Went to "sleep" around 11...slept horrible. Darn dreams! And couldn't get comfortable tonight! Woke up at 4 to make hubby breakfast, pack his lunch and send him off to work. Now here it is. 5am...I need sleep 😩
#momlifechats Moms, Welcome to #momlifechats! We’re so excited to welcome Infant & Child Sleep Consultant Hailee Schollaardt (@nurturingsleepsolutions). Hailee has been a Certified Sleep Consultant for 3.5 years. She has 3 kids aged 4.5 years, 2.5 years and 6 months and knows all too well the difficulties of a non-sleeping baby. “My first baby was 11 months old before he slept his first 2 hour stretch (It was a wednesday) and since then I became obsessed with learning about sleep!” Hailee classifies herself as more of a gentle sleep coach and encourages parents to do what works best for their own family. “Always advocate for your family and your baby! After all, you know them best!” She has worked with many families and loves providing tools to help improve sleep for every family she meets. Healthy Sleep equals Happy Families! Hailee’s top 3 sleep tips: 1.) Create a baby cave! The body is cued by light levels and so darkness in the room environment is so important. We want that room to be pitch black if we can. This helps newborns feel at home (in the womb) and it help’s older babies produce sleep hormones. 2.) Use white noise. This is my “must have” in any sleep space. It helps newborns feel at home because it sounds like the womb and it helps older babies to cycle through sleep cycles. Use a constant sound such as static, heavy rainfall or a vacuum. Make sure it does not turn off after a certain interval as we want it to be playing the whole time to help those sleep cycles! 3.) Build strong routines. This is not the same as a schedule. A routine is just the steps you do before putting your baby down to sleep. Each step in that routine triggers the brain to release sleep hormones. Essentially, it acts as your baby’s clock telling the body what time it is… sleep time! Inconsistent sleep routines can lead to inconsistent sleep! Please ask @nurturingsleepsolutions anything by tagging her in the comments below. And a big thanks to @nurturingsleepsolutions for participating in this chat! Hailee welcomes you to follow her Facebook Page Nurturing Sleep Solutions for more live Q&A’s and helpful Facebook Live sleep tips! Let’s get chatting! 🍁mom.life_usa🍂
Babygirl knocked out sleep
shut the door? does anyone shut their child's door while they sleep? (if they sleep in their own room)
Co sleeping...yay or nay? Lately Molly hasn't want to sleep in her crib and sleep with us. Which is fine but we do want her to sleep in her crib
Tracy Pimentel 💋·
Мама дочки (1 год), беременна (31 нед.)
Well then stick to target Walmart and cvs!
Amanda·
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@tracynangel, that's interesting! I just live in the crappiest city for couponing! None of my stores double coupons and they get ripped off so many times its a battle. Even when I try to use just 10 coupons!
Tracy Pimentel 💋·
Мама дочки (1 год), беременна (31 нед.)
You sell it duh!!!! My husband's coworkers see me as a mini mart! Anything from toothpaste to toothbrushes to body wash and soap!
Amanda·
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@tracynangel, coupon and then do what with all the stuff!?! Lol
Tracy Pimentel 💋·
Мама дочки (1 год), беременна (31 нед.)
Couponing!
Amanda·
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@tracynangel, exactly! And that's what I've been wanting to do. I don't mind working. Just want to work from home. But can't ever seem to find any legit jobs!
Tracy Pimentel 💋·
Мама дочки (1 год), беременна (31 нед.)
Oh lord! Lol what about jobs from home?
Amanda·
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@tracynangel, oh no! He goes to work between 1-4am! Lol
Tracy Pimentel 💋·
Мама дочки (1 год), беременна (31 нед.)
Ohhhh 😜 so he can't drop you off or anything?
Amanda·
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@tracynangel, we don't have a 2nd vehicle! Last year my hubs got a great opportunity to be an over the road truck driver! So we sold our car and hit the road! But now that we're home. We're back at square 1 with only 1 car! :/
Tracy Pimentel 💋·
Мама дочки (1 год), беременна (31 нед.)
I always say I want to stay at home then I hear all these mommas saying it's horrible, and I am glad to work (sometimes) lol why don't you work outside of home? I don't work from home but today the school is closed so teachers can have a writing day thank god!
Amanda·
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@meghan_ln, and I try not to let my cranky ness come out! Lmao
Amanda·
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@tracynangel, I wish I had at an home job so bad! I hate not contributing money wise to our family!
meghan_ln·
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what I do evvverynight. And he wonders why I'm so cranky. Lol.
Tracy Pimentel 💋·
Мама дочки (1 год), беременна (31 нед.)
Between the dreams and peeing I sleep nothing and got up to make hubby breakfast. Luckily I'm off of work today to write assessment reports lol
Amanda·
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Thanks love! 4 hours but kept having weird dreams so I feel like I didn't sleep at all! 😭@tracynangel
Tracy Pimentel 💋·
Мама дочки (1 год), беременна (31 нед.)
Hope you got more sleep mama! 😜