During the summer holidays Noah turned 7-months old and to summarise, his seventh month consisted of a lot of teething, frustration from trying to but not being able to crawl, and tasting new foods. Most of the month we were away (see my previous post about our holiday ) and in that sense I hope Read More
Tag: sleeproutine
Baby Noah 3-months old
That’s it! We don’t have a newborn baby anymore! Three months went in a flash, I must say. Interestingly with Maia I felt like the “fourth the trimester” lasted much longer but that’s possibly because I was alone with the baby and also new to the long, sleepless nights, endless nursing and solitary pram walks. Read More
What happened when I caved in to sleep training?
It’s 8.30pm and I’ve spent the last hour sitting on our sofa with a cup of tea and my favourite magazine, the Women’s Health. For the first time in a while I feel relaxed. I’m not frantically watching the baby monitor, tiptoeing around or arguing with my husband about who was breathing the loudest when Read More
Should I be sleep training my baby?
If you follow me on Instagram you’ll know that for the past week I’ve been complaining about Maia’s teething and sleep regression and my own sleep deprivation. I’ve whined a lot, I know (sorry!). I also feel somehow embarrassed because my 9-month old girl is still not sleeping through the night and surely that’s because Read More
How are we sleeping with our 5-months old baby?
Sleep, or the lack of, is one of the decisive factors that determine how enjoyable life with a baby is. I’d go as far as to say it probably has an impact on family sizes too! When I’ve slept well, in relative (mum) terms at least, I truly love being a mum and being on Read More
Perplexing baby behaviour
When Maia was a newborn baby her needs were quite easy to read, or at least to guess. If she wasn’t hungry or tired, she had a dirty or wet nappy. Attending to those three things would most of the time result in a happy baby. Now she is 12-weeks old and things are getting Read More