Raising a little human isn't easy. From well-meaning friends, to experts and baby brands comes a slew of advice and information, some of it misleading and some downright dangerous. ergoPouch work with experts in the field of sleep solutions to offer your family no-nonsense help and support along your sleep journey from birth to five years. If there is a topic that we haven’t covered and you would like some advice, please let us know.
Sleep can be an all consuming element in your life when you have a baby. At ergoPouch we are obsessed with sleep and we can empathise that it may seem overwhelming to wonder if all elements are aligned for a safe and comfortable sleep for your little one.
Now more than ever, we want to find ways to connect and share with our community of pregnant women, new mamas and parents. To celebrate all things Womb to World, we asked freelance writer Sian Broadbent to share her top tips for prepping for a new baby.
The first 6 weeks post-birth, otherwise known as the fourth trimester, is a crucial time to get to know your baby and establish a beautiful and gentle feeding and sleeping routine.
Sleep looks different for everyone. Let’s ALL stop being so hard on ourselves. Sleep is the main dominator we all have in common when we decide to embark on the magic that is parenthood. We all want to know if you're getting it and how much?
As an infant mental health practitioner, the thing I talk with parents about the most is baby sleep. What is it that makes this such a challenging part of parenting? Why does it seem to be the most important and the hardest thing to get right? At the heart of it, our needs and expectations are in stark contradiction to our babies’.
Tell me parents, does this pattern of night time sleep feel familiar? Put down to sleep wondering if your child is too hot or cold and continue to check and wonder every 2 hours throughout the night Check if they’re breathing 15 times in the night, including whether or not you can see their chest rising on the baby monitor Change nappy overnight (or take them to the toilet) whilst trying not to wake them fully, so you don’t have to wake up to a soaked-through cot or bed in the morning.
As new parents, we can often get caught up in the Instagram-worthy look of our nursery, or fandangled contraptions marketed as sleep-saviours. However, the most important thing you can do for your little human is to ensure their sleep environment is set up safely to reduce the risk of SUDI (Sudden Unexplained Death of Infant)
Babies and toddlers can become overtired easily. When babies and toddlers become overtired they start to release more of the stress hormone cortisol, making it harder for them to fall asleep.
It doesn’t matter how well a baby sleeps, or how hard we try to create the best sleeping environment; the reality is that babies will inevitably have unsettled times. And some more than others. The first 3 months of life are frequently referred to as the 4th trimester because babies have so much maturing to do. They have the enormous task of organising everything they experience into something that makes some sense, which is very challenging. Read on for tips on how to settle your baby.
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