#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🍂
Do any of you leave your kids bedroom doors open when the sleep? Like a 2 year old?
Sleeping positions my 6 month old hates: 1. Sleeping on his side. 2. Sleeping on his back. 3. Sleeping on his stomach.
Babygirl knocked out sleep
erica·
lol ikr! @mommytolucia
Melissa.🌻💁🏻✨·
Мама дочки-младенца
Yup! Feels good when she sleeps a long time I finally don't look like a zombie during the day lol
deleteddddd·
Мама дочки-младенца
yes my family looks at me like I'm finally human again lol
erica·
@mylittlejulyprincess,
erica·
feels good when you get those extra hours of sleep right😂!!!
deleteddddd·
Мама дочки-младенца
yes my daughter has had her schedule since she was a month she began sleeping 12 to 6am and at 2 months 11 to 8 and now she's 3 months and sleeps 12 to 9 (: I love it . the only time it was hard on me was the first 2 weeks cause she'd get up every 3 hours
Martee 💋💋·
Мама троих детей
Lucky you I'm just here all awake 😳😳
erica·
I know!! I'm super happy she started doing that as soon as she turned 2 months old she has her moments but those are rare @mamalamadingdong
Kristen·
... And don't question it, just go with it for as long as it lasts lol.
Kristen·
You. Are. Blessed. Lol.