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How You Can Improve Your Child’s Sleep Today
Hi! I am Kyle Mlasko, Bella Luna Family’s newest sleep consultant. I’m truly thrilled to be a part of the team and can’t wait to support families around the country! I decided to become a sleep consultant after sleep training my son had such a profoundly positive impact on my life. Once my son learned…
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How to Deal with Nighttime Fears in Children
It’s really hard to know what to do when our children have nighttime fears. We want to make sure that we are supporting and reassuring our little ones, while not creating any bad habits that we will have to undo. It’s a balance! Let’s explore nighttime fears first. Then I’ll provide you with tools to…
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Avoid These Crib to Bed Transition Mistakes
Your baby isn’t a baby anymore (cue waterworks!) and now you may be thinking “should I transition my toddler from their crib to a toddler bed?” This is a HUGE milestone and one that you want to plan carefully! Why? Because sleep can quickly derail if you don’t go into it at the right time…
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Baby Keeps Waking Up At Night? Here’s Why!
It can feel like your baby keeps waking up every 10 minutes at night when their sleep (and yours) is so broken! When my twins were babies, I was SO confused about why they were having frequent night wakings. So today, I’m going to share with you the top 10 reasons babies wake at night…
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How To Help Your Baby Sleep When Sick
First off, I’m sorry your little one isn’t feeling well. It is tough when our children are sick or in pain and we can’t take it away. Hopefully our tips below on how to help your baby or toddler sleep when sick will help! I remember the calls from daycare to come and get my…
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How To Transition From Swaddle To Sleep Sack
Sometimes it feels like you get the hang of swaddling, your baby starts to roll and swaddling is no longer safe! It can feel daunting to make this change! That’s why I’m going to share my top tips for how to transition from a swaddle to a sleep sack. When To Transition From The Swaddle…
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Is Sleep Consulting Covered By Insurance, HSA or FSA?
“Is sleep consulting covered by insurance, HSA or FSA?” is a question our team answers frequently. Here’s some insight: Health Insurance For traditional health insurance, the answer is currently “no” unfortunately! Don’t click away just yet… Since I became a child sleep consultant 7 years ago, sleep consulting has become more mainstream. Yet the insurance…
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When To Wake a Sleeping Baby
You may have heard to “never wake a sleeping baby.” Parents are often flabbergasted when we tell them during a sleep consultation that they may need to wake their baby up at times. We usually hear a popular baby sleep myth, “BUT, you should never wake a sleeping baby!” But as certified child sleep consultants,…
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When Can A Toddler Have A Pillow And Blanket?
When I meet with toddler parents for a child sleep consultation, one of the questions that I a lot is “when can a toddler have a pillow and a blanket”? Safe sleep says nothing in the crib until our little one’s turn 1, but after that, it’s hard to know when to time these milestones.…
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What to Expect for Newborn Sleep
I remember the day we brought our twin boys home from the hospital. As we were walking out of the NICU, I was flooded with emotion and thought “I can’t believe they are letting me leave with these two babies! My husband and I were like “we have no idea what we’re doing!” See the…
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Preschool and Kindergarten Prep Sleep Tips
Have you seen the article floating around about children with good sleep habits adjusting better to kindergarten than their sleepier classmates? It just makes sense! Children who regularly get an adequate amount of sleep have improved attention, behavior, learning, memory, and overall mental and physical health. All of these factors will help children with the transition…
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Safe Sleep For Babies 2022
Safe sleep has become a popular topic this year and we couldn’t be happier! Let’s call this year Safe Sleep for Babies 2022! In May 2022, President Biden signed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act into law. This law removes potentially dangerous baby sleep products from the market. In-bed sleepers, inclined sleepers, loungers, bumper pads…
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