Sleep like a baby?

Sep 28 2024 41 ep. 61 mins 54
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Baby + toddler sleep consultant, mum and founder of Little Nest Sleep, Hannah is on a mission to debunk the myths and mistruths that are fed to exhausted parents who just want to get some decent rest.

Using a gentle, holistic approach to night-time parenting, the Sleep Like A Baby? podcast helps mums and dads navigate the nonsense of baby sleep without cry-it-out, or strict rules and routines.

Speaking to experts from the worlds of psychology, paediatric healthcare, midwifery, mental health and neuroscience, as well as normal parents, this podcast is all about empowering families with evidence for what works and why.

For more information about Hannah she is on Instagram @LittleNestSleep or go to LittleNest.uk.

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Shorts: the highly sensitive baby

Sep 28 2024 19 mins  
Do you have an orchid or a dandelion? How do you know if your baby is highly sensitive? And how can you parent with your own specific sensory needs?As mentioned in the episode, you can do a HSP test here: https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/

Shorts: Over-tiredness!

Sep 24 2024 28 mins  
The advice about over-tiredness is always changing when it comes to babies... is it a thing? is it the end of the world? is there any science involved in this whole concept that a person can be TOO tired?

Shorts: the loneliness of having a wakeful baby + the pressure to sleep train

Sep 15 2024 23 mins  
Nobody talks about how lonely it can be if you're the only one with a child who continues to be wakeful when everyone else around you seems to be getting more sleep.And then you might feel the pressure to sleep train if you ever talk about how tired you are.Perhaps your partner or someone else close to you is trying to get you to make changes in a way that doesn't feel right for yo

Shorts: the 4 month sleep regression unpicked

Sep 09 2024 41 mins  
Do you have to sleep train in order for this regression to end?Why is your baby suddenly more wakeful?Why is there so much fearmongering out there about this stage?In this episode I talk about the sleep science at this age as well as all the other reasons why it can be a tough patch. If you want to know what you can do to improve the situation (without sleep training) and what red

Second Babies! Part 2 with Lucy Bagwell from Second Star To The Right Sleep

Aug 14 2023 41 mins  
Yes that's right, more Lucy! We had so much to say about second babies that we had to make it into a 2-parter.What if you can't imagine loving. your new baby as much as your first? How does the bond work?How do you do bedtime with two children (and one parent?)Are nap times always a disaster if your older child doesn't understand the concept of 'quiet! the baby is sleeping...'?

Second Babies! Part 1 with Lucy Bagwell from Second Star To The Right Sleep

Aug 07 2023 60 mins  
Are you ever ready?What might sleep look like the second time around? Is there such a thing as a 'perfect age gap'? How do you keep your sh*t together when sleep deprived AND looking after another small human?I talk to my very good friend (and fellow sleep consultant) Lucy Bagwell about what she's learnt since having her second baby and try to take in as much advice as possible now

Uspávání: what if supporting infants with sleep was just considered 'normal'? With anthropologist Lenka Medvecová Tinková

Aug 01 2023 63 mins  
What if there was no word for self-settling? How different would your parenting experience be if nobody expected your baby to sleep in a cot in their own room? This week I'm joined by Lenka Medvecová Tinková from the Durham University Infancy and Sleep Centre to talk about how our cultural expectations shape parenting decisions and ultimately how we feel about ourselves as mother

Is sleep training "always wrong"? Kaitlin Klimmer on grey areas and maternal mental health

Jul 24 2023 71 mins  
A controversial question this week! There will be people who say that cry-it-out is always wrong/cruel/avoidable. And others that believe it is the best thing ever. But what about the space in between these two polarised stances? Kaitlin Klimmer and I are both sleep specialists who offer alternatives to sleep training, but where do we stand on the moral debate around infant sleep a

Why are we so hard on ourselves in motherhood? Perfectionism explored with Catherine Counihan

Jul 17 2023 60 mins  
Are you holding yourself to the highest standards as a mum? Have you noticed a cycle of self-criticism creeping in?What happens when perfectionists and people pleasers have babies? This week's guest, Catherine Counihan, is an Integrative Psychotherapist working in private practice in London. Cath specialises in complex trauma, perfectionism, nervous system healing, shifting dysfunc

How food impacts baby sleep - with Stacey Zimmels from Feed Eat Speak

Jul 10 2023 55 mins  
Just fill their tummies and they'll sleep all night, right? Is food under one just for fun? And what about adding rice or cereal to a bottle at 4m... where do these ideas come from?My guest today, Stacey Zimmels is a Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist as well as a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She offers feeding therapy plus breastfeeding and lactation support online, in the