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Sleep is one of the most popular discussion topics with moms, and there are so many pieces to the puzzle to get that amazing sleeper! I’d love to share some of the tips and tricks with you during a 90 minute sleep seminar. If you, or you know someone who may need more sleep, please reach out as I have a few spaces left for August.

It’s national sleep awareness week and daylight savings is coming up soon. DiaperDreamers is celebrating by offering $50 off a personalized sleep plan. Offer ends March 11th.

If you're trying to get in touch, please send a facebook message for now as my phone (with my e-mail on it) took a dive and has water damage 🤤🤤

Daylight Savings time is this coming weekend at 2am on Sunday March 12th. We will SPRING forward. YAY ! sleep in! ? If you are worried about how your baby will respond to the time change, here are a few things you can keep in mind:
- 7pm is the old 6pm, so you might have a slight struggle at bedtime
- that being said, try to be as consistent as possible keeping the old times for naps and bed
- you may want to have a 7:30pm bedtime for a few days if you think the 1 hour will be too much to adjust to
- you can start shifting a few days before by 15 minutes. If you choose to do this, make sure to shift naps and bedtime.
- if you have an early riser and daylight savings does not help, there might be another factor causing this early rising. DiaperDreamers is happy to help your family get more sleep.

New Years special:
Do you know someone wanting more sleep for their baby? Start the new year off right with a sleep package at 10% off!!
Don't forget about our great referral gifts :)

Are you wondering when it's time to move your toddler out of the crib? http://healthymomstoronto.com/blog/entry/is-your-little-kid-ready-for-a-big-bed

Is Your Little Kid Ready For A Big Bed? Wondering when should you switch your children out of the crib? Is there an age that is too early or too late? This post will answer all your questions!

AWAKE TRAINING FOR MOMMIES:

Dear Fellow Babies,

OK, here’s my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 5 months. The first few months were great – I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime, around the clock. Then something happened. Over the last few weeks, she has been trying to STTN (sleep thru the night). At first, I thought it was just a phase, but it is only getting worse.

I’ve talked to other babies, and it seems like its pretty common after Mommies have had us for around 5-6 months. Here’s the thing: these Mommies don’t really need to sleep. It’s just a habit. Many of them have had some 30 years to sleep – they just don’t need it anymore. So I am implementing a plan. I call it the Crybaby Shuffle.

It goes like this:

Night 1 – cry every 3 hours until you get fed. I know, it’s hard. It’s hard to see your Mommy upset over your crying. Just keep reminding yourself, it’s for her own good.

Night 2 – cry every 2 hours until you get fed.

Night 3 – every hour.

Most Mommies will start to respond more quickly after about 3 nights. Some Mommies are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These Mommies may stand in your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Don’t give in. I cannot stress this enough: CONSISTENCY IS KEY!! If you let her STTN (sleep through the night), just once, she will expect it every night. I know it’s hard! But she really does not need the sleep; she is just resisting the change.. If you have an especially alert Mommy, you can stop crying for about 10 minutes, just long enough for her to go back to bed and start to fall asleep. Then cry again. It WILL eventually work. My Mommy once stayed awake for 10 hours straight, so I know she can do it.

The other night, I cried every hour. You just have to decide to stick to it and just go for it. BE CONSISTENT! I cried for any reason I could come up with:

-My sleep sack tickled my foot.
-I felt a wrinkle under the sheet.
-My mobile made a shadow on the wall.
-I burped, and it tasted like rice cereal. I hadn’t eaten rice cereal since breakfast, what’s up with that?
-The dog said “ruff”. I should know. My Mommy reminds me of this about 20 times a day. LOL.
-Once I cried just because I liked how it sounded when it echoed on the monitor in the other room.
-Too hot, too cold, just right – doesn’t matter! Keep crying!!
-I had drooled so much my sheets were damp and I didn’t like it touching me.
-I decided I was sick of all the pink in my room so I cried.

It took awhile, but it worked. She fed me at 4am. Tomorrow night, my goal is 3:30am. You need to slowly shorten the interval between feedings in order to reset your Mommies’ internal clocks.

Sometimes my Mommy will call for reinforcements by sending in Daddy. Don’t worry Daddies are not set up for not needing sleep the way Mommies are. They can only handle a few pats and shhing before they declare defeat and send in the Mommy.

Also, be wary of the sleep sheep with rain noises. I like to give Mommy false hope that listening to the rain puts me to sleep sometimes I pretend to close my eyes and be asleep and then wait until I know Mommy is settling back to sleep to spring a surprise cry attack. If she doesn’t get to me fast enough I follow up with my fake cough and gag noise that always has her running to the crib. At some point I am positive she will start to realize that she really doesn’t really need sleep.

P.S. Don’t let those rubber things fool you, no matter how long you suck on them, no milk will come out.

Trust me.

Sincerely,
Baby J

Source: Unknown (If you know, let me know)

Fall back! The clocks will change by one hour this coming Sunday November 6th. Here are a few tips to prepare your children: http://sleeplady.com/baby-sleep/lets-get-ready-to-fall-back/

Let’s Get Ready To Fall Back! Can you believe it's nearly time to shift our clocks again? At the end of daylight savings time, we need to help our children "fall back" and readjust.

I have a few people interested in a sleep seminar, but without a host so i may host one. if you're interested and/or know anyone who is, please fill out this link so i can choose a good time/day for everyone. http://goo.gl/forms/DkfizCWWQ1LXxHdw1

Sleep Seminar Interest Form DiaperDreamers will be hosting a 90 minute sleep seminar in Thornhill which is geared towards expecting mothers and mothers with babies 0-18 months. Please respond below indicating your interest. The cost of the seminar is $30 and it includes follow up and 50% off package A or B if needed in the fut...

People are often asking questions regarding sleep and sleep environment. Blackout blinds make a huge difference. I noticed that huge difference this past weekend. As a sleep consultant, I've always made sure my daughters room is dark. This past weekend, we were away and staying somewhere that I knew would be bright so I brought the gro anywhere blinds with me. They didn't stick properly to the window and fell down during the night. My daughter woke up at 5:50am ready to start her day!! I have not seen my daughter before 7:45am in TWO YEARS! We moved her to a darker room for the next two nights of the trip and she woke up at her usual time. It was a great little experiment! So just a tip for anyone struggling with sleep out there, although there are many other pieces to the sleeping puzzle, make sure the room is DARK :-)

Spring is in the air! Promotion special. Share the news!! 10% off package B. Get your baby sleeping 11-13 hours at night and napping well in less than 2 weeks!