Posts by Brittney Stefanic
Why 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…
Read MoreVideo Tips for Falling Back
Have 2 minutes to listen to these sleep tips for falling back on Sunday, November 3rd? DO IT. You will be glad you did. Remember that a 5 am wake-up in late October becomes a 4 am wake up in early November… If you are more of a reader (or you are like most and…
Read MoreFall Back without Falling Apart
The end of daylight saving time is coming up on November 3, 2019 at 2:00 am. For most of us, this signals the true start of winter as the evening sunlight begins to fade earlier and earlier each night. The good news? With our “fall back” coming up, we will all gain an extra hour…
Read MoreBut I Want to Co-Sleep and Sleep Train!
We get it. We really do. After all, we are mothers ourselves. In fact, we have 6 kids between us. The impulse to stay close to your baby is so deeply rooted in our DNA that it is frightening sometimes, or all the time. We are sure that primal instincts (+ evolutionary defense) are the…
Read MoreWhat Puts the “Trap” in Sleep Contraptions
As a team of whole-family sleep consultants, aka the Sleeper Teachers, there are a few questions we hear over and over and over again. Is my child going to cry when we start sleep training? How long will the crying last? How long until my little one sleeps through the night? When will we be…
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