Posts by Brittney Stefanic
Fall Back Tips for Halloween
The end of Daylight Saving Time The end of daylight saving time is coming up on November 1, 2020 at 2:00 am. Yup. Right after you’ve been out trick or treating. Yes. On the night of a full moon. You betcha. This is 2020. For most of us, this signals the true start of winter…
Read MoreSo You are Ready for Sleep… Now What?
You do you, Mama Here at Sleeper Teachers®, we are all about the “you do you” parenting movement. We firmly believe that we are each doing our very best to provide exactly what our families need. If you want to breastfeed, bottle feed, pump, formula feed or combine all of the above, great. If you…
Read MoreUnderstanding Newborn Sleep
The path of least resistance Let’s be honest here… Having a baby is incredibly exciting and joyous. At the same time, most of us are met with a new sense of overload and fear of the unknown. The endless choices can send even the most rational person into a tailspin – crib mattresses, breastfeeding, swaddles,…
Read MoreI’m a Sleep Expert, and I’m Barely Sleeping…
As a certified whole-family sleep consultant, it PAINS me to type that out. Even more, it terrifies me to publicly post it. But here we are… I’ve got a confession to share… With all of this COVID-19 stress, I am barely sleeping. I’ve helped over 400 families to get better sleep, and yet I was…
Read MoreWhy Working from Home May Mean Less Sleep
Working from home could steal your sleep We are all about working from home to #flattenthecurve but suddenly telecommuting may negatively impact your sleep in the coming weeks. When working from home you may…. 1. Have an overall increase in screen usage, and we know the blue light from our devices decreases levels of melatonin,…
Read MoreYour Sleep Guide for a Pain-Free Spring Forward
Most parents don’t mind it so much in the fall when gaining an extra hour of sleep, but the idea of the time change in spring sends fear through parent’s bones when they hear they are going to miss out on 60 sweet minutes of slumber. The start of daylight saving time with spring forward…
Read MoreIs my baby waking out of hunger or habit?
Why is my baby awake in the middle of the night? As sleep experts, we get asked all the time whether we think a baby is waking out of hunger or habit, especially with frequent middle of the night wake ups. The truth is… Babies need as much help and guidance when it comes to…
Read MoreWhy Sleep Training Doesn’t Work
Sleep training fail This is going to sound CRAZY coming from a certified sleep consultant who has worked with hundreds of families all over the world, but there are most definitely times when sleep training doesn’t work. Sleep training doesn’t work when you: don’t think your little one can sleep better, go rogue on the…
Read More4th Trimester Holidays
A special thanks to The Postpartum Coach, Lizzie Langston, for writing this absolutely perfect blog post and sharing it with us this holiday season. Mamas, we SEE YOU! And we are here for you. Cheers to Holiday Magic, The Sleeper Teachers + Lizzie, too! December with a Newborn I had my daughter on December 14th,…
Read MoreLife of a Work at Home Mama
I just got off a Zoom call with my team. Well, actually, that call ended at 12:02 and it’s now 12:33. A lot happened in that 31 minutes because I am a work at home mama. My son got dropped off by our sitter just as the call was wrapping up, so I scooped him…
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