The Care It Out Sleep Show

Lucy Neary AKA The Early Years Dietitian is a registered dietitian specialising in early years nutrition.

She’s on a mission to eliminate outdated and widespread feeding myths and turn the next generation into enthusiastic eaters with a healthy relationship to food.

I really love Lucy’s approach to infant feeding and nutrition and I really hope you do too!

Tune into this episode and together, we’ll talk you through: 

Is focusing on food the key to a settled night's sleep?

How important is the relationship between food and sleep?

When to worry about how much they’re eating

Do dream feeds really help them to sleep better and for longer?

Do formula-fed babies sleep better? ( spoiler.. they don’t!)

When do night feeds need to stop?

Night weaning

Why dropping night feeds isn’t linear

What’s the best time for dinner

Are there any foods to avoid at dinner time?

And so much more!  

You can find out more about Lucy here:

Instagram: @theearlyyearsdietitian

Website: theearlyyearsdietitian.co.uk

Like most things on my approach, how teething impacts your baby will depend on your baby.

For some babies, you wouldn’t even know they are teething until you see their tooth pop through. And for others, teething can give them (and you!) a really hard time.

It’s normal for teething to impact their eating and behaviour, and especially their sleep. It’s also natural for you to worry about it and think you’ll never sleep again!

However, teething is only temporary and there IS light at the end of your teething tunnel even when it doesn’t feel it!

Tune into this week’s episode and I’ll share my 4 top teething tips for you.

Your Small’s bedtime boundary is simply how they fall asleep at naps or bedtime.

You might have heard these called sleep props, crutches or negative sleep associations.

This drives me a bit bonkers!

YOU are never a negative association.

And there’s nothing negative about your Small needing you to fall asleep. 

There’s no right or wrong on my approach. I’m simply about finding what works for you and doing that.

No negative sleep associations

And no bad bed habits!

I’ll always reassure you that if:

Feeding

Rocking

Cuddling/holding 

to sleep is working for you, your Small, and their sleep, then you don’t need to change anything. Unless you want to!

However, if you do want to change their bedtime boundary, it’s likely that changes can be made - with care.

But making bedtime boundaries changes, even with care, is a biggie for both you and your Small!

In this episode, I share 6 sleep suggestions that could help you make big bedtime boundary changes. The caring way.

Plus I’ll answer the questions you’ve asked:

What can I do if they keep standing and cot cruising but get overtired and teary?

What can I do if they wake when transferred and cry?

What can I do if they get upset the moment they get into their cot?

What age is too late to change their bedtime boundary?

Do you need more support changing your bedtime boundary?

I step down these big changes into smaller, more manageable steps in my bedtime boundary E-Course:

https://www.careitout.com/courses/bedtime-boundaries-ecourse

It’s totally normal for your Small’s nap time and length to shift around.

There are a few reasons why this happens, but the most common reason naps change is that their sleep needs are constantly changing.

Whilst short or skipped naps are all part of life logistics with your Small, they can be tiring and frustrating, and can cause you worry or nap anxiety for sure.

However, they’re very unlikely to break the bed bank, and there’s lots we can do to help!

Join me for this episode and I’ll talk you through my sleep suggestions for when:

they skip a nap

they take a short nap

Plus I’ll answer the questions you have asked:

For how long should you try to resettle them if they wake early?

What shall I do if they fall asleep super late in the afternoon?

What shall I do if they wake early from their lunchtime nap?

If they wake up super early for the day, how do you keep your day on track?

What are your suggestions for dealing with the anxiety/spiraling thoughts?

Further resources:

My Short nap Podcast Episode: careitout.com/podcast/ep-6

Anjli is a qualified dentist who’s worked for over 10 years at her practice in Leicester. She is a first-time mum to her daughter Isla who is 17 months old. Having used Instagram for lots of help and advice in the first few months of parenthood, she set up The Dental Mum to be able to share advice and tips to other parents, in a field she was familiar with! In her general practice, she treats a wide variety of patients, adults, and children, and has further training in the field of orthodontics (braces), Invisalign and non-surgical facial aesthetic treatments.

Join us for this episode and we’ll discuss:

When to start cleaning their teeth?

When is the best time to clean their teeth during their bedtime routine?

 Is feeding to sleep on the breast or bottle really bad for their teeth?

Is feeding them back to sleep at night really bad for their teeth?

When is the best time to stop using a dummy?

When is the best time to stop using the bottle?

Find Anjli over at Instagram: @thedentalmum

Rachel Akehurst from Lionheart hypnobirthing shares her experience of toddler bedtime resistance and shares her tools to help keep you both calm.

If your toddler is resisting their bedtime routine and/or going to bed, you most certainly aren’t alone. Even if it feels like you’re the only one battling away at bedtime you’re not! I see so many parents in my practice who have experienced this and Rachel is also one of them. 

However, whilst you might not be alone, it can be a very tiring and frustrating experience for both you and your toddler. There’s a lot of pressure to get them to bed at a certain time and to keep them calm whilst doing so.

But bedtime battles and resistance is very normal and most toddlers are likely to experience it at some point!

 In this episode Rachel very openly and candidly shares her experience of Sam, her son, who went through some huge bedtime resistance. She also kindly shares some tools that helped to calm their experience down. I really hope you find this episode reassuring and useful.

Find out more about Rachel here: 

Instagram: @lionheart_hypnobirthing

Website:  lionhearthypnobirthing.com

Parenting courses:  lionhearthypnobirthing.com/parenthood 

We’re at the start of another 4 weeks of lockdown life in the UK. We’re all sailing in the same Covid-19 storm but we’re in different ships.

Lockdown life will very much look and feel different to all of us.

Some of us may be looking forward to lockdown life and some of us might be absolutely dreading it. I’m somewhere in the middle for sure!

However, there’s no right or wrong way to feel about it. And there isn’t a right or wrong way that lockdown life should look for you. 

This podcast isn’t me telling you how you should feel or what you should be doing during lockdown. My intention is not to add stress to an already stressful time. But in this episode, I offer you plenty of reassurance and some sleep suggestions that could help you, your Small and their sleep during these strange and difficult times.

Mel is a mum of 2 based in East London (Tower Hamlets) and former research scientist turned babywearing consultant after she was pushed out of her job.

She found a true calling in supporting new parents on their parenting journey and share her passion of babywearing. Alongside the sling library, she co-runs the Tower Hamlets Family Meet-up which is a parent support group where parents meet local perinatal and early years professionals who come to support them. She’s also a breast-feeding mother supporter and very much into gentle parenting, continuously training to support parents better.

The sling library is an inclusive, friendly and welcoming space for parents to come and get the support they need.

To connect with Mel:

wrapahug.com
07916 349 685
Instagram
Facebook
YouTube

Transitioning your toddler from their cot to their toddler bed is a big transition for both you, and your toddler.

It’s totally natural and normal for you to worry about how they (and you!) will cope with this new change. You may also worry if they are going to stay in their bed and actually sleep! But most toddlers adapt well with this transition if we give them a bit of time. It’s more likely that you’ll worry about this change far more than them.

However, like most things on my approach, there’s always some sleep suggestions that could help your toddler bed transition go that little bit smoother for you both. And in this episode, I share four of my sleep suggestions that could help you and your toddler have a smoother toddler bed transition.

If you’re experiencing early rising, 100% you’re not alone. I recorded this podcast episode due to popular demand!

Moving forwards from early rising can be a tricky business for 2 reasons:

We don’t have biology on our side at that time of the morning

Some Smalls are naturally early risers. Despite you pulling out all the sleep stops!

However, like most things on my approach, there’s usually some sleep suggestion that could help. Tune into this week’s episode and I’ll share:

What is classed as an early wake?

Why early wakes can be slightly tricky to move forward from

Which key areas to look to help you all move forward

I’m looking forward to sharing 5 key areas I look at that help ease your early rise in this episode and fingers crossed they help you start your day at a more civilised time!

Resources:

Gro Anywhere blackout blind.

Bedtime boundary course.