The Baby & Toddler Sleep Podcast with Chasing Sweet Dreams

Are you worried that teaching your baby to sleep, or sleep training, is going to hurt your bond with them? Do you ever wonder if attached parenting is possible with sleep training?

I often get asked: will teaching my baby to sleep hurt my bond with them? That's all our biggest worry. I felt that way too when I was going through this, and the answer: no. Let's talk about why so many parents teach their babies to sleep and continue to have a strong and secure bond with their babies.

Here's the thing: there is confusion here.. Please don't confuse the terms Attachment Parenting and Secure Attachment.

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When your little one is sick, you need to do whatever you can to make your child comfortable. Sometimes the best parenting decision for the moment will conflict with optimal sleep habits and that's ok. This blog will guide you through how to manage such difficult times.

As your child grows into a walking, talking little person, you may find yourself eager to move him or her into a toddler bed. However, moving your child too early could lead to bedtime battles or nighttime disruption. On the other hand, even children who are 'old enough' to move to a bed can sometimes have trouble making the transition. Here's hoe on how to make the crib to bed transition easier. 

How many times have you been woken up by your baby in the early hours of the morning? If it's happening more than once a week, it might be time to take a closer look at what's going on. In this blog post, we'll ask you some questions to help you figure out why your baby is waking up so early. Generally, the natural wake-up time of most children is anywhere between 6:00-8:00 am. Especially if that early wake-up call means your baby has clocked less than 11-12 hours of night sleep

If you have napping children, you may be wondering what you’re supposed to do with Daylight Savings Time (DST) coming up. There are lots of different ways that you can approach DST, and each of the following ways will work just fine. No matter which option you choose, Baby will eventually adjust to the new timing; just make sure to expose her to plenty of sunlight and even artificial light during her awake times so that her body can learn the new timing. Light and activity will help her acclimate, especially when you’re trying to get her to go a little longer between sleeps than she’s used to.

At Chasing Sweet Dreams,  we like to solve as many problems as we can with as little parental sleep deprivation and hassle as possible.

Understanding and implementing the information we will discuss —which may seem simple and intuitive at times—can lead to major sleep improvements with very little stress for all involved.

I would say about 85% of families that contact me for a sleep consultation have tried some form of sleep training on their own and failed...sometimes miserably. Oftentimes, these parents will say to me, "I've tried everything" which I consider a challenge. There are usually many things that families don't consider or aren't doing properly when putting a sleep training plan into action. It's not that these families are intentionally sabotaging themselves, it's just that, especially with those children that are more 'sleep-sensitive', the stars almost have to be aligned in order for this difficult process to be successful. Below, I've included the top 8 reasons that sleep training fails, and what we can do instead to help make it a success!

Congratulations! We bet you are amazed at how quickly the first six weeks passed!

Perhaps the glow of new parent-hood is wearing off, you face going back to work, meals and packages have stopped arriving,  and exhaustion is setting in.  Or, maybe you are doing okay, but anticipating what’s to come in your baby’s sleep future and want to get started on the right foot.

This age range can be very hard for new parents who are seriously sleep deprived, yet still have a baby whose sleep is very much in development (aka: erratic).  It’s also a time when some babies start to experience such issues as reflux, allergy symptoms or “colic”.  It will get better!

We spent a lot of time thinking about this topic because we have SO MUCH to say about newborns and sleep, the first being CONGRATULATIONS! We also don’t want to overwhelm you with information overload.