Baby Sleep Cycles
We all need sleep otherwise we feel drowsy and unable to cope with life’s normal demands. Lack of sleep effect’s every aspect of our daily lives. This is the same no matter what age you are. We need sleep so our brains can rest. Sleep allows the brain to do its...
Baby Scared of Cot or Crib (Video)
Is your Baby Scared of Cot or Crib? In this brief video, Edel Gargan (Baby Sleep Expert) discussed ways to stop your baby being scared of getting into their cot to sleep.
Get your child back into a normal sleep schedule after Christmas or a Holiday
If your child has been up all hours over the Christmas and having nice lie-ins in the morning, to get him back on track for school next week you should start adjusting his sleep schedule now. This will ensure he does not start off the new term on the wrong footing....
Baby Sleep Associations
What are they? A sleep association is something that a child requires to help him get to sleep. There are many types of infant sleep associations, some good and some not so good. Therefore you need to be very wary what you introduce your baby to at sleep time. The...
East Coast FM Interview
Edel featured on East coast FM last Tuesday 23rd of August to discuss the services provided by the Baby Sleep Academy and answer a number of questions from parents with baby sleep issues that e-mailed and SMS'd into the Morning Show with Laura Wood.
Baby Sleep Routine Basics
Why have a baby sleep routine? Babies and children function better when they know what is coming next. They don’t like surprises and usually fight against it. Children often have other ideas of what they want to do next and sleep is not part of it especially when they...
Short Nappers, Early Risers & Happy Babies
Short Nappers If you find your child will only sleep for 40 minutes when he/she should be having a 2 hour nap then you need to listen to your child when she awakes. Is your child crying? If she isn’t then leave her be, she may well return to sleep. If she is fussing a...
Sudden Change in Baby Sleep Pattern
Sudden Change in Baby Sleep Pattern My 1 yr olds baby sleep pattern seems to have gone out the window all of a sudden. She always went to sleep at 7.45pm, after her 7.20pm bottle. But for the past few nights, she refuses to go to sleep, and was up until almost 9.30pm...
More Night Terrors!
"I have a 28 month old boy who seems to wake up at night roaring but he is actually asleep. It seems he is having a night terror or something. We can’t go near him or get him out of the state he is in. It's very distressing to watch and listen to him?" This does...
How to Put Baby to Sleep
Babies should be put to sleep in a calm secure environment. Be very careful they are not too warm as overheating is very dangerous for a child. Babies should always be placed on their back’s "back-to-sleep" to go asleep unless you were told otherwise from your...
