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It’s a big concern for so many new parents - the dreaded four month sleep ‘regression’. The science behind sleep regressions is non existent 🤷🏻♀️ so mostly, we disregard them, but the reality is, sleep often does become a big challenge at 4 months of age for so many parents and their babies.
🎧 In episode 95 of Brand New Little People, Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) unpick why sleep can worsen at 4 months of age, and what you can do to keep sleep on track.
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We all dread the day it happens—your toddler suddenly starts trying to climb out of the cot, and it feels like game over for sleep. Well, good news: it doesn’t have to be. While we don’t always get to choose when our toddlers transition to a bed, there are plenty of ways to make the shift smoother and keep their sleep (and yours!) on track.
🎧 In episode 94 of Brand New Little People, Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) share everything they wish they’d known before moving their own little ones from cot to bed—so you can handle this milestone with confidence.
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👶🏽 Dummies, or pacifiers, can be a life saver for exhausted parents. Some babies and toddlers find it comforting to suck, and their dummy becomes part of their strategy for staying calm and even falling asleep. But dummies don’t come without their controversies.
🎧 In episode 93 of Brand New Little People, Dr Fallon & Dr Laura deliver the sensible middle ground, discussing the pros and cons of dummy use - so you can make an educated decision about whether to give your baby a dummy.
👉🏽 PLUS learn everything you need to know about weaning the dummy when the time comes.
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We never recommend the 'Cry It Out' (CIO) approach in our sleep clinics - and for good reason.
In this episode, Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) unpack what CIO means, and what alternatives align better with responsive, evidence-based care.
We also take a look at the damage that can be done when the term 'Cry It Out' is applied incorrectly and explore why we steer families toward more supportive sleep solutions.
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Rigid, age-based wake windows are splashed across the internet, promising the solution to all your baby’s sleep difficulties. But do they actually work? Mostly, no.
🥱 The majority of age-based schedules aim for more sleep than is typical for your baby’s age.
📉 They also assume that all babies of the same age need the exact same thing – which is a bit like assuming that all babies of the same age are the same height and weight!
In this episode, Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) unpack why following rigid age-based wake windows can do more harm to sleep than good.
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There is nothing better than those sweet baby cuddles when your little one naps, but at some point, you may find yourself wishing you could have your arms back. You’re not alone!
Contact naps can be precious, but they might not feel sustainable, especially if you’ve got other children 👧🏻 your own sensory challenges 🌻 or you simply want to use the bathroom...alone 🚽
In this episode, Dr Fallon and Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) share 3 easy steps to help you nail the switch from contact naps to cot naps, using a low-stress, adaptable, approach. Plus, we answer your burning sleep questions!
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In this episode, Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) unpack what it means to have a low sleep needs baby or toddler, how to know if your little one is getting the amount of sleep they truly need, and how you can manage their lower sleep requirements across the first few years.
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If you’ve been trying to get your baby or toddler to go to bed earlier and wake earlier, then the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) is going to be a huge win for you! But what if you’re happy with your baby or toddlers’ bedtime and wake time and feel mildly petrified that the end of DST is going to mess things up?
Never fear, today Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) explain how you can take pre-emptive steps to ensure a smooth transition when clocks change this coming Sunday, in Victoria, NSW, ACT, SA and Tasmania. PLUS hear answers to parent questions about baby and toddler sleep and settling.
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You might have worked really hard to build your child’s confidence falling asleep in their cot or bed at bedtime. But what happens if you still find yourself sitting in their room near their cot or bed, until they fall asleep? Some parents don’t mind this, but others find it difficult, especially if they have other children to get to bed, and for some, their children continue to wake overnight, wondering why their parent isn’t still sitting beside their bed, and insisting that they return. Cue parental exhaustion! If you want to reduce your presence at bedtime, using gentle methods, this episode is for you.
Join Dr Fallon and Dr Laura (PhD’s & Sleep Practitioners) to learn how to gently reduce your presence at bedtime with your child.
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The term ‘self-soothing’ gets thrown around a lot on the internet, but what does it actually mean? In its simplest form, self-soothing refers to the behaviours humans use to calm themselves when feeling upset. For an adult this might mean meditation, deep breathing, or debriefing with a friend, and for a baby this could mean sucking their thumb or fingers, stroking their ears or nose, or rocking their head back and forth.
There are a huge number of ways humans can self-soothe. You might have heard that it’s impossible for a child under the age of 3 years to self-soothe, but this isn’t quite true – even tiny newborns can show some self-soothing behaviours, like sucking their hands – however, it’s their capacity to self-soothe that is also tiny and takes time to develop – so we can’t expect too much, too soon.
In episode 86 of Brand New Little People, Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs) dive deep in to self-soothing, to dispel some myths and help you to recognise your little one’s attempts to self-soothe.
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Imagine if your toddler’s bedtime often took longer than 3 hours 😥
Imagine they refuse to sleep in their cot, will only fall asleep if breastfed, and every approach you’ve previously tried simply hasn’t ‘stuck.’ Sounds pretty awful doesn’t it? 😔
This week we received an email from Michelle, a parent who is currently battling this exact situation with her toddler.
Michelle desperately wants her toddler to sleep in his cot, but is worried about how much he might push back against any changes.
In this episode, you'll learn how to effectively manage tricky toddler bedtimes as Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs) explore the factors you need to be across, and the best approaches to get bedtime on track.
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Has your baby or toddler suddenly started to sit or stand in their cot? Have easy bedtimes evaporated in to thin air as you struggle to get your little one to stay lying down long enough to fall asleep? 😵💫
If this is you, don’t worry. You’re encountering a very common hurdle but it can be overcome.
In this episode, you’ll learn what to do when your little one starts to practice their new skills in their cot, and how to get them falling asleep quickly again 🙌🏽
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You’ve probably heard some advice suggesting that babies and toddlers must sleep in a dark room…. and then moments later heard the exact opposite – that all babies need to learn how to sleep in a brightly lit, noisy room. 😵💫 So who’s right?
Our dedicated listeners won’t be surprised to hear that the answer depends a little bit on your individual child. As always, there are shades of grey between the polarising views on this topic 🌚
In this week’s episode you’ll learn how to tell if your child needs darkness for sleep, so you can set up the perfect sleep environment tailored to your little one 💗
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When your baby or toddler isn’t sleeping well and you’re filled with dread at the thought of facing another broken night, it can feel like you are so deep down in the trenches that you might never climb out 😥
When broken sleep stretches across weeks, months, or even years, it’s easy to feel like better nights are just SO far away.
But they are not. 😎 Even with the most challenging, ingrained, persistent sleep difficulties, with the right plan in place it's likely you’ll begin to see some progress in the first week and perhaps even an entire resolution by the second or third week.
It’s never too late to improve sleep, you just need the right plan to get you there.
Whether you’re a Sombelle member or one of our clinic clients, or just a listener, this episode is your pep talk. Because you CAN do this, sleep CAN improve, you just need a dose of confidence and a steely resolve.
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In this episode of Brand New Little People, Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) discuss how you can help your toddler adjust to big life changes, with a specific focus on protecting their sleep.
Do toddlers who sleep through the night have interrupted sleep after a new baby arrives? What about moving house with a toddler – how do I avoid hiccups with their sleep during such a big change? My toddler has never fallen asleep without me there to settle them and now they’re starting childcare – how can I prepare them for this?
These are just some of the topics we’ve been asked to address on the podcast. And they all speak to a common theme – toddlers. We LOVE toddlers – they’re curious little scientists, trying to work out how the world works and when their world suddenly shifts, they can find it really tough.
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In our sleep clinic it’s common to hear parents say they’re worried about their baby or toddler’s naps. And we completely understand why. Everyone has a different opinion on how long naps should be and it gets tangled up in a lot of emotion. The reality is, the perfect nap for your child might be entirely different from the perfect nap for another, and it might even change day to day. The best nap is the one that leaves your baby or toddler refreshed and ready to go – whether it’s a 10 minute powernap or a 3 hour mega nap.
In this episode Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) unpick what science says about naps, removing the guilt and empowering you to feel confident in your baby or toddlers daily rhythm.
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Some parents believe bed sharing and holding their child for their naps, will create more secure attachment than if their child sleeps in a cot or bed. But actually, where your child sleeps has very little bearing on their attachment style. Secure attachment is built through warm and responsive interactions when your child is awake, not during their sleep. Sharing your bed with your child might work well for you, but if you prefer your child sleeps in their cot or bed then you can feel confident that this won’t negatively impact attachment.
In this episode Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) unpack the truth about sleep & attachment, so you can ditch the guilt and make decisions that work for you and your family.
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Parents often tell us that there was one particularly tricky night when their baby or toddler just wouldn’t fall back asleep, and they finally caved, bringing their child in to their bed, in the hopes of getting more sleep. The problem? Their child realised that bed sharing was an option and decided that this would be the only place they would fall asleep from that point onwards 😅
Some parents enjoy bed sharing but for most it makes sleep worse – night feeding can drastically increase, as can parent stress about SIDS, and wriggly children might constantly wake their exhausted parent.
In this episode Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) unpack the 2 factors most commonly associated with unwanted bed-sharing. If your little one doesn’t share your bed then this episode will be a good lesson in prevention! And if you have a little one sharing your bed, and you’re keen to move them back in to their own sleep space, then this episode will give you guidance on how to achieve this.
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Cassie had an 8 month old who was waking multiple times each night. When she sought help from a friend she was told that bed sharing would be the best way to maximise her sleep and her baby’s sleep too. But instead of helping, bed sharing caused a drastic increase in night waking. Her son was now waking 8-10 times per night and Cassie was more exhausted than ever. But all of this turned around in under a week.
In this week’s new episode, Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) talk about what Cassie did to get her son sleeping through the night in his own cot.
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Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or if you just enjoy a nice break from paid work over the New Year period, you might have questions about how to manage your baby or toddler’s sleep. With family gatherings, changing routines, excitement and fun, it can feel a little scary to suddenly have your little one out of routine.
In today’s episode Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) discuss how you can keep sleep on track during the festive season, so everyone is well-rested.
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