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Why is it important for our babies to nap? Day time naps for babies and toddlers are fundamentally important for their development, health and b...

Hannah also had a rough start to life, she was born with a heart condition which meant all naps where taken on mum as she basically fed and slept on mum all day to conserve energy and allow her to grow and survive until she had her heart operation.

Sometimes sleep training is actually not the most appropriate thing to be doing at a certain time, this is not usually a simple decision as a child needs to be very sick or not in a stable living environment for us to usually make this call, or in this situation when the parents are not ready.

Elliot was happiest cuddling up next to her Mum at night. However this worried Elliot’s Mum, because her daughter was nearly 5 years old and showing no signs of wanting to sleep in her own bed. Since Elliot’s parents had separated, the situation had become increasingly challenging. There was no consistency between the two households at bedtime and Elliot was getting mixed messages. Elliot knew that she was allowed to sleep in Dad’s bed every night, so she’d try to do the same when staying at Mum’s house. Initially, Elliot’s Mum tried to roll with it, but exhausted by having to go to work every day after a rough night of sleep, Elliot’s Mum eventually accepted that something needed to change.

George was born with a mild cows milk protein intolerance, he began breastfeeding but quickly developed a fussy feeding style, pulling off the breast frequently due to pain.

Milly was 12 months old, and after a rough start with lots of ear infections Milly got grommets at 11 months old – but the sleep associations had taken root and she had to held to sleep or Mum and Dad had to lie with her while she went to sleep.

Waking frequently at night can be as debilitating as not sleeping at all. We tend to romanticize waking at night to nurse or cuddle or rock our bab...

Baby Jack slept in mum and dad’s room, underneath a sheet and blanket, at 10 months old he was breastfed and eating 3 solid meals a day.

“You don’t have to wait until your baby is grown to start sleep training,” a midwife mentioned during a visit to Jack’s Mum. Although sleep training shouldn’t be done in the first three months of a newborn’s life, parents don’t have to grin and bear through endless months of wakeful nights either. Naturally, Jack’s Mum was very relieved to hear that!

Angus was a healthy 10 month old baby who’s mum had firm attachment parenting philosophy, she had co-slept and fed Angus to sleep for 10 months, and loved every minute of it.

Rachel aged 9 months 2 weeks was sleeping from 7pm-7am, she began to wake earlier and earlier – her mum got in touch as she was starting to wake as early as 5.30am and refuse to go back to sleep.

Jack’s dad was a friend of my neighbor, who had said to him in the past if things are such a struggle I think you really need to call Sam, but at ...