should be approached more like the milestone of walking

What important brain function allows adults to manage upset more easily than babies (and why knowing this matters

The role that parents play in supporting brain maturation

What sensory input has to do with sleep

Why temperament plays a key role in figuring out what strategies will support your baby’s sleep

How to understand total sleep needs for your baby in order to struggle less with getting them to sleep

Life With A Baby (lifewithababy.com)

Karla’s journey that led her to become an IBCLC

Perspectives on integrative approaches to lactation support

Feeding “goals” versus “expectations”

Karla’s passion for helping parents rediscover the foundations of caring for their baby, including trusting their bodies

The tongue as an amazing, dynamic muscle

Finding what works for you

Getting to the root of feeding challenges

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Four reasons why it’s worth shifting from cry-it-out to responsive parenting

Four perspectives to help responsive parents have reasonable expectations around responsive sleep parenting

One easy strategy for helping support your parenting approach despite the pressure to conform to the sleep training culture

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The 3 questions to ask yourself that immediately drops some of the resistance you might have around helping your baby sleep holistically

Why meeting the need for secure attachment supports sleep

How attachment needs that are met naturally lead to independence 

3 thoughts you may have about meeting the need (and why they get in the way of sleep)

3 key messages around meeting your baby’s needs

How our nervous systems developed through evolution to support surviving and thriving.

The resourcefulness of our nervous systems to protect us through freezing, fighting or fleeing (sympathetic nervous system), and maintaining safety (ventral vagus nerve)

What “safety science” is and how it relates to gauging our environments as safe or unsafe so we can react appropriately

Co-regulation and its role in feeling safe

Oxytocin’s role in helping a mother create safety for a newborn

How intuition supports you physiologically

How to listen inwardly in a noisy outward world

Morning habits that support your ventral vagus nervous system

Self-talk, the “shoulds”, and the resulting dysregulation

Calming the inner voice 

Using breathing techniques to regulate

Why we might do well to replace the word “sleep” with “rest”

Hunter gatherers, bimodal sleep, and polyphasic sleep

Fear, love, and grief

How to move from "must do" to a state of safety/love

Dr. Nerina's 5 non-negotiables for more restful sleep

Cultural differences in night and daytime sleep (and the many factors that impact this

and more

How skepticism and overwhelm held Heather back in her own journey to get support

What key factors can help guide your decision (including where to find a sleep coach, and how to find one that aligns with your goals)

Should you hire someone with a health professional background?

How can you be savvy about reading testimonials?

How to be open to coaching so you can get the most out of the experience

Intro calls: why you should book one if it’s available, and what you should ask