The Sleep Fairy Is Back (and so happy to be back!)
This time last year I was being told by my consultant in the maternity department at Royal Berks to cut right back on my work as there was a chance that my second baby would arrive early, like... Read...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Holiday Hell With Your Kids
By Sleep Fairy Sarah Quick We spend all year dreaming of those precious 2 weeks playing on the beach and staying in a hotel or apartment with our wonderful family! Now, the reality is that it can...
View ArticleCan a Baby’s Routine Really Be Flexible?
Often when I meet clients who are having difficulty with their baby’s sleep, they ask whether I’m going to give them a really strict routine to stick to. They don’t understand how a routine for their...
View ArticleTop Tips on How To Make a Flexible Routine for Your Baby
In my last blog, I wrote about how routines for babies and toddlers can be flexible. In this post, I’m going explain HOW to make a flexible routine for your baby, because it is so much easier than......
View ArticleHow to Survive the First Few Weeks with a Newborn
Setting the Boundaries When You Have a New Baby If you’ve done NCT or something similar, you have probably been told that it is best to limit visitors in the days following the birth of your baby....
View ArticleHow to Survive the First Few Weeks with a Newborn – Where Should My Baby Sleep?
Firstly: Don’t panic if your baby only wants to sleep on you in the early days. This is normal and to be expected and will change after a 3-12 weeks. There are SO MANY cribs, cots, Moses baskets,......
View ArticleThe Best Way to Transition Baby to Their Own Room
When most families bring their newborn home from the hospital, they have a crib or Moses basket in mum and dad’s bedroom for the first few weeks, few months and if they are following the current...
View ArticleThe Perfect Time for Mothers to Take a Nap
Having a baby in the house can easily translate to sleep deprivation for a lot of mothers. While it’s understandable why mums would want to take good care of their offspring to the point of putting...
View ArticleWhy Routines Need to Be Flexible
By Sleep Fairy Sarah Quick We all know that routines give us a framework & structure but do they have to be set in stone? I definitely flip from thinking, “Ooh, I need a routine” to, “Hey,...
View ArticleHow to Survive the Clocks Going Back and Stop Early Rising
Do you have an early-riser? Does your child wake you at 5.30AM or earlier? Do you feel that you have tried everything to get your baby or toddler sleeping later in the mornings? Or are you just...
View ArticleHow A Single Parent Can Develop A Sleep Routine
Photo Credit: Pixabay Having been a single parent for several years myself, when I was approached by Daniel Sherwin, author of DadSolo.com, to write a guest blog about single parents and sleep, I...
View ArticleSurviving Teething Without Sleep Regression
One of the biggest worries for parents with young babies is how to protect their baby’s sleep when teething strikes. Teething is one of the most testing times during your baby’s first few years, and it...
View ArticleBack to School Survival Guide
For some parents, the end of the summer holidays comes as a welcome relief after 6-9 weeks without any regular routine. Even though getting out of the house in time for the school run is a struggle,...
View ArticlePotty Training! How to potty train. When to potty train. Why a potty…
The Sleep Fairy Guide to Potty Training (Toilet Training) There is no correct time to start toilet/potty training, but most children will be between 2 and 3 years old when they make their first...
View ArticleToddlers and Technology
Today, we far too often see toddlers being entertained by iPads, tablets and mobile phones. They are totally captivated by the bright coloured screens, which we call technology. Some parents buy their...
View ArticleWhat Makes Sleep Fairies Different to Other Sleep Consultants
Sleep Fairy Parent Rescue started in 2009 because overtired mums were asking Dee Booth for advice about how to get their babies to sleep. Dee had the solutions, because she had built up a wealth of...
View ArticleParenting Now Compared to 100 Years Ago
This week is the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War and I am looking at how being a parent is different to how it was 100 years ago. Although most parents think that being a... Read More
View ArticleDo You Look After Yourself As Well As You Look After Your Children
However old our children are, we have to put a lot of time and energy into looking after them. From the day they are conceived, we have another human being who is reliant on us for their survival,......
View ArticleIs Your Baby Getting The Right Amount of Sleep?
Are your children getting enough sleep? Do you know how much they should be getting? Are your expectations of how much they should be sleeping unrealistic? Do you know when babies start sleeping 7-7...
View ArticleNature Vs Nurture: Why We Need to Set a Good Example
I have two children. One has red hair and blue eyes, the other has blond hair and brown eyes. Even though they have different dads, they are still 50% my genes. And even though they have 50%...
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