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Me: “What do you like about yourself?”⠀ Ellie: “My legs because they were made for dancing!”⠀ 🥰⠀ This got me thinking. ⠀ What do I like about myself? It’s not something I think on often. But when I ran across this picture I almost thought, “ugh why do I have such big teeth?”
We thought the most logical thing to do after waking up from a night of minimal sleep was to strap our baby in the carseat, go to Starbucks and drive for an hour. Just to get some quiet from the screaming and attempt some rest for Ellie. Looking back, there was a LOT wrong with this. Sleep deprived parents getting behind the wheel with their sleep deprived baby? Not smart. (Improper carseat safety not too far behind!) ⠀ ⠀ ^^^Any of that sound familiar?!?⠀ ⠀ Ellie was a little over 3 months old in this picture. Both Chad and I were on Christmas break as teachers, and while feeling enamored with our new baby...we also felt totally clueless. It was during that time off that I sat down to Google and typed out, "How do you get your baby to sleep?"⠀ ⠀ That Google search led me to discovering there were people called Sleep Consultants who could actually help me!!! GLORY!!! It only took Ellie 3 nights to start sleeping through the night. And it only took 3 nights for me to think..."I think this Sleep Consulting thing is something I could do." ⠀ ⠀ I'm so happy I took this picture of Ellie. It reminds me that even though I was so incredibly exhausted and a little out of my mind...sleep was still a thing. We just had to help her made it happen.⠀ ⠀ I still tell Ellie often that she's the first baby I ever got to help. Now? Thousands of families everywhere are believers that #sleepsiathing 🥂
Myth: PUTTING CEREAL IN BOTTLES, OR STARTING SOLIDS, WILL HELP MY BABY SLEEP.⠀ ⠀ *Totally false, ya'll! It's all about the habits*⠀ ⠀ According to multiple studies conducted between the 80s and 2015 there is NO evidence that babies who start solids before 6 months or have cereal in bottles sleep longer at night. ⠀ ⠀ Today I'm teaming up with Edwean of @mylittleeater to share why solids/cereal is not the solution to helping your baby sleep! She's covering the nutrition side and I'm naturally talking sleep! ⠀ ⠀ I teach in all my programs and courses that food is for NOURISHMENT not for sleep. It doesn't matter if it's formula or breastfed baby. When a baby sees a bottle or breast as a means for sleep, it sends the signal during the night that the ONLY way to get sleepy again is to have a few sucks on a bottle or pacify on a breast. During the day I tend to see babies go on hunger strike because they don't want to sleep...they want to be awake and play! These babies have developed a habit of feeding for sleep instead of feeding for the deliciousness it is! If your little one is struggling with be awake for feeds I would highly suggest...⠀ 🍼Poking, tickling and speaking to baby as they eat⠀ 🤱Using a wet washcloth to pat baby's face, belly and legs while eating⠀ 💃Play music and sing along!⠀ 🛋Sit in a well-lit space while having daytime feeds⠀ ⠀ It's not easy to break the feeding to sleep habit, but it reaps GREAT benefits for your baby's interest in eating. I tell families in my Sleep E-Coaching™ Programs that you need to see a difference in 48 hours in how baby eats. Why? Because your little one WANTS to sleep and they want to eat...it's just time to disconnect the two!⠀ ⠀ For more information on the nutrition part of starting solids too soon or adding cereal in the bottle see @mylittleeater post today!
 
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