Sleep Cues: The Everything Parenting Podcast

Today we have Tyler Champagne from Heated Seats — a Canadian, and father of 2. We're taking it a little lighter this week, for a great conversation about parenting from the dad perspective. We talk about parent humor, what life is like as the dad of two young children and more! Needing Sleep Support for your Infant or Toddler? Learn about our 1:1 Sleep Programs. Our Infant/Toddler Sleep Progr...

Today we're talking about Sleep Training, while having a toddler at home! Sleep coaching or training - these terms are interchangeable to us at The Happy Sleep Company, is helping your baby learn independent sleep skills. Many families think it is not possible to sleep coach their baby while having a toddler as well. We promise you this is not the case, it is possible and we'll get into...

 Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following: - My child is 15 months old and we are trying the transition to 1 nap but I feel like it’s not going well. Do you ever revert back to two naps if you feel like it’s failing? - Once a toddler is on one nap, do we still go with wake windows? Or is it a set schedule now? - 5 month old has been sleeping through...

Today we have Rachel Coons — a grocery savings expert, and a mom of four who wanted to make a difference in the financial health of her family. Rachel decided to take control of their spending through budgeting, focusing in on her grocery bill, and was able to decrease their grocery spending from $1,200 a month to $700 a month.  Since then, Rachel has dug deep into the HOW of cutting grocery spend...

There is a big myth we are about to bust today... and that is sleep coach and room sharing! Truth be told, you can work on sleep skills while your baby is sleeping in the same room as parents!   This episode clarifies room sharing vs. bed sharing, how to work on sleep skills while room sharing and what it looks like to get started with sleep coaching while room sharing! Find more on our Sleep Guid...

 Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following: - 16 week old short naps messing with bedtime. Is it better to do another nap or an early bedtime? - When do children stop using a sleep sack? - 15 month old early mornings. Sleeps through but wakes at 5am. Is the pacifier part of the issue? - When 2nd baby is born and in room next to my toddler, should i tu...

The Happy Sleep Company is proud to partner with Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist Kyla Renaud to facilitate and support mental health throughout the Sleep Coaching process.  Kyla’s role as a partner with The Happy Sleep Company includes thorough review and oversight of all of our programs, services, methodologies and philosophies, Consultant coaching regarding mental health strategies...

Bedtime can be so frustrating, especially when they are stalling bedtime.  If you are the parent of a toddler you may be in the bedtime stalling stage.  We get into the reasons why your child is stalling their bedtime, as well as ways we can manage the bedtime stalling! In this episode, we also discuss how to get past the stalling stage of bedtime and how we can make bedtime more smooth for your e...

 Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following: - My baby is about to start daycare and will be sleeping in a room with multiple other children - I’m feeling so nervous! Any tips? - Is there a 24 month sleep regression?  - Wake windows - How would a first time parent know if their child needed sleep training? - How long does it take for the nap to lengthe...

Today we have Aliya Dhalla back on the podcast to talk about exercise postpartum! She is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, Pelvic Health Coach and Host of Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor.  With over 13 years of experience as a physiotherapist, Aliya exclusively focuses on pelvic health. Returning to activity and getting back to exercising after baby is hard, and there are a lot of questions abou...

Travel is fun... and does not have to stop after children! Family trips and family packing can feel overwhelming but honestly bringing the extra things to make a great sleep environment is worth it! This episode is all about the travel essentials. What to bring to continue with your sleep schedule and routines! In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids...

 Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following: - My 11 week old will stay awake for 2-3 hours during the day and then nap for 2-3 hours. Is this ok? - My 3.5 month old is still taking 5 naps, because the last 2 are usually really short - is this ok? - My toddler won’t stay in bed for naps, bu they are fine at night. Any tips? - Do babies typically adjust...

Today's episode we have Dr. Rachel Ollivier - She is a maternal and women's health researcher and nurse practitioner and clinical scientist at BC Women's hospital. We talk about sexual health after birth and questioning the 6-week checkmark until you really are ready.  Dr. Ollivier was inspired to do her research because, she says, “We didn’t have a lot of research on sexual health...

Comfort objects or a "Lovey" as some may call it, are very common among families! Some people might actually call them a comfort object, stuffey, blankey or transitional object. I've really heard them all, but essentially it is an object that makes your little one feel a sense of snuggley comfort. So in this episode we dive right into the questions parents often ask us about comfort...

 Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:      - Bedtime range for a 3 month old - How do you teach self settling skills to a 8 month old for naps when mastered throughout the night? - When to transition to 2 naps per day and tips on how to do it! - My 5 month old currently sleeps through the night most nights. We rock him to sleep. Is a regression...

Today we have Dr. Whitney of Modern Mommy Doc on the podcast to talk about over-functioning and re-prioritizing your own needs as a parent.  Her mission is to help working moms break the cycle of burnout in parenting and shift their focus to their own health and well-being so they can create work-life integration in a way that fosters greater joy and purpose in every area of their lives. FOLLOW @m...

This week's episode is all about Safe Sleep. At The Happy Sleep Company, we get a lot of questions about safe sleep, and often these questions go beyond the ABC's of sleep for baby! So this week's episode is giving an overview of those ABC's - the basics of Safe Sleep for baby plus some added nuances from a Sleep Consultant. MORE resources on Safe Sleep  via Health Canada Erin...

  Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:      - Suggestions for wake windows before bed for a 16 month old on one nap -My 10 month old often wakes up about an hour after bedtime. Is he overtired? He is awake for 3 hours before bed.  -My 2.5 month old won’t nap longer than 30-40 minutes in the crib. What do I do? -My 4 month old takes 30 minutes to...

Today we have Dr. Tanya Cotler, child and adult psychologist - who specializes in reproductive and maternal mental health as well as parent-child attachment. With her unique training, she brings a mindfulness to her integrative approach and helps identify your origin story so that you can be present in your relationship today without the pain of the past clouding the present. CONNECT with Dr. Tany...

This week's episode is ALL about naps - and more specifically dropping them. Navigating naps can be tough, and we get a lot of questions about them and the transitions parents face! So we've got a  breakdown about naps, how to drop naps, when to drop naps and what signs to look for! This episode is presented by Woolino - The cozy, award-winning merino wool baby sleep bags. Woolino produc...

 Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:     -Scheduling for a 6.5 month old -Scheduling for 19 month old -Wake windows for an almost 4 month old -How do you know when baby is waking up hungry or just waking up at night because they woke up and don’t know how to go back to sleep without the boob? -My 6 month old has been waking for a 5am feed for 3...

Today we have Aliya Dhalla, Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, Pelvic Health Coach and Host of Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor.  With over 13 years of experience as a physiotherapist, Aliya exclusively focuses on pelvic health. She enjoys treating and educating on: prenatal + postpartum pelvic health birth prep + postpartum recovery incontinence, painful intimacy, and pelvic pain  bowel health post...

REPLAY of our DST episode... Yes the words "time change" can be any parents nightmare, BUT this is the good time change I promise!  Coming up is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, or the spring forward and  anything that could potentially throw off our little's schedule can be scary.   Now if you have an early waker, around 5:30am, you will now see that turn into 6:30am for you!...

Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:    - What age to start sleep training - Moving to bigger wake windows - Night wakes and wake windows - The mid-day nap - When to stop using a baby monitor In this episode we've partnered with Wooly Doodle Visit woodlydoodle.com and use code THEHAPPYSLEEPCOMPANY10 at checkout and receive 10% off your purc...

This week's episode we welcome Dr. Tracy Dalgleish back on the podcast! Let's talk about sex!  Today, we are talking about sex and intimacy postpartum. What that can look like for many after baby, letting go of the expectations, and how to communicate about sex with your partner. FOLLOW @drtracyd In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids slee...