​When sleep habits are quite habitual, and everybody is tired, it can feel quite overwhelming to tackle everything at once. You could try addressing the easy things first, and re-assess your progress.

​Wake Windows can be a game changer for most families I work with, they can also be a great deal of anxiety for others, they are surprisingly not evidence-based, there is no research or evidence that tells us how long naps should be, how many naps a baby should have at a certain age or how long they can cope with being awake between naps, known as Wake Windows, Nap Gaps or Awake Windows

​During my 5 years as a sleep professional, I’ve gotten used to people asking me what the “secret” is to getting a baby to sleep through the night.

The following question is from Trish, who wrote:

"Help! Why can’t I recognize my three-month-old’s sleep signs? No yawing, no eye rubbing. She seems to go from quite happy to very upset in a split second and then it takes awhile to settle her down and get her to sleep."

One of the nicest transitions I experienced with my Son was when we decided to consolidate his two short daytime naps into one big one, right in the middle of the day.

I can’t deny it, I loved the time off in the middle of the day. He went from sleeping an hour and a half in the morning, and a little less than that in the afternoon, to sleeping around 2.5 hours a day, right smack dab in the middle of the afternoon.
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Oh what to do when your child needs a nap and it’s snowing a blizzard outside with ankle deep snow?

For some people they will be thinking – what is she talking about why would the weather outside matter to nap times….right, BUT if you get this, you know what I am talking about! Your babe wont sleep unless motion, car ride or buggy and you need to keep moving at a steady pace or he wakes up.