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30/03/2024

Is your little person testing you??…steal my strategy that’s proven to keep the calm.

We all go through phases or have particular aspects of parenting that just push our buttons.

We all loose our s*** from time to time and wish we could keep calm and regulated.

For me difficult bedtimes are a trigger - it’s so frustrating when you need that ‘down time’ or time to be productive.

I also find those moments of overwhelm a trigger - when everyone’s screaming, there’s mess everywhere, you’re trying to do something, everyone’s touching you and then someone shouts ‘mummmmy!’ It’s overstimulating and sometimes I erupt for a moment.

What are your trigger points where you can try this strategy?

26/03/2024

My top tip for managing ‘meltdowns’

Children physically do not have the skills for emotional regulation. They will have big feelings, they will have outbursts of emotion, over things that feel small to us but are huge to them. We can’t change that.

I could write tons on ways to minimise this and support this. But my first and my important piece of advice is to remember to put on your own oxygen mask first.

Often how we interpret the ‘meltdown’ dictates how it feels and therefore how it unfolds.

If ‘tantrums’ can be a trigger for you…

😫 Try to pause before you respond.
😮‍💨 Take some deep breaths, count to 10, take a moment to do any strategies you have to calm.
💭 Reframe the situation to change how it feels for you. They aren’t giving you a hard time, they aren’t trying to push you. They are just struggling, experiencing a big feeling that their brain physically cannot work through and regulate just yet.

Taking a moment for this has the potential to give you all you need then to minimise the situation. You will feel calmer, so you’re more able to deal with the situation calmly, meaning it naturally won’t escalate as much.

You will be able to co-regulate. Sometimes we don’t need to do much other than just give them a big cuddle and help their nervous system to calm. Sometimes they won’t want this, you can be close and support them when they are ready.

22/03/2024

Where did it go so wrong? When did we loose sight of it all?

Our little people are built to be dependent on us.

They are built to rely on us.

We are hard wired to respond.

Trust the process, it will pay itself back tenfold.

For me my goal is for them to feel the can depend on me, trust me, that I will always be there if they need me and that my love and support for them is unconditional - not dependent on their emotional state or the time of day.

So if my children cry and know for certain I will always come - that’s a win for me.

18/03/2024

Are you expecting? Have a baby 0-3 months?

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Why?? 👇

🐣 Know what to expect - what’s normal and why?

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🐣 Complicating factors such as reflux and tongue tie

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15/03/2024

It’s Safer Sleep Week - here’s what you need to know 👆

If you want to know more about any of these recommendations, just comment below, send me a message or check out

13/03/2024

Simple.

Let’s never forget that a dummy was intended to replicate a ni**le.

Breast came first.

Sucking at the breast, for milk, for comfort, for sleep, is normal. It works. Hence why the dummy was created and we use this to comfort our babies.

10/03/2024

🌷 H A P P Y M O T H E R S D A Y 🌷

You are all incredible and deserve an amazing day being spoilt and loved.

I don’t know about you but since becoming a Mum, Mother’s Day has become the most special day for me.

Being a mum is the most amazing but difficult job and I am very happy for that to be acknowledged and celebrated for a day!!

Enjoy your day and reach out a message if you want to make use of the discount and treat yourself to the gift of better sleep !

06/03/2024

🚩 Sleep Red Flags 🚩

Such a range of signs and symptoms here to get into all the details on these in one post. But intended to act as a starting point for those of you who are struggling with sleep and your gut is telling you something is off.

I’ve been there, patiently waiting for a phase to pass and when it doesn’t you start to wonder if there is more going on.

Can you identify with any of these red flags?

Please share and any common ones I can do a post to expand more.

But if you are concerned reach out to chat or raise things with another professional.

03/03/2024

You know your baby better than anyone.

Don’t let others opinions or advice let you doubt that - unless it is welcomed by you.

This includes prescriptive and generic schedules and routines - often with a bit of monitoring and/or guidance you’ll know your little person and their sleep needs far more than any downloadable/purchasable routine.

If you are considering sleep support and want to know that you’ll be respected as the expert on your child, your opinion valued and circumstances and preferences considered - you’ve come to the right

28/02/2024

Save this post for a quick reference for making sure you’re supporting your little person’s circadian rhythm (body clock) for sleep!

24/02/2024

What have my clients said about our time together??

Making the decision to make a change in your situation and spend money on this is a big one.
There are also now so many people offering these services. How do you know who is right for you??

I would personally recommend looking at :

✔️ Qualifications? Are they trained? Even better, do they hold an accreditation? Remember this is an unregulated industry.

✔️ Are they aligned with your values and parenting style?

✔️ What do past clients have to say?? ⬆️⬆️

21/02/2024

You didn’t think I would do that to you did you??

Labelling how we support our little people as bad habits …

❌ It’s scaremongering,
❌ It’s accusational ,
❌ It’s unhelpful,
❌ It’s unnecessary

So you won’t hear any of that talk from me!

Habits are essentially strengthened neural connections in our brain that come from repetition and familiarity. Habits are an integral part of our day to day lives and can brings us comfort (meal times, routines, a cup of tea etc.)

It is no different for our little people, and when it comes to sleep, habits are effective and reliable ways to support your little person - and there is absolutely nothing BAD about that.

Create habits, use them to your advantage, they will provide them comfort when they’re unsettled, they’ll be consistent and reliable for you.

I challenge you today to change the narrative you tell yourself each time you respond in a certain way to your little person. Don’t hold back or hesitate, don’t feel fearful of giving what they need out of fear of the future. Do what you need to do, do what works. I PROMISE YOU it will likely either never become a problem for you or your little person (they won’t always need you this way) or, if you do reach a point where you wish to change how you support them - it will usually take less work to work on this when you’re ready than it would to fight it in the now.

If you want to make changes to habits with your little person and want guiding through that - just send me a message to discuss 1:1 support and my guides!

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