As a sleep coach, you might expect me to say the most important thing for your baby’s sleep is a routine, or the right wake windows, or sticking to a sleep plan like your life depends on it.

Ah, co-sleeping. The age-old tradition of sharing a bed with your baby, and possibly a few stray Goldfish crackers, a sippy cup, and a plush elephant named Mr. Snuggles. It’s cozy. It’s warm. It’s sweet.

It can also a battlefield between what’s idealistic and what’s realistic.

Some parents swear by it. Others swear because of it. And somewhere in between lies a very tired mom Googling “Is co-sleeping dangerous?” at 2 a.m. with a foot in her ear.

So, let’s talk about it—seriously, but with a side of humor (because you’re probably too sleep-deprived for anything else).

Few parenting topics stir as much emotion as sleep training—and within that, the "cry it out" method stands out as one of the most hotly debated. Is it a useful, research-backed tool to help babies learn to sleep independently? Or does it cross the line into emotional neglect? Let’s unpack this, parent to parent—without judgment, just understanding.

As parents, ensuring our little ones get a good night's sleep is a top priority. From choosing the coziest crib to the softest blankets, creating a comfortable and safe sleep environment is essential for a baby's well-being.

Having a baby changes your life in a way that you could never have imagined. It can truly be a juggling act, and if you have a few children, you are constantly balancing schedules and making mental notes of who has to be where and when (confession: I have dropped the ball on the kids schedules many times and turned up at the wrong place at the wrong time). As a former nanny, I was much more organized and was able to get the children out of the door with lunch kits in hand by 8am. As a new Mum, I couldn’t get out the house until 2 in the afternoon !!

If you are a new parent you will likely start to hear common phrases around infant sleep - sleep regression - sleep association and awake window - but what does it mean?

Sleep training refers to supporting your infant in learning how to fall asleep on their own. How do I mentally prepare for sleep training?

If you are co-sleeping don't take offence to this image that I am choosing to use under the title of 'When sleep training doesn't work'.

As a new parent, you may hear a lot about how children’s sleep changes around the four-month mark. Parents often tell us that their once perfect sleeper now wakes frequently throughout the night. We see this shift in baby sleeping patters because at this age two things are happening: a cognitive spurt and a change in baby sleep cycles. People often call this the four-month sleep regression, but we like to think of it as progress, or moving forward.

Now that you are a parent of a little one, who maybe does or does not sleep well, you will come across the term 'SLEEP REGRESSION' a lot!

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When to start sleep training, is different for everyone. No method is one size fits all. However, there is some basic information that could help to smooth the process for both you and your baby and answer some common sleep training questions.