On this episode of The Sleep Show, Zoe Ayre AKA The Respectful Mum joins us to talk about weaning respectfully and share her weaning story.  And it’s FULL of wonderful nuggets of wisdom! Zoe is a children’s author, mum and respectful parenting advocate. She shares her respectful and honest parenting journey along with advice on Instagram as The Respectful Mum.   She loves sharing her respectful parenting journey as a toddler mum and her account shares the honest highs and lows of parenthood! Her book, ‘I Will Always Help You Sleep’ was born of a desire for parents and children t ..read more

On this episode of the Sleep Show I speak to pregnancy and postpartum psychotherapist Sophie Harris. Sophie’s a psychotherapist who specialises in helping new mums during pregnancy and postpartum. She aims to normalise motherhood's tough times, help mums feel better, and celebrate being a mother. She believes that supporting and valuing the role of a mother should be made a priority to help build a happier and healthier society. She’s also known as Looking After Mum on Instagram and I absolutely LOVE her reassuring and supportive posts. I experienced night rage as a new mum and I wasn’t expect ..read more

I’m always honest that Waiting It Out works. And will forever reassure you that your Small will sleep through the night all by themselves even if you do nothing now. I know that can sound unbelievable because society and the sleep training industry are constantly telling you the only way your Small will ever sleep through is if you teach or train them to. But even if you: Do nothing now  Never sleep train  Put a single sleep tip in place Your Small will eventually:  Fall asleep solo  Sleep in their own sleep space  And sleep through the night! However, I can’t tell you ..read more

This week’s guest on The Sleep Show is neuroscientist, doula and mom Dr Greer Kirshenbaum.  She’s no stranger to the podcast because this is the second time she’s talked to us. You can listen to her debut here: careitout.com/podcast/episode-17-baby-brains-and-bedtime  And I’m really hoping she becomes a regular because I LOVE her and her approach to parenting and sleep. I could talk to her all day! She’s passionate about nurturing your baby’s brain and is all about connection too. During this episode, we explore how we’ve both taken our responsive approaches from our practices i ..read more

Olivia Hinge is a midwife, IBCLC and mother of 3. She’s passionate that evidence-based and inclusive feeding information is accessible to all. Her Instagram page is packed with reassurance and a huge wealth of feeding information  And she delivers it all with a massive dollop of humour. I love her and her approach and hope you will too! In this Podcast episode, Olivia answers all of your breastfeeding questions: How can I stop my baby from pulling my nipple? How to help my exclusively breastfed transition to nursery? Do the number and length of feeds decrease as baby gets older? How to h ..read more

If you’re about to return to work (or have recently returned!) this episode is for YOU. I speak to Sam from The Float Space about returning to employment after parental leave. Going back to work is a big transition for your family. And it’s not always easy! We both share what returning to work looked like for us and what helped us in the first couple of months. This podcast is packed with reassurance, laughs and practical advice to help your return to work go smoothly.  Coaching with The Float Space is like taking your brain to a spa. Sam provides a calm, judgement-free space where you ca ..read more

Does your Small wake at night and won’t resettle unless you bring them into your bed? If so you are NOT alone and this episode is for you! Rachel is a first time mum to 2-year-old Samuel. Most of the time he wakes up once or twice before midnight and can be resettled with a quick cuddle back into his cot. But after midnight he’s harder to settle so they co-sleep and it's becoming a little crowded! Rachel would love to slowly move away from bringing him into her bed and support Samuel to spend more time at night in his cot. And in this podcast episode, I’m going to talk you through how to do th ..read more

Are you looking for some support to help your child settle to sleep with someone else at bedtime and/or wake ups? If so, you’re going to love listening to this podcast episode! In this episode, I’m joined by Rona, a first time mum to Lily who’s 18 months old. Rona would love it if Dad was able to settle Lily at bedtime and when she wakes up at night.  But like SO many Smalls, Lily is finding this transition a little tricky.  And Rona doesn’t quite know where to start making this huge change.  This is totally understandable because any changes (but especially one this big) can fe ..read more

Co-sleeping isn’t a bad bed habit and it only ever needs to stop if and/or when you’re ready. And only you know when it’s time for this transition because you’re the expert on what works for your family! If you do decide to move away from co-sleeping it is a BIG change for both you and your Small and it is going to take time, patience and support. However, it IS possible to make this change with care. If you're thinking about moving away from co-sleeping, this podcast is packed with tips and things to think about to help transition your Small into their own sleep space.  Join me for this ..read more

Is your baby about to reach the four-month mark? Or perhaps you’re already in the middle of the four-month progression? If that’s a yes then this podcast is for YOU!   There’s often a lot of fear around the four-month regression. Plus a fair bit of sleep scaremongering is being bandied about. And I’m going to be honest, sleep at this stage can get a little (or A LOT) trickier and erratic. That’s because your baby’s sleep is developing and it’s a huge time of change for them. And if you’ve been following me for a while you’ll know I often say ‘change is strange!’   But you really don ..read more