My 10-month-old baby girl is bad sleeper. A terrible sleeper, in fact. For various reasons, such as reflux, gas and, probably by now, behavioural training, E is a baby who, quite frequently, likes to party in her room all night long. This isn’t a story about how to get your baby to sleep through the [...]
I had imagined the first few months of motherhood to be filled with blissful moments of effortless breastfeeding, a cooing, happy baby, and a sense of accomplishment and purpose. Motherhood turned out to be a lot more awkward, exasperating, and thankless than I ever could have imagined.
As a sleep coach and postpartum doula, I thought motherhood would be so much easier for me than for the average mom (pausing for your laughter…). Every day, I supported parents through the transition of having a new baby, teaching them how to soothe their fussy babies. I knew all there was to know about [...]
There is a huge learning curve in becoming a parent. There is an even bigger, steeper curve in learning how to parent a fussy or high-needs baby. I am still in awe of how much my life has changed. I lost most of my baby weight from bouncing, rocking, swaying, and carrying my son. Then [...]
Last month my post encouraged mothers (and fathers) to recognize when it was time to come out of the bunker mode, the take it one day at a time – we’ll get through this mode, and start to think once again about other important aspects of their lives. This could include their relationships, their hobbies, [...]
I’ve always been a people pleaser – the laid back peace making joker. The latter is more so in recent years but even so, it’s all related. So when it was time to go to my doctor 6 weeks after delivering my little one I kept it even keel. She asked me if I had [...]
Before my baby was born, I spent months in search of the perfect everything: The crib that would be the perfect size to wheel into our bedroom, an organic mattress that would ensure no toxins be near her sweet head, a stroller with bassinet so as not to disturb her slumber. I was under the [...]
I vividly remember discovering The Happiest Baby on the Block when Sammy was a newborn. Up to that point, we didn’t have any particular soothing routine that worked consistently with him (or really, that worked at all). When he was awake, he was crying. When we tried to put him down for a nap, he [...]
My seven-month-old son, C, looked at me and cried. He wanted me to interact with him constantly, and I just didn’t have the energy. I didn’t have much energy anymore. It seemed like my energy was being replaced with rage and hopelessness. He just kept crying. Please stop crying. I can’t. I just can’t. I’m [...]
