All it Takes is a Plan

“I know it’s time to transition my baby out of the bassinet, but I’m terrified of doing it wrong and wrecking their sleep.”Can you relate??In this week's episode, we're covering the bassinet to crib transition, including:When it's time to transition your baby from the bassinet to their cribTips to transition from the bassinet to the cribExtra tips to transition your baby from the SNOO to the cribHow long to expect the transition to takeIf your baby is younger than 16 weeks old and you're looking for extra sleep support, check out our newborn course, Newborn Sleep from A to Z.Or if your baby is older than 16 weeks and is really struggling to transition out of the bassinet and you need some sleep training support, check out our personalized sleep plan options!

In the last two episodes, I shared about our challenging sleep journey with baby number four, and how that resulted in quite a bit of co-sleeping. This week, I want to have some real talk about co-sleeping, both from a sleep coach's perspective and from a real mom who had to co-sleep!And if you're currently a co-sleeping parent but are looking for help getting your baby or toddler sleeping in their own bed all night long, we'd love to help!

We welcomed our fourth baby and first son, James, into the world last February, and he has just been the happiest baby!Rather than being the "easy" last baby, however, he struggled with sleep from day one. We never had any intentions of co-sleeping and really weren't comfortable with it, but we didn't have another option the first several weeks of his life. He was not able to lie flat to sleep without making an awful grunting or choking noise for the first 12 weeks of his life, so we had to hold him upright for all naps and through the night.In this podcast episode, I share all the details of those first 12 weeks, as well as the next several months of a roller coaster of sleep, as we continued learning more about what was going on (hint: airway issues!).I share about how tough those sleepless nights were and how that impacted us as parents and as a family. And I share about when we finally got the green light to sleep train him!

In this episode, I'm sharing my love for the SlumberPod! I truly think it's one of the best baby and toddler sleep products out there, and I recommend it to every family I work with!I will be sharing:What the SlumberPod isWhy we love itFrequently asked questionsHow to use it with toddlersTo get a discount on your SlumberPod or SlumberTot, use the code VIAGRACESPOD at checkout!Our favorite travel cots that fit under the SlumberPod:SlumberTotMillard Toddler Floor BedRead this blog post for more

Last week, we answered why your baby might be waking up at night.So this week, we're answering the questions: "Why is my toddler still waking up at night?" Or, "Why is my toddler all of a sudden waking up at night again?"I walk through the four most common reasons toddlers wake up at night, as well as some others that could be causing night wakings for your toddler. These are all of the podcast episodes I reference to dig deeper:Sleep Training Methods- Episode 9Pacifiers- Episode 4Weaning from the Bottle- Episode 55Dropping the Final Nap- Episode 15Toddler Sleep Regressions- Episode 26Sickness- Episode 48Teething- Episode 80Introduce a Toddler Clock- Episode 28Nightmares and Night Terrors- Episode 51Bedtime Anxiety- Episode 75Click here to snag our free and printable bedtime routine chart and boundary cards!Don't forget to check out our online sleep course for toddlers and young kids, Big Kid Sleep from A to Z, for more DIY sleep training help!And if you'd like to chat more about what it would look like to work together one-on-one with a sleep coach, schedule a free discovery call here!

Have you ever been worried about being out late with your baby or toddler because they might fall asleep in the car and you're not sure how to transfer them to their bed when you get home? Or have you ever tried transferring a sleeping baby to their bed for the night, and it just didn’t go well? If so, today’s episode is for you! I'm getting into the specifics of how exactly I recommend transferring your sleeping baby from their car seat to their crib at bedtime. And how to transfer your sleeping toddler from the car to their bed at night. I share what to do, as well as what to do when plan A doesn't work, and then what to do when plan B doesn't work. If you're listening to this episode in preparation for some travels coming up, and you’re nervous about what your baby or toddler’s sleep will look like, and you’re thinking through all of the potential challenging scenarios that might come up, make sure you check out our travel sleep guide! It was created with you in mind, to help take some of that sleep anxiety off your chest.

Most of us have heard a lot about the safe sleep guidelines for babies, but we don't talk a lot about safe sleep guidelines for toddlers and older kids! So in this episode, we're talking all about safe sleep for toddlers still in cribs, as well as big kids sleeping in a big bed. We're talking about:the importance of sleeping with the door closedsafe sleep guidelines for toddlers still in a cribsafe sleep guidelines for toddlers and older kids in big bedssafe sleep rules for bunk bedsAnd more!Our favorite bed railings and bumpers:bed railingsbed bumpersOptions to "lock" your child's door:door knob covermonkey lock