The holiday season is in high gear, calendars are booked up and there is no shortage of fun to be had! Holiday parties, trips to see Santa, Christmas light peeping, holiday shopping and more. All that fun can quickly result in overtired, cranky children and parents too. I don’t know about you, but I… [Read More]
Prematurity: A Personal Story & Tips
November is Prematurity Awareness Month and today, November 17th is World Prematurity Day. The purpose is to raise awareness of preterm birth and the concerns of preterm babies and their families worldwide. Premature birth and its complications are the largest contributors to infant death in the U.S. and globally. In fact, in the United States,… [Read More]
Top Tips for Working Moms to Balance Healthy Sleep Habits
If you’ve been following us, you probably know that we are FANS of an early bedtime. We work with a lot of working Moms and Dads, so we hear a lot of feedback on this recommendation. The consensus is that working Moms find it difficult to balance healthy sleep habits for their children and their… [Read More]
Is Potty Training Going to Affect Sleep?
I’m just going to come right out and say it – potty training twin boys was my kryptonite. I would wake up every Saturday morning with gusto and by 10:30 am, I was wondering if it was too early for wine. Literally – ask my husband. Plus, as a child sleep consultant, you can imagine… [Read More]
Top Tips From a Sleep Consultant – Welcome Renee!
Hi! I’m Renee. I am so excited to join the Bella Luna Sleep Team as a certified child sleep consultant and to share my top tips with you! My sleep story My journey to becoming a sleep consultant began in late 2015. A year prior, my twin girls were born, 6 ½ weeks before… [Read More]
Top Tips to Help Your Children Share a Room
Many families come to me looking for tips on how to help their children share a room without bedtime, nights and naps turning into a three-ring circus! As a mother to twins and a certified child sleep consultant, I can 100% understand the fears and concerns that come with children sharing a room. In some… [Read More]
2 Year Sleep Regression Survival Tips
. Help! My daughter was a great sleeper and since she turned two, she just won’t sleep. She fights both naps and bedtime. What do I do? As a child sleep consultant, when I receive messages like this from parents, I instantly think “2 year sleep regression! Ugh!” Common sleep time behavior changes that point… [Read More]
Enhance Your Child’s Healthy Sleep Habits with Essential Oils
Today on the Bella Luna Sleep Blog, we are welcoming, Brianne Squires to join us to share how you can enhance your child’s healthy sleep habits with essential oils! I’m a huge fan of using essential oils to help enhance children’s soothing routines and promote sleep. Brianne is an expert on essential oils and pretty… [Read More]
Top 10 Baby Sleep Myths & The Real Deal
Families with little ones experiencing sleep challenges have likely heard all of these statements. As a child sleep coach, I hear them every single day from parents and in Facebook groups! Although family and friends have good intentions, sharing these sleep myths are actually really counterproductive. Below I’ll provide insight into the real deal so… [Read More]
Surviving the 8-10 Month Sleep Regression
As a certified child sleep coach, I spend a lot of time talking about the 8-10 month sleep regression and helping parents through it. I hear this a lot from parents, “my child has never a been a good sleeper and I didn’t think sleep could get much worse, but when the 8 month sleep… [Read More]
