The Baby & Toddler Sleep Podcast with Chasing Sweet Dreams

May 02 2023
The Baby & Toddler Sleep Podcast with Chasing Sweet Dreams artwork

Tired mama? I’m here to help - I’m Erin McCormick, certified pediatric sleep consultant and owner of Chasing Sweet Dreams. I have experience helping hundreds of families teach their babies and toddlers how to fall asleep independently with responsive solotions. I’m in this with you! I am passionate about children's sleep. In each episode of this podcast, we'll guide you through some of the biggest challenges we see parents facing when it comes to their babies' and older toddlers' sleep. I share effective tools, tips, advice and strategies for getting sleep on track. Sleep More, Dream More!

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31. Quiet Time for Toddlers: Tips for Dropping the Afternoon Nap

May 02 2023 11 mins  
For parents of toddlers/preschoolers, the idea of giving up naps can be daunting. However, there are some tips and tricks that can make the process a little bit easier. In fact, many children transition to something that is commonly referred to as a quiet time for toddlers/preschoolers. These periods of quiet time are particularly essential to those children who still have ‘nap d

30. Acid Reflux & Baby Sleep

Apr 25 2023 6 mins  
The drive to sleep is biological, but the way we sleep is a learned habit. All humans wake in the night. Babies who were held, fed, or rocked to sleep at bedtime, will ask for this same help when they surface from sleep in the night. To be an independent sleeper, go down without help, and sleep 11 + hours through the night, your child needs to be at least 4 months of age and have t

29. When Can My Baby Sleep With A Blanket?

Apr 11 2023 3 mins  
The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that your baby should not sleep with a blanket until 12 months of age. This is part of the Safe Sleep campaign to prevent the incidents of SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. This campaign also discourages the use of bumper pads in the crib and the use of pillows until age 2. Even just using a blanket on the lower half of her body is not

28. Self Soothing Skills - Why Your Child Needs Them

Apr 04 2023 6 mins  
Your baby needs self-soothing skills to sleep through the night. This is the ability to relax down so she can drift into sleep. She’ll need these skills again when she surfaces from a sleep cycle in the night, as all humans do. When you do “sleep training” aka "sleep teaching" you are removing your baby’s favorite sleep crutch so that she can develop self-soothing

27. Sleep Training vs. Sleep Teaching

Mar 28 2023 6 mins  
What You Need To Know About Sleep Training vs Sleep Teaching What you need to know about sleep training? Us Moms.... we've been keeping each other down by using the term  "sleep training." We’re all desperate for easy sleep.  Consumed by the idea that getting your baby to sleep should be this easy, natural, instinctual thing.  I know because when I was going throug

26.The Truth About Teething And Baby Sleep

Mar 21 2023 10 mins  
The first signs of teething arrive around 4 months when your baby will start drooling like Niagara Falls and be constantly shoving her hands in her mouth. When I saw these signs, I was excited and proud that a tooth was coming! And then I waited and waited and waited…. My anticipation was a rookie mistake, as most kids will drool like that for about 2 months until the first tooth

25. Using The ‘Spring Ahead’ Transition To Fix Early waking

Mar 09 2023 8 mins  
Is your child awake for the day at a time that most people would consider nighttime? If so, then the spring daylight saving time transition is the perfect time to get back on track. Troublingshooting early waking is one of the hardest problems to solve because the circadian rhythm resets to light exposure each morning and just a little light in the morning can cause your baby or to

24. Don’t lose sleep over Springing Forward! - Daylight Savings Time

Mar 07 2023 5 mins  
Don’t lose sleep over Springing Forward! While the Fall Back of the clocks in November has most parents running for the hills (especially if your child is already an early riser), the Spring Forward that occurs each March has most adults rejoicing. No 5:12 AM staring you in the face this time! Cue the parental high-fives! Yes, the moving forward of the clocks by one hour is gener

23. 2 Year Sleep Regression: Reasons, Signs & Symptoms

Feb 28 2023 11 mins  
As I write this I wonder…. at what stage does the risk of sleep regression not exist? Ah yes! The teenage years when it can be hard to get them out of bed! All kidding aside, there is a very prominent and REAL sleep regression for toddlers at 2 years of age. This regression can occur anywhere from the 2nd birthday and on and off into the 2.5-year-old mark. “The two-year-old sle

22. How To Stop Co-Sleeping With Your Baby….. If You Want To

Feb 21 2023 8 mins  
No doubt you loved the moisture of their breath on your cheek, the weight of their arm on your body, and the hours you’ve spent baby gazing. But now you find yourself in the position where you are googling how to stop co-sleeping. You’re not alone and it’s not uncommon that was working for you, just isn’t working for you anymore.  As one client said “It was working w