by Deb | Feb 8, 2015 | All Categories, Early Morning Waking - over 1 yr
Are a pain! Just when mum and dad are drifting into that last bit of refreshing deep sleep LO wakes up before the cock crows and just WON’T go back to sleep. Over one year of age most LO’s should manage a minimum of 10.5 hrs of night sleep and many are...
by Deb | Jan 7, 2015 | Naps
If I had £1 for every time I’m asked how to extend LO’s naps – I truly would be sunning myself in Barbados! Picture the scene – golden beach, azure blue sea gently lapping the shore, a soft sea breeze taking the edge off the heat from a golden...
by Deb | Sep 21, 2014 | All Categories
The most common question we are asked is; “How long should my baby/child sleep/nap?”. And we have always bucked against the trend to be prescriptive about this advice. Many babies and children are happy and content on more or less sleep. These guidelines...
by Deb | Jul 27, 2014 | All Categories
Nearly all the parents we see at Savvy Tot Sleep tell us they have tried “Everything”. They’ve read all the books, googled every site and can often rival wikipedia in their knowledge about sleep. So – what’s going wrong? Well –...
by Deb | May 5, 2014 | All Categories
Parents are often embarrassed to admit their LO uses a dummy. However, any parent who has had a fussy baby knows a dummy can be a life saver. In the early months babies need to suck for comfort – it’s a perfectly normal stage. There has also been some...
by Deb | May 2, 2013 | All Categories
Giving babies verbal reassurance is as old as mankind itself. It’s believed that stone age mothers would talk to their baby as they gathered food to stop them crying and alert predators. Newborn babies search for their mother’s voice at birth. There is...
by Deb | Apr 7, 2013 | All Categories
Thank you SO much for all your kind comments about Bedtime Live. It has been an amazing experience! First and foremost I hope it has helped everyone with a sleep deprived tot! From my own point of view it has been fascinating to watch how a television programme is...
by Deb | Mar 3, 2013 | All Categories
If you know of one sure fire sleep teaching method we’d love to hear from you! In our experience it’s different strokes for different folks. Which method you choose has to sit comfortably with both parents. Parents need to agree to their LO’s...
by Deb | Feb 3, 2013 | All Categories, Night Terrors, Nightmares
The two are often confused but are in fact distinctly different. So – let’s take a look at the characteristics of each one. Nightmares Occur during the latter part of night sleep Are common The child is woken by the nightmare or is confused if woken Can...
by Deb | Jan 7, 2013 | All Categories
Happy New Year to everyone who stumbles across this site. We hope our monthly blogs about baby/child sleep are both practical and informative. We thought we would share some of our top sleep tips to pave the way for a sleep filled 2013! By the time parents reach us...
