Baby sleep trainer Natalie Willes answers the most common questions around baby sleep and sleep training.

How To Sleep Train Baby with An Older Sibling

It is possible to successfully sleep train baby with an older sibling (or siblings). In creating the Baby Sleep Trainer Program, one thought that came up through the feedback channels is that sleep training really is a lifestyle change. It's just like diet and exercise. For healthy sleep habits, you must ensure that you are [...]

By |2021-01-26T14:03:11-08:00April 24th, 2017|Categories: Sleep FAQs|Tags: , |5 Comments

How to Spring Forward Gracefully

Nothing stirs up anxiety in new parents more than a daylight saving time related change. Especially those parents who have painstakingly sleep trained their babies. But fear not fellow parents! The Spring time change is by far and away the easier of the two time changes for babies to tolerate. And it can sometimes have [...]

How to Pair Siblings When Sharing Rooms

  Many times parents will find themselves trying to decide which two children to pair together when sharing rooms. There are a few factors to consider which may not be obvious at first.  For our purposes, let’s say we have three children: one aged 5-months-old (a girl still taking a night feeding but not usually [...]

Signs Your Baby is Ready to Night Wean

Deciding when to wean your baby off of their nighttime feeding(s) is a conversation you should definitely have with your pediatrician. This is to ensure your baby's weight and health is optimal for dropping any feedings they may be receiving. I actually require my clients who work with me to ask their pediatrician first how [...]

By |2021-01-29T14:11:22-08:00February 3rd, 2015|Categories: Sleep FAQs|Tags: , , , |13 Comments

Family Trip vs. Vacation

Ahhhh, the family trip. Come and get your travel tips for parents who may actually want to sleep on their vacation! If you're changing time zones, or worried about sleeping on the plane - I've got you covered. This particular post covers some extra travel tips for things you may not have considered yet that [...]

By |2021-02-04T14:03:48-08:00December 26th, 2012|Categories: Sleep FAQs|Tags: , , , , , |7 Comments

White Noise For Baby

Of all the standard advice I give out to parents regarding their kiddos' sleep, the one piece that seems to immediately make a difference is the implementation of white noise. There are all sorts of products on the market (check out my favorites list here), but my number one recommendation is the cheapest, loudest box [...]

By |2019-05-24T14:13:31-07:00November 16th, 2012|Categories: Sleep FAQs|Tags: , , , , |9 Comments

How to Adjust With Daylight Saving Time Ending

First off, does everyone know it's Daylight SavinG Time? NOT Daylight SavingS Time? Also, does everyone know that the only time you denote time as say, 9 pm PST, Pacific Standard Time (or Mountain or Central or whatever), is after DST ends until it starts again (so between the months of November and March)? [...]

By |2021-02-04T14:13:51-08:00October 28th, 2012|Categories: Sleep FAQs|Tags: , , , , |5 Comments

Crying and Cortisol

Last Updated . A lot of anti-sleep trainers out there talk in depth about cortisol in relation to crying babies. The basic idea is that crying is stressful for babies, so their brains will flood their bodies with cortisol - the stress hormone - which causes long-term damage to the brain itself, plus a [...]

By |2019-05-22T17:26:55-07:00October 17th, 2012|Categories: Sleep FAQs|Tags: , , , , |9 Comments

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