Teething
Does teething affect sleep?
Despite many professionals claiming that teething doesn’t affect sleep patterns or behavior, I couldn’t disagree more. A tooth erupting through the surface of the gums creates a localized inflammatory response, consequently triggering an immune response. Symptoms of illness may present if bacteria enters the inflamed/open gums – extremely common due to the fact that babies…
Read MoreConfessions of a Sleep Consultant: The Jett Diaries; Seven Months
It has been a pretty intense month. More teething, more colds, more milestones. Considering we are currently in a ‘sunny’ patch with respect to the wonder weeks, then I can only assume that my bad habits, hectic lifestyle, teething pains, and the frustration of trying to crawl, is to blame for our current state of sleep…
Read MoreConfessions of a Sleep Consultant: The Jett Diaries; Five Months
For young babies, symptoms of developmental leaps, teething, and illness (and their affect on sleep) can be frustratingly similar, blurring the boundaries of which point each one begin, and where they end. Often confusion sets for us as parents, and how we *should* respond to them at these times. This sums up my experience of 5 months rather…
Read MoreToddler resisting bedtime? here’s why, and what you can do
There are many reasons why our toddlers may start resisting naps and bedtime. From experience, if this is a gradual change (over a few days or more), then usually this can be attributed to routine (call for a change in routine, having been out of routine, or lack of routine), or a behavioural/emotional response to a particular life…
Read MoreAmber: the natural alternative to teething
Being an advocate for taking the natural path wherever possible, and from my own personal experience; I love amber teething necklaces. In fact I swear by them. I have used amber necklaces for both of my kids, and have experienced first hand the teething symptoms with, vs without the necklace; and trust me, I will take the…
Read MoreHow to salvage sleep in the clutches of teething, illness and leaps…
Many sleeping difficulties experienced by babies and children stem from teething, illness, or a developmental milestone (aka leap). It is common that when our child is unwell, our routine, consistency (and resolve) tends to go out the window. In the first 12 months (and well into their second year), our babies are developing rapidly – physically,…
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