My suggestions offer a flexible approach, which I feel is the most beneficial. I believe parenting should be flexible, not placing unnecessary stress or expectations on either you or your baby. I aim to strip this back and get back to basics, making parenting easier and more rewarding for all involved.Īs a parent myself, I understand how caring for your baby can take its toll emotionally and want to be there to listen and work together with you to make this easier. We are all exposed to so much information these days, which can be overwhelming at the best of times – particularly when it comes to pregnancy and babies! It can be hard to know what is really going to be effective. Thus highlighting the significance of understanding and meeting your baby’s needs and fostering that emotional security as early on as possible. For this reason, I want to support parents to be involved in this growth and development and help them to feel confident in this process.ĭuring the first few years of life, our babies brains undergo the most rapid growth, with many of the basic brain connections being made in the first few months and first year. Personally I have always had a natural affinity with babies and believe infants are capable learners and develop so much in such a short period of time. Following this, I then decided to transition into early education working my way up to Director level in a number of leading long day care services of various sizes. I started my career as a children’s nurse in the UK then relocated to Australia and continued nursing for a short period of time.
I have over 15 years professional experience working with babies and bring both a healthcare as well as infant educational perspective to my families. When it comes to sleep there is no such thing as a ‘one size fits all approach’! Like adults, all babies have different sleep requirements and can find falling asleep easy or difficult. Baby Sleep Expert Shares Tips For Keeping Babies Safe While Sleeping By Lulu Garcia-Navarro. Put simply I believe you can’t live well without sleep! NPRs Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with baby sleep consultant Alexis Dubief about her revised recommendations for parents following reporting on the dangers of inclined infant sleepers. Mood changes may present as feeling more down and irritable. However, lack of sleep has many side effects, such as changes in mood and loss of concentration. Some people cope with lack of sleep better than others. This can be a stressful and anxious time for you which is why getting the right support and guidance is crucial to give you and your baby the best possible start in this journey together.
As a mother of two girls, I appreciate more than ever the daily challenges you might be facing with your own baby. I have professionally cared for babies for over 17 years as a Children’s Nurse and Early Childhood Educator. There are in fact, many ways to gently improve infant sleep that don’t involve any sleep training at all.Hi my name is Catherine and I am an experienced Baby Sleep Consultant based on the lower north shore of Sydney, who provides practical sleep support and guidance to families with babies and toddlers from newborn up to 3 years. I don’t actually believe any parent wants this for their children, yet their exhaustion leaves them with no other choice. They are left to cry, put down while they still need a hug, denied milk when they are hungry and ignored when they most need comfort. Sleep training tends to punish babies and toddlers for problems that don’t belong to them.