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Is There a 12 Month Sleep Regression?
If your baby is 11-12 months old and boycotting one or both of their naps or taking short naps, you may be thinking they are ready to drop to one nap. Slow your roll and read on! As a child sleep consultant, I get a lot of questions about transitioning to one nap. Your little…
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Is the 2.5 year old sleep regression a real thing?
Yes, the 2.5 year sleep regression is a real thing! It usually looks like a strong nap boycott and leads parents to think “is my little one done napping?” As child sleep consultants, we get asked this question a lot. The short answer is no. Most children nap until in between 3 and 5 years…
Read More2 Year Sleep Regression Survival Tips
. Help! My daughter was a great sleeper and since she turned two, she just won’t sleep. She fights both naps and bedtime. What do I do? As a child sleep consultant, when I receive messages like this from parents, I instantly think “2 year sleep regression! Ugh!” Common sleep time behavior changes that point…
Read MoreSpotlight on Toddler Sleep: The 18-Month Sleep Regression
You made it through the infant stage and you are sailing into toddlerhood… Then WHAM – your toddler is all of a sudden waking up all night long again like a newborn! Likely he or she is also fighting naps, bringing the bedtime drama and maybe some early morning wake ups thrown in for…
Read MoreSurviving the 8-10 Month Sleep Regression
As a certified child sleep coach, I spend a lot of time talking about the 8-10 month sleep regression and helping parents through it. I hear this a lot from parents, “my child has never a been a good sleeper and I didn’t think sleep could get much worse, but when the 8 month sleep…
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How did you decide to become a Child Sleep Consultant?
I am constantly asked “how did you decide to become a child sleep consultant?!” Perhaps I should step back a minute and first introduce myself… Hi there! I am Christine Brown, founder of Bella Luna Sleep Consulting and a certified child sleep consultant. My twin boys, Ryan and Nicholas, call me “Mommy”. My husband, Jeff,…
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