The SNOO is a smart bassinet designed by Dr. Harvey Karp. According to the manufacturer, babies can use the SNOO until they have maxed out on the weight and height limits and they recommend making the switch around 5-6 months old. But many parents find themselves at a loss for how to transition their child out of the SNOO, especially when it is working well. The thought of moving your sweet little one away from something that is helping them sleep through the night can seem daunting and overwhelming - but it doesn’t have to be! Before you even make the jump, there are things you can do to help make the transition out of the SNOO a little less intimidating and, if you’re ready for personalized help, our custom custom consultations will set you up with a certified sleep consultant to support you through every step of moving your baby out of the SNOO.
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Are you expecting a new baby? Or maybe you just welcomed one into your family? If so, congratulations!! We are so excited for you and would love to be a part of this very special time in your lives!
It seems like during pregnancy and those first few weeks with your baby, people can’t wait to tell you how hard life is going to be now that you have a newborn. At Sleep Baby, we do not believe that is true at all. We have made it our mission to help parents navigate and LOVE the newborn stage in life because there is truly nothing like it. These weeks where you and your baby are getting to know each other and they are adjusting to life on the outside of the womb are very, very short. Yes, the 4th trimester has challenges but we want you to have tools to address them and thrive as your family grows.
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Recently, Camie worked with Laura, from Providence Mom Blog, to get her one year old son sleeping. Laura shared all about her experience working with Camie on their blog. If you’ve been wondering things like: What is it like to work with a sleep consultant? Will a sleep consultant actually work? or Is cry-it-out the only way to teach my baby to sleep? This will answer all of your questions about Laura’s experience!
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We are so excited to welcome Ensley Nesbitt to the Sleep Baby Team! Ensley is from Roswell, GA, right outside of Atlanta and is going to be a great asset to families in that area.
Ensley got into baby sleep consulting because she has always been a person who requires a lot of sleep. Since sleep is very important to her, she knew this was a skill that she wanted to teach her babies from the beginning. With her oldest daughter, sheI followed a very popular formulaic sleep training method. Enter baby number two...the one-size-fits-all formula didn’t work for her! This is when Ensley decided to expand her knowledge, learn all about healthy sleep habits, and create something that worked for her family.
Read MoreIn this video, professional sleep consultant Elizabeth King shows you how to soothe a fussy baby using the 5 s’s developed by Dr. Harvey Karp in the book: The Happiest Baby on the Block.
This is a great way to settle a fussy baby, especially one who is overtired and having trouble falling asleep! They are also great steps to follow to soothe a baby without feeding back to sleep. Whether they are learning to self soothe, struggling with the 45 minute intruder, or just adjusting to life as a newborn, almost all babies settle down when you combine these 5 steps!
Read MoreWhether you’re dealing with short naps, early morning wakings, or just trying to get your baby on an age appropriate schedule, figuring out an appropriate waketime is really important. The right amount of wake time helps baby hit the right amount of sleep pressure - not overtired or undertired. This leads to great, long naps and sound nighttime sleep.
There is no perfect waketime for every age but, we’ve done our best to help with this chart of waketimes by age. It will help you know about how long your baby should be awake before they need to sleep and when those times start to change. And our secret is to always err on the shorter side if you aren’t sure. It is much easier to extend your baby’s wake time tomorrow than it is to deal with an overtired baby who was up too long. Remember, sleep begets sleep, keeping your baby up will not help them sleep longer!
Read MoreLet's chat DAY CARE! We know this can be a huge topic and decision for families. There are lots of emotions surrounding this, but one thing we want to assure families of is that BABY CAN STILL BE AN AWESOME SLEEPER AT DAYCARE--in fact, they often become the best little sleepers! 🎉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The fact that daytime sleep and nighttime sleep use different parts of the brain really works in our favor in these situations. Babies can master nighttime sleep and have great nighttime sleep even if you are not able to control or monitor naps closely at daycare. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
If you have a baby, you probably have struggled with short naps at one time or another. Sometimes called the 45 minute visitor or 45 minute intruder, the phenomenon of your baby waking up after 45 minutes unable to go back to sleep is a situation we deal with all the time when working with families!
Read MoreHow to avoid the dreaded 45 minute intruder and help your baby stop taking short naps so they can get the sleep they need! Long naps help baby prepare for a good night sleep and keep them from getting overtired. Hear from Elizabeth King, a professional sleep consultant and the founder of Sleep Baby Sleep Consulting about how to help your child extend their naps.
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