If you are ready to wean your baby from the dummy, how do you attempt it? Try taking the dummy away when everyone is healthy, and no BIG life changes are happening. Everyone needs to be onboard, dad, granny, nanny etc. If it feels overwhelming to take the dummy away completely then make sure to …
It’s the middle of the night. You’re crawling around on the floor, looking for your little one’s dummy. You feel blind, because it’s so dark in the room! Now your baby is even more frustrated because you are taking too long to find it… As you get back in bed, you start thinking where you’ll …
Babies need naps! It helps them reset from all the adventures happening during the day, almost like a time-out where their little brains get a chance to take all of that information and place it in their long term memory stores. Having a consistent consolidated nap schedule will ensure your little one is happy, content …
Remember each baby is unique and these should only be used as a guideline when trying to implement some structure in your day!
A sleep training regression is defined as “a return to a former or less developed state”. The true meaning for a parent busy sleep training a small child, is just when you think everything is looking great and your little one is able to do longer periods of sleep by themselves, you may hit a …
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When the 18 month sleep regression sneaks up on you, you may be wondering. Your toddler were sleeping just fine, their naps were long, they slept till a decent wake-up time, they were happy to go to bed. Then, suddenly, they are crying like they are the last child on earth the moment you leave …
What a milestone to celebrate! Your little one is one year old. Maybe your little one started sleeping better, feeding less at night, going through a lot of new developments and learning new words, maybe almost or even already walking those first few steps – so much is happening at this particular age. Therefore, we …
Written by Melissa Du Preez Our journey with Brave Little Baby started back in 2019 when my eldest daughter was 5 months old. She woke up every hour and as a new mom I didn’t know what to do, so I fed her every time she woke up. This, however, was very exhausting as she …
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Why do sleep consultants recommend a dark room for sleep? In the sleep world MOST consultants recommend a dark room for healthier and more restorative sleep. If you’ve been following us on social media we are all about educating and empowering parents to make good decisions and giving evidence and good enough reasons for these …
3 tips to get your baby’s room dark! P.S it will make them sleep so much better! Read More »
Sleeping bags and TOGS explained We at Brave little Baby love swaddles and sleeping bags. They make parents and babies lives SO much easier. You never have to worry about your little one being too hot or cold ever again. The benefits of sleeping and swaddle bags: Helps your baby’s body temperature to stay constant …
