Sleep Cues: The Everything Baby Sleep Podcast: Recent Episodes
Erin Junker - The Happy Sleep Company
Tired mama? I’m here to help - I’m Erin Junker, pediatric sleep consultant and owner of The Happy Sleep Company. With a Masters Degree in Health Communications, experience helping more than 1000 families gain healthy rest for their children and eight years raising my own happy little sleeper I’m in this with you!I am passionate about children's sleep, I firmly believe that a well rested family is a happier healthier family. In each episode of this podcast, we'll guide you through some of the biggest challenges we see parents facing when it comes to their babies and older children's sleep. And share effective tools, tips, advice and strategies for getting sleep on track. Let’s get your family some great sleep!
What does a healthy morning routine actually look like for your baby, and does it really make a difference? In this episode of Sleep Cues, we're breaking down why a consistent start to the day can support better sleep, smoother transitions, and a calmer household. We'll cover what a morning routine is, how to create one that works for your little one, and the key benefits of starting each day with predictable, comforting rhythms.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode is dedicated to your period, specifically your postpartum period!
Dr. Sara Reardon is a board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist on a mission to change the way we care for women and their pelvic floors. She believes we shouldn’t be normalizing pelvic floor problems. We ought to be normalizing pelvic floor conversations. And so, The Vagina Whisperer was born.
FOLLOW @the.vagina.whisperer
VIST thevagwhisperer.com
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
In this episode, we're answering all your questions about working with The Happy Sleep Company! From what sleep coaching looks like and how personalized support works, to who we help and what results families can expect, we're giving you a behind-the-scenes look at our approach to helping the whole family get more sleep!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
Can you sleep train for nights but not for naps?
When do I switch from four naps to 3 naps for my 5 month old? How do I know when he’s ready?
My 4 month old has 30 minute naps. Should I give her time to try to go back to sleep, or rescue it with a contact nap?
My 5 month old is rolling to his belly while falling asleep independently. He’s not upset. We do lots of floor time in the day. Tips?
I did your program and you told me a wake window starts when baby’s eyes open. My friend did another program and the consultant told her the wake window starts when you take baby out of the bed. Why is that?
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
ADHD often presents differently in women, and many don't receive a diagnosis until adulthood or motherhood. In this episode of Sleep Cues, ADHD Coach Meredith Carder joins us to discuss the signs of ADHD in women, the challenges of balancing motherhood and the mental load, and practical strategies for navigating everyday life with ADHD.
FOLLOW @hummingbird_adhd
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Worried that sleep coaching means lots of tears? In this episode, we’re breaking down what’s normal, what to expect emotionally during the process, and how to approach sleep changes in a way that feels supportive for both you and your child. We’ll talk about why some tears can happen, how to respond with confidence, and what progress really looks like as your family builds healthy sleep habits.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
Do you have tips for longer naps? My 6 month old constantly wakes after 45 minutes
Is there anything you can do for newborn sleep to make it better? Or are they just too young?
My 10 week old is a velcro baby - I love the snuggles, but when can I start doing sleep coaching and looking for him to self settle?
My 20 month old wakes up around 6am, naps from 12-2pm, and goes to bed at around 7-7:30pm, but always takes around 30 minutes of tossing and turning and talking to go to sleep. Should I adjust his schedule?
My 3 year old has frequent night terrors - how do I help it and also how do I avoid it?
Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Marriage after kids can look very different than expected...and for many couples, the hardest part is the mental load women carry. In this honest conversation, Paige shares the real story of reaching a breaking point in her marriage, the conversations that changed everything, and what rebuildingA actually looked like.
We talk about communication, resentment, partnership, and the small shifts that can create meaningful change. Whether you’re navigating a difficult season or simply want to strengthen your relationship, this episode offers a candid look at what it means to be a partner!
FOLLOW @sheisapaigeturner
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
When it comes to healthy sleep habits, what happens in the morning can be just as important as what happens at bedtime. In this episode, we’re diving into the power of a consistent morning routine and how it can positively impact your child’s sleep, mood, and overall day!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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How do you handle a false start? My 5 month old has them every night.
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I have a 2.5 year old and a 7.5 month old. I really don’t want to drop my 7.5 month old’s third nap yet, because I like that there is some overlap in their napping. Do you have a schedule you can suggest?
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I’m planning on starting some sleep coaching with my 8 month old. Do I start with naps or nights?
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My 16 month old has 1 nap and wakes every day at 5:30am. How can I get her to sleep later?
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My 13 week old is getting too big for her bassinet. Should li put her in a pack n play in my room, or move her to her own room?
The Happy Sleep Company’s Infant / Toddler Sleep Program is suited best for children who are 14 weeks to 3 years of age and still sleeping in a crib. Children at this age need healthy sleep for proper development, to boost their immune systems, and to help them take in the big, bright, ever-changing world around them. At this age and in this environment, amazing sleep habits can be established very quickly with loads of consistency and tons of love involved! We will work closely with your family to develop a sleep plan that is right for your child, and help you help your little one to be sleeping through the night and taking proper naps within our two weeks together! LEARN MORE HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
When a baby arrives, family dynamics can change overnight. Today we are joined by, Janelle Marie as we discuss navigating mother-in-law relationships, setting healthy boundaries, managing expectations, and fostering positive connections during the transition to parenthood.
FOLLOW @heyjanellemarie
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
This week on Sleep Cues, we’re breaking down the popular “Wake, Eat, Play, Sleep” concept. What it actually means, why many parents use it, and how it can help support better sleep habits for your baby. We’ll cover how to make the routine work in real life, common misconceptions, and simple ways to adapt it for your little one’s age and needs.
PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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When can kids use adult pillows?
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Can you sleep train if your baby still needs night feeds?
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My child is 23 months old. Do we still focus on wake windows, or do we do a by the clock schedule at this point?
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My 18 month old no longer falls asleep independently. He needs to be held to sleep and wakes at least twice every night. What do I do?
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What are the wake windows for a 6.5 month old?
PS. Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
In this episode, we’re joined by Jon Fogel, the founder of Whole Parent Academy, sharing a powerful, brain-based approach to parenting. Through honest storytelling and practical tools, we explore how regulating yourself is the key to raising emotionally resilient kids... and breaking generational patterns for good!!
FOLLOW @wholeparent
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
If you’ve ever been told to “ditch the sleep crutches,” you might have wondered… Wait – does that mean my child can’t have anything comforting at sleep time?
Not quite. There’s a big difference between a sleep crutch and a lovey (also often called a comfort object) and, understanding that difference can make introducing one feel a lot less intimidating... and we break it down in today's episode!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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My 4 month old keeps spitting out the soother when working on independent sleep. Should I keep replacing it?
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I sleep trained my 19 month old when he was 6 months old. Now we are having the occasional night wake - should I respond the same way I did during sleep coaching?
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My 5 month old is waking up at 5am every day. How do I get him to more like 6:30am?
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My baby sleeps better for the grandparents. Why is this?
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How to get longer naps?
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
In this episode, we sit down with Libby Ward to talk about her raw, relatable, and unexpectedly funny memoir, Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself.
Libby shares what it really looked like to break under the pressure of trying to do it all... and the powerful rebuild that followed. We dive into the unrealistic expectations placed on modern moms, the identity loss that so often goes unspoken, and the moment everything had to change.
This conversation is both a wake-up call and a permission slip: to let go of perfection, to choose yourself without guilt, and to redefine what it means to be a “good” mother. Because at the end of the day, what our kids need most isn’t perfection - it’s a mom who is present, supported, and whole.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, stretched too thin, or like you’ve lost a piece of yourself in motherhood, this episode is for you.
FOLLOW Libby Ward
VISIT libbyward.com
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Curious about top-up feeds and whether your baby needs one? In this episode, we break down what a top-up feed is, when it can be helpful, and how to know if it’s the right fit for your baby’s sleep and feeding routine. Tune in for practical tips to support fuller feeds and more restful nights.
PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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What are the proper wake windows for a 7 month old? Is it possible my baby may be ready to drop to 2 naps at this age?
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Would you use the same sleep coaching approaches for a toddler as you would for a baby?
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Is there an age limit for sleep sacks?
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Can you sleep train during the 4 month sleep regression?
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What are the wake windows for a 6.5 month old who wakes twice per night and often has false starts?
The Happy Sleep Company’s Infant / Toddler Sleep Program is suited best for children who are 14 weeks to 3 years of age and still sleeping in a crib. Children at this age need healthy sleep for proper development, to boost their immune systems, and to help them take in the big, bright, ever-changing world around them. At this age and in this environment, amazing sleep habits can be established very quickly with loads of consistency and tons of love involved!
We will work closely with your family to develop a sleep plan that is right for your child, and help you help your little one to be sleeping through the night and taking proper naps within our two weeks together! LEARN MORE HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Curious about chiropractic care for your baby? In this episode, Dr. Brittlyn Bos breaks down how gentle, specialized chiropractic work can support infant comfort, sleep, and milestone development. We dive into common concerns, what to expect, and how to know if it’s the right fit for your little one!
FOLLOW Dr. Brittlyn Bos
VIST Evergreen Wellness Studio
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Are wake windows the gold standard for sleep? Or should you be following your baby’s tired signs instead? In this episode, we break down the difference between the two, why neither is one-size-fits-all, and how to find the right plan for your baby’s sleep needs!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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How much daytime sleep should my child be getting at 12 months, and when do they transition to 1 nap?
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What’s an ideal schedule for a 14 month old who’s on one nap?
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My 6 month old scream cries for 5-10 minutes before falling asleep for every nap, is this normal?
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If my 18 month old wakes up from their nap at daycare at 2pm, what time is bedtime?
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What’s a great sleep schedule for a 16 week old?
The Happy Sleep Company’s Infant / Toddler Sleep Program is suited best for children who are 14 weeks to 3 years of age and still sleeping in a crib. Children at this age need healthy sleep for proper development, to boost their immune systems, and to help them take in the big, bright, ever-changing world around them. At this age and in this environment, amazing sleep habits can be established very quickly with loads of consistency and tons of love involved!
We will work closely with your family to develop a sleep plan that is right for your child, and help you help your little one to be sleeping through the night and taking proper naps within our two weeks together! LEARN MORE HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Winter brings extra layers... and extra worries — especially when you have a baby. In this episode of Sleep Cues, we’re joined by an ER perspective to talk about what actually matters when it comes to winter safety. Dr. Darria is a Harvard and Yale-trained, board-certified ER physician, our go-to for baby and family safety on social media, and mom of 3.
From the most common cold-weather mistakes parents don’t expect, to overheating risks during sleep, to why bulky snowsuits and car seats don’t mix... we’re breaking down what’s fact, what’s myth, and what you can confidently ignore. We also cover special considerations for newborns and preemies, extreme cold, illness, and how to handle well-meaning (but outdated) advice from grandparents.
If you’ve ever wondered, “Is my baby too cold… or too warm?” this episode will leave you informed, reassured, and confident in winter!
Use code HAPPYSLEEP15 for 15% off No-Panic Parenting Resources: CPR, Choking and Drowning Course, Baby Proofing Course, as well as the Course Bundle
FOLLOW @drdarria
VISIT nopanicparenting.com
PS. Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
When does a wake window actually begin — and how do you know when it’s over?
In this episode of Sleep Cues, we’re breaking down what wake windows really are, when they truly matter, and why understanding their timing can make bedtime (and naps) so much smoother. We’ll explain how to confidently spot the start of a wake window, recognize the signs that it’s ending, and share real-life examples to help you apply it right away.
If you’ve ever second-guessed your timing or worried you’ve missed “the sweet spot,” this episode will give you clarity and confidence.
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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What are good wake windows for a 5 month old? And what is the feeding schedule at this age? I’m feeling lost.
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What’s a good bedtime range for a 3.5 month old?
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Is there any risk that a comfort object becomes a sleep crutch? How can I prevent that?
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How do you prevent over tiredness when sleep training for naps? Won’t she get super overtired if she just refuses to sleep in her crib?
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My 3 year old twirls my hair while falling asleep. How can I transition out of this? I’m going bald!
PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Sleep and nutrition are deeply connected... and when one is off, the other often follows. In this episode, we sit down with a Family Nutritionist and Picky Eating Expert, Danielle Binns - who shares science-backed, practical strategies to help parents support better sleep, calmer mealtimes, and raise confident, curious eaters without pressure or power struggles.
FOLLOW @daniellebinnsnutrition
VISIT daniellebinns.com
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
If your baby was born early, understanding where to start with their sleep may look a little different and that’s normal. In this episode, we break down adjusted age, how it impacts sleep and development, and how to set realistic expectations for you and your preemie!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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My 8 month old is having 5am wake ups every day. She’s still on 3 naps.
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I have an 11 month old who wakes early (like 5am) every day. I’ve heard capping the first nap of the day can help with this. Do you think so?
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My 11 month old has always sucked her fingers to get to sleep. Is this bad?
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What are your best tips for breaking sleep habits with a 2 year old? He still wakes every 2 hours and I have to go rock him.
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My baby is 8 weeks old and only feeds and rocks to sleep. Should I be trying to change these habits now?
PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we are chatting with Kelly Hubbell from Sage Haus - who helps busy moms find relief from the mental load through home systems and household support.
What started with hiring her first house manager in 2021, at a time when everything felt like too much, turned into a platform to share the same tools, strategies, and support that changed my life. Today, Sage Haus helps families build their village, reclaim their time, and run their households with more ease and intention!
Follow Kelly @mysagehaus
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
“The number one question we hear from parents is: Why is my baby waking every hour all night long?
It’s the number one question we hear from parents — and one of the hardest parts of managing sleep. In this episode, we talk about why frequent night wakings are so common and share somethings you can put in place to help your baby start sleeping longer stretches. If you’re exhausted and looking for answers, this episode is for you.
The Happy Sleep Company’s Infant / Toddler Sleep Program is suited best for children who are 14 weeks to 3 years of age and still sleeping in a crib. Children at this age need healthy sleep for proper development, to boost their immune systems, and to help them take in the big, bright, ever-changing world around them. At this age and in this environment, amazing sleep habits can be established very quickly with loads of consistency and tons of love involved!
We will work closely with your family to develop a sleep plan that is right for your child, and help you help your little one to be sleeping through the night and taking proper naps within our two weeks together! LEARN MORE HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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Do you cap the nap of a 19 month old? If so, at what time or how long?
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What is the best bedtime for a 2 year old? He naps for 2 hours and usually wakes up for the day around 6am.
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My 7 month old has wake windows of 2 hours before nap 1, and then 2 hours 15 mins leading up to his other naps and bedtime. He’s starting to take longer to fall asleep. Do you have suggested schedule changes? Is he ready for a 2 nap day?
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My three month old struggles to fall asleep without the soother, and also struggles to keep the soother in. Do you have any advice?
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Is rocking and feeding to sleep ever ok? I have a 12 week old and naps are getting tougher, especially in the afternoon!
Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
[REPLAY] Joining Sleep Cues today is Jenny Best, the founder of Solid Starts. Jenny is a baby-led weaning expert and food and farming enthusiast on a mission to make it easier for parents to introduce real food to their babies. Solid Starts was born out of necessity.
Solid Starts advocates for an approach that they named #FingerFoodFirst. Based on a method called “baby-led weaning,” FingerFoodFirst involves letting go. Letting go of the impulse to control every spoonful and letting go of the expectation that you should make one meal for your baby and another for everyone else.
In this episode Jenny explains the long and short game of child feeding, breaks down baby led weaning, her advice on introducing new foods with children of different ages and how to know if your baby is getting enough food AND MORE...
FOLLOW Solid Starts VISIT solidstarts.com
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- What age to start sleep training
- Moving to bigger wake windows
- Night wakes and wake windows
- The mid-day nap
- When to stop using a baby monitor
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
[REPLAY] of our interview with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish all about boundaries — and specifically setting boundaries with in-laws!
Dr. Tracy is a Clinical Psychologist, Mom of 2, Wife and Creator of Be Connected. Helping women go from disconnected and overwhelmed in their relationships to being able to share their feelings and needs. To work through hard moments and family challenges side-by-side, and be able to say to each other "we got this!"
FOLLOW @drtracyd
VISIT www.drtracyd.com
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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My 18 month old has been on one nap per day for a few weeks but only ever naps 1.5 hours. Her nap is at noon. How can I get her to sleep 2-3 hours?
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What are the wake window for a 10 month old?
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Do you have tips for a 19 month old who is experiencing a lot of separation anxiety at bedtime?
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My 9 month old has consistently been waking at 5am every day. Do you have tips for getting her to sleep later? She goes to sleep totally independently - we sleep trained her when she was 6 months old.
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My baby is 3 and a half months - can you describe a proper sleep schedule for her?
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
On today's episode we’re joined by Canadian lifestyle blogger Sara Ballantyne for a real and refreshingly honest conversation about rediscovering your personal style after having a baby. Sara shares her own postpartum journey... what shifted, what inspired her, and how she rebuilt a wardrobe that made her feel confident, comfortable, and like herself again.
From realistic tips on dressing your changing body, to finding joy in clothes during seasons of fatigue and transition, this episode is all about helping new moms feel good in their skin. Prepare to walk away inspired, stylish, and supported.
FOLLOW Sara Ballantyne
PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
It’s that magical time of year filled with festive gatherings, sweet treats, and plenty of holiday excitement—but also the potential for major sleep disruptions. Between travel, late-night events, and a constantly changing schedule, little ones can quickly become overtired, making the season feel a lot less merry.
In this episode, we break down why holiday sleep struggles happen and share practical, realistic tips to help keep your baby well-rested amidst the chaos. With a little planning and patience, you can enjoy the holidays without sacrificing sleep for your family!!
Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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My 18 month old is waking up at 5:30am and not going back to sleep. Do you have tips for a later sleep in?
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My 7.5 month old baby is on 2 naps per day but often waking for the day at 4:30-5am, how can I get him to sleep later?
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My 8.5 month old will only nap for 30 minutes. I have tried various changes to his wake windows with no success. Do you have any other advice?
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What’s the latest bedtime you would do for a 3 year old before dropping their nap entirely? We already cap his nap at 1 hour.
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My 16 month old has been on one nap for a month, and it’s still only ever an hour. I’m doing a 6pm bedtime every night. When will her nap lengthen?
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Traveling with little ones can feel like a mission — especially when sleep schedules are on the line! In this episode, we’re tackling your biggest questions about airplane travel with babies and young children. From planning naps around flight times to keeping your baby comfortable midair and sharing practical, sanity-saving tips to help you reach your destination with a happy traveler (and a good sleeper still on your hands!)
PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today’s guest has been on our show before, a few times, talking about everything from relationship-building after baby, to sex after baby, to managing your in-laws around the holidays, once you’ve had a baby!She is a clinical psychologist, couplestherapist, and sought-after relationship expert, and she is the Owner of the mental health clinic Integrated Wellness, in my city of Ottawa, Canada, where she lives with her husband and two children.
Today, we’re going to turn the conversation back to the in-law discussion, because our guest, Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, has just launched her new book on this topic, entitled You, Your Husband, and His Mother!
FOLLOW @drtracyd
VISIT www.drtracyd.com
You, Your Husband & His Mother releases November 4, 2025.
Pre-order now and be among the first to receive it - along with the clarity, language, and strategy you need to protect your marriage and feel at peace in your own skin.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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Should you do a nap routine for on the go naps?
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What’s a good nap schedule for a 10 month old who normally wakes at 7am?
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16 week old baby only contact naps, but she sleeps independently at night. How can I get her to nap in the crib?
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My 13 month old has ben skipping her second nap. Should I just move her to a one nap schedule?
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What should the nap schedule be for a 9 month old who wakes at 5am every day?
LISTEN HERE to episode 228: The 9am and 2pm Nap Schedule for a 9 Month Old
Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today’s guest is Dr. Scott Rollo, a behaviour change scientist and public health professional. His work focuses on kids’ health — especially physical activity, screen time, and healthy habits. Scott has helped shape national and international guidelines and works with schools and families to support healthier, more active, and resilient children!
The Happy Sleep Company’s Infant / Toddler Sleep Program is suited best for children who are 14 weeks to 3 years of age and still sleeping in a crib. Children at this age need healthy sleep for proper development, to boost their immune systems, and to help them take in the big, bright, ever-changing world around them. At this age and in this environment, amazing sleep habits can be established very quickly with loads of consistency and tons of love involved!
We will work closely with your family to develop a sleep plan that is right for your child, and help you help your little one to be sleeping through the night and taking proper naps within our two weeks together!
LEARN MORE HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Oh, the dreaded Fall Back – the change in Daylight Saving Time that occurs each autumn that has parents of already-early wakers wanting to run for the hills. Good news! There ARE ways to manage Daylight Saving Time that will result in much less stress as well as options you have to approach it for you and your family!!
PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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How can I support my 12 week old who only does contact naps to transition to bassinet naps?
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1 nap for my 17 month old has been very tough. He is doing short naps, including at his new daycare. How can I lengthen his naps?
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My 15 month old just started a new daycare and isn’t always going down for a nap. How do I handle days when he doesn’t nap?
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My 4 month old has a good first stretch of sleep then wakes every hour after 2am. Is this the 4 month regression?
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What are some signs that my 4.5 year old’s bedtime is too early?
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
In this episode, we sit down with Abbi Warden, COO, mom, and leader, to talk about the realities of balancing executive life with raising young children. Abbi shares her journey as a parent and professional, how she manages the mental load at home, and the systems and support that keep her grounded. We dive into work-life integration, leadership lessons shaped by motherhood, and what she hopes her kids take away from watching her lead both at work and at home
Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
We're switching it up this week with a story time for your kiddo!
Margret and H.A. Rey's Curious George Makes Pancakes read by Erin Junker
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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Tips for a 4 year old just starting school who just dropped a nap? We usually do a 7pm bedtime
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What are your thoughts on water sippy cup in a crib overnight? My 19 month old started asking for it
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I Can’t kick the 5am wake ups for my 19 month old - help!
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My baby has reflux - what are your thoughts on those baby nests that help keep them upright in the crib?
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Will a new baby waking up crying wake up my toddler constantly? I’m pregnant with my second and terrified of this!
Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Fevers are one of the most common (and stressful!) parts of parenting. In this episode, Dr. Brie-Anne Rosenberg helps us understand why children get sick so often, what a fever means, and how parents can respond with calm and clarity.
Dr. Brie-Anne Rosenberg studied biology at McGill University before completing her medical degree at the Jagiellonian University Medical College of Krakow, Poland, and Family Medicine residency at the University of California, San Diego. She returned home to Ontario in 2013, where she has had the pleasure of growing her family practice as well as her own little family.
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
With summer winding down, it’s time to reset and get your toddler’s sleep back on track. Sharing our tips for building a schedule for your toddler that will help keep a consistent routine to support healthy sleep and easier bedtimes!
The Happy Sleep Company’s Infant / Toddler Sleep Program is suited best for children who are 14 weeks to 3 years of age and still sleeping in a crib. Children at this age need healthy sleep for proper development, to boost their immune systems, and to help them take in the big, bright, ever-changing world around them. At this age and in this environment, amazing sleep habits can be established very quickly with loads of consistency and tons of love involved!
We will work closely with your family to develop a sleep plan that is right for your child, and help you help your little one to be sleeping through the night and taking proper naps within our two weeks together! LEARN MORE HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this week's Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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- Tips for naps not at home
- Wakes through the night for a feed
- Waking before 6am
- Sleep coaching
- My thoughts on Cry It Out
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Relationships After Baby - Interview with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish Clinical Psychologist & Couples Therapist
Whether you are a new parent or expecting soon - you prepare for a lot, but one thing you likely don't expect to prepare is your relationship changing. You've heard the warnings, "you're going to be so tired," or "your relationship will change quick."
Hey, I'm guilty of hearing those and thinking, oh yeah we'll be fine - fast forward everything was not fine! Turns out your relationship does undergo changes, and it requires work on both ends!
Dr. Tracy Dalgleish walks us through understanding our relationship changes, strategies to to help as we work on our relationship and even some questions to reflect on and ask yourself!
In this episode we've partnered with ObasanClick HERE to save - We want you sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPADULT at checkout to get $80 off a queen-sized shredded rubber pillow for Mom or Dad! Head to obasan.com and obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
There are a few of main things we focus on with families when they come to us for 1-on-1 support with sleep coaching. They are the things that set up a great foundation for amazing sleep for your infant, toddler and even pre-schooler... these things are scheduling, sleep coaching strategies and ROUTINES.
Today we are specifically focusing on the bedtime routine. What a great bedtime routine can look like, and why each element of a bedtime routine is so important to overall healthy rest. You can have great scheduling and sleep strategies, but if you don't have a consistent routine it will be much harder to get your child to go down for sleep and get the rest they need!
PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Travel is fun... and does not have to stop after children! Family trips and family packing can feel overwhelming but honestly bringing the extra things to make a great sleep environment is worth it!
This episode is all about the travel essentials. What to bring to continue with your sleep schedule and routines!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
In today's episode, we are joined by Amy, C-section recovery coach and founder of Caesarean Phoenix – where she helps busy C-section mums who feel truly broken, disconnected, and hopeless since having c-section/s, and often wrestling with the belief that you shouldn't prioritize your own well-being after childbirth, yet knowing you need to be stronger to fully enjoy life with your children!
VISIT caesareanphoenix.com
FOLLOW @caesareanphoenix
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Related to naps, the concept of “crib hour” is this: if baby wakes up at any point under an hour from when they were put down, you leave them be until a full hour has passed since they initially went to sleep.
This is a popular option among some for lengthening a baby’s short naps… But, here’s why I don’t subscribe to crib hour.
PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
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Can you start sleep training with naps only?
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My previously sleep trained 5 year old will not fall asleep without a parent in the room, do you have any tips?
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If my baby wakes up at 6:30am and chats happily for 30 minutes, and I get her out of the crib at 7am, when did her wake window start?
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My 19 month old is waking up 3 hours into the night, every night, very upset. What could be going on?
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How can I help my 16 week old who can only go down for the night being rocked? She can go into the crib awake for naps though!
The Happy Sleep Company’s Infant / Toddler Sleep Program is suited best for children who are 14 weeks to 3 years of age and still sleeping in a crib. Children at this age need healthy sleep for proper development, to boost their immune systems, and to help them take in the big, bright, ever-changing world around them. At this age and in this environment, amazing sleep habits can be established very quickly with loads of consistency and tons of love involved!
We will work closely with your family to develop a sleep plan that is right for your child, and help you help your little one to be sleeping through the night and taking proper naps within our two weeks together! LEARN MORE HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
We've have an empowering and insightful episode joined by Jeff Dalzell — a dad who went viral for challenging the outdated notion that fathers are just “babysitting” when they care for their own children. Jeff shares the story behind his viral video, the stereotypes mom's and dad's face in parenting culture, and why true fatherhood is so much more than just showing up!
Watch Jeff's Viral video HERE
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
In this episode of Sleep Cues, we dive into the most common (and exhausting) sleep struggle — hourly night wakes. We’ll talk about what might be causing them, what’s normal, and how to gently work toward longer stretches of sleep for everyone!
Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
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When and how should we introduce a comfort object?
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What do you do when baby falls asleep in the car for 10 minutes before they were supposed to be napping at home?
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What to do when baby can’t stay awake for the full wake window (baby is 6 months next Friday)
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We recently dropped our 7 month old to 2 naps. We’re getting naptime resistance and false starts at bedtime. Suggestions?
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What should a day of sleep look like for an 8 week old, and where should they sleep?
PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Is daycare harmful? On this episode we dive in with Dr. Mona of PedsDocTalk podcast to breakdown what the research really says about daycare, stress, and secure attachment – offering clarity and reassurance for modern parents!
FOLLOW Dr. Mona @pedsdoctalk
FREE Childcare Guide
READ ARTICLE: Is Daycare Bad for Children?
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
As a Sleep Consultant, we define sleep in the newborn stage as more of sleep shaping than sleep coaching. We get a lot of new parents or event soon-to-be parents reach out about sleep for their newborn baby. This episode is packed with the advice I have for the early stages of newborn sleep!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
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How do you keep a toddler in their toddler bed?
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How do I deal with early wakes for a 9 month old? I can’t figure out why they’re happening.
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How much daytime sleep should a 7 month old get?
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My 12 month old has 2 naps every day and is waking at 5:30am. Do I need a schedule change to get closer to 6am or later for that wake up?
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Should I extend short crib naps with a contact nap, or just continue on with the day?
Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
On today's episode we are talking about Intensive Parenting with Laila Rubin. If you're thinking what does that mean? What does this look like? Are there pro's and con's to this? This episode is for you!
Laila Rubin, LCSW, PMH-C, is a seasoned clinical social worker and mental health therapist with over 15 years of experience supporting individuals and families through life’s most transformative moments.
CONNECT with Laila
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Can I work on naps and nights separately? This is another very common question we hear from families. So here is my take from a Sleep Consultant who gets this question often!
Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
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When is a good time to move baby into the nursery?
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What is a good wake up time for a 6 week old, or when is it still a night wake?
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Latest a nap should end for a 7 month old?
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8 month old has a 5 day hospital stay coming up. We’ve sleep trained him in the past and he’s a great sleeper. Any tips for keeping things on track?
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15 month old seemed ready for one nap but now is really inconsistent with sometimes having a 45 minute nap and other days 3 hours. Should I go back to 2 naps?
PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode we have Kristin of Gold Coast Doulas - talking about the challenging stage of postpartum in motherhood. Kristin is passionate about supporting women and has shaped her career around advancing and empowering women.
Kristin’s main passion as a birth and postpartum doula is to offer women and families resources, unbiased support, and understanding. Kristin is a listener, a friend, a confidant, an expert, and women intuitively feel stronger in her presence.
FOLLOW @goldcoastdoulas
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Another frequently asked question we get... "My baby just turned 9 months, we've been transitioning from 3 naps to 2 naps, and we are struggling making it to a proper bedtime"
This episode we're letting you in on our little secret called the 9am and 2pm schedule.
PS. Request your free 20-minute phone consultation with The Happy Sleep Company. This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
– My 14 month old will still take 2 naps, but is up at 5:30am every day. Is there something you’d recommend I change to get her to sleep later in the morning?
– My baby is 7 months and I keep cutting back the length of his first 2 naps to fit in a third. How short should I cut them before I decide it’s just time to move to 2 naps only?
– My 8 month old is transitioning from 3 naps to 2. Is 6pm too early of a bedtime as he gets used to this transition?
– Can you offer some tips for the 18 month sleep regression? Babe has been protesting bedtime and waking in the night and never used to do that before.
– Can you sleep train during a sleep regression? Or should you wait until after?
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Welcoming Zara Arshad, MSc, RP, PMH-C — back onto the podcast. This week we are talking all about couple's therapy! Zara is the Founder of My Ottawa Therapist and author of Stronger Together: A Couple’s Guide to Navigating Your Relationship After Baby.
FOLLOW @the.couples.couch
VISIT myottawatherapist.com
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
First and foremost, Cry-it-out (CIO) also known as "extinction" is NOT an approach used by The Happy Sleep Company, but certainly one that is very prevalent among search engine results related to sleep coaching. So let's talk about it, in this episode I explain why I hate the term CIO (which might not be why you think) and also gives parents an understanding of what CIO really is.
Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions had many families asking, is this normal?! We answer your questions but also remind our families that every child and situation is different and the terms what is normal vs. standard from a sleep consultant
– Do moving bassinets like the SNOO help newborns fall asleep by themselves?
– How long should it take baby to fall asleep once they are in the crib?
– Is it normal for a 10 minute car nap to reset my baby’s wake window?
– My 5 month old goes to bed well but has short cry outs a couple of times per night. Why is this?
– My 10 month old is randomly waking up twice per night again when he used to STTN, but he falls asleep independently. Why?
The Happy Sleep Company’s Infant / Toddler Sleep Program is suited best for children who are 14 weeks to 3 years of age and still sleeping in a crib. Children at this age need healthy sleep for proper development, to boost their immune systems, and to help them take in the big, bright, ever-changing world around them. At this age and in this environment, amazing sleep habits can be established very quickly with loads of consistency and tons of love involved! We will work closely with your family to develop a sleep plan that is right for your child, and help you help your little one to be sleeping through the night and taking proper naps within our two weeks together! LEARN MORE HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
On today's episode we have Nutritionist Rachel Caven on and we are talking about sleep and nutrition! Especially for our toddler families, and learning to really understand the role nutrition plays with our kids, how it affects them and their energy levels (and explaining this to them!)
Rachel's work focuses on how she can break down the science and technical side of nutrition and just make nutrition simple for families!
FOLLOW Rachel HERE
Website HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
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My 10 month old is refusing his second nap for the past few days since he learned to stand in the crib. Any tips?
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My 8 week old can put himself to sleep on his own, but isn’t connecting sleep cycles to have longer naps. Is this normal?
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My 6 month old started rolling and is now only having short naps. How long will this last?
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My 9 month old is struggling with making it to even a 6pm bedtime on a 2 nap schedule. Any advice? (How a 9am/2pm schedule may work for your baby!)
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Can I rock to sleep and get longer stretches of naps for a 5 month old baby?
Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
[REPLAY] And we are talking travel... and of course travel and SLEEP! Life with kiddos change, especially when it comes to travel plans! The more to pack and more to plan while travelling with your kids, and we want to make sure you can still get a vacation on your trips!
From time zone changes to sleeps in new environments, listen in for my top tips for Travel and Sleep.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Dr. Tracy D is back — talking to us about what we do when we, as parents with little ones, start to feel like roommates. She shares things we can work on to not feel like roommates, why we might be starting to feel this way, and how we can work together to get to the other side of this feeling!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
A tough topic but an important one today — Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), which includes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), is the leading cause of mortality in infancy. We always want to help families understand the ways they can reduce the risks of SIDS, we also work with families who are using products that are often marketed towards the idea of reducing SIDS but are actually causing a lot of anxiety for parents. Sleep is a really big challenge for a lot of families with young babies but following safe sleep recommendations can prevent many SIDS fatalities.
Read More on SIDS HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
— My 9 month old wakes up at 5:30am each day going in and out of sleep and making noises here and there until 6 or 6:30am - should I change something about his schedule?
— I’m working on sleep coaching, and I’m trying to put my baby in the crib awake. My question is, does her “wake window” end when I put her in the crib, or when she actually falls asleep?
— We’re going on a vacation with a 1 hour time difference. Would you adjust with the time zone or not?
— How to transition from bed sharing to crib sleeping for my 7 month old.
— My 8.5 month old still wakes 2-3 times per night to eat. How do I change this? Please help!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
When we start working with families, it is very typical that there is one parent excited and on board for sleep coaching — and one who is a little more skeptical. And in my experience... it is usually Dad's that have been the more apprehensive of it all. So today's episode, we have one of our Happy Sleep Dads, Chris Golle on to talk through it all, share his experience and how he is now a believer!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we are talking about the term, "Drowsy but Awake" — and more specifically what this even means when we say this. We also discuss why you would do this, when we would recommend doing it, when we do not recommend it, why it often doesn't work and what does work instead!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
— Tips to get newborn to go from contact napping to sleeping in their bassinet
— 5 month old struggles to make it to a 2 hour wake window, showing signs of tiredness at 1.5 hours. Thoughts?
— When sleep training, if baby wakes up from a nap crying, should we go get her up right away or wait?
— My almost 9 month old is having early wakes. Her wake windows right now are 2.5 to the first nap, then three hours to nap 2 and bedtime. It’s often a stretch to get even to 6pm for bedtime though because her day starts so early! Help!
— 6 month old always wakes after half an hour then needs multiple soothings from me before finally settling. How can I get her napping longer?
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
As parents it can be so easy to put the things that are best for you at the bottom of the to-do list! Today's episode we have Dr. Valerie Hertzog — A Medical Doctor & Wellness Coach who helps busy stressed out women reclaim control of their health. In this episode, we discuss the areas of nutrition, exercise, stress management and sleep as parents!
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VISIT valeriehertzog.com
Link to Free Health Assessment HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
The milestone that can be a pain the butt for a lot of parents — standing in the crib! You maybe thinking, "Why is that a big deal?" or maybe you're in the thick of it and know how much of a challenge this can be! Now... Understanding that this it is exciting, new and fun for your little one to discover that they can stand, and stand in their crib!
In this episode we talk about when this might start to happen, what to do when it becomes problematic and how to manage it for sleep and safety!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
— Is it normal that my 5 month old has never gone longer than 3 hour stretches of sleep in the night?
— What’s the total nap time for both naps for a 10 month old
— What’s a good sample schedule for a 13 month old?
— If my 7 month old falls asleep for 20-30 minutes in the car, when do I offer his next nap?
— My 6 month old is waking 2-3 times per night and only goes to sleep while feeding. Should I let her cry it out?
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode we have Dr. Natasha K. Sriraman — Wife, Mother, Pediatrician, Advocate, and Author of “Return to You: A Postpartum Plan for New Moms”
We talk about the effect of social media on new moms, and postpartum expert Dr. Sriraman offers support to help shoulder the emotional burden of modern motherhood by showing you how to ask for help and give yourself the time you need to rest, recover, and heal!
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Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
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[REPLAY] for our Holiday Travelers! The holidays are almost here and with the jingle bells comes some travel from home to celebrate! We want you to be able to do just that and not stress and worry about baby's sleep. No matter where you are or what you are doing for the holidays, it can be a change in schedule and scenery for you and your family. This weeks episode will help you handle the holiday travel and keep sleep on track for your little ones!
In this episode
- How to prepare for travel
- Tips for taking on travel days (with travel by both planes and cars)
- Best practices for transitioning to new sleep environments
- Must pack items for supporting sleep while traveling
- How to keep a routine with holiday travel
- Navigating naps over the holidays
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
A Replay of our Top Sleep Questions, highlighting the following:
- Nap Schedules at Daycare vs. on the Weekends
- Adding in a Pillow
- Thoughts on Night Lights
- Appropriate Bedtimes
- Information on Sound Machines
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
[REPLAY] of our interview with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish all about boundaries — and specifically setting boundaries with in-laws!
Dr. Tracy is a Clinical Psychologist, Mom of 2, Wife and Creator of Be Connected. Helping women go from disconnected and overwhelmed in their relationships to being able to share their feelings and needs. To work through hard moments and family challenges side-by-side, and be able to say to each other "we got this!"
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VISIT www.drtracyd.com
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we are focusing on bedtime — and the BEST bedtime routine for Toddlers!
We dive into creating the best bedtime routine to ensure restful nights for your kiddo (and YOU!) — and breaking down the best tips for how to do this!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
— Why is the last nap of the day always so hard for my 14 week old? What do I do when she just will not sleep in her crib?
— My almost one year old naps 1.5 hours in the morning, and then is lately refusing her afternoon nap. Is she ready for one nap per day?
— When baby is sick and they seems sleepy more in the day, should you let them sleep more?
— What’s a good schedule for a 16 month old who’s just transitioned to one nap?
— What do I do if my daycare only offers my 16 month old his nap at 1pm? That seems so late! Won’t he be overtired?
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode we have Brooke Miller on talking all about our caffeine intake! With a decade of experience as a Registered Dietitian and Certified Lactation Counselor, Brooke created The Postpartum Shift to help moms boost energy, mood, metabolism & milk supply to have a stress-free & enjoyable postpartum experience.
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VISIT brookemillernutrition.com
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
This week's episode gives a thorough breakdown on the question we get so often, "Why would I hire a sleep coach?" It's a common conversation we have with families and new parents! So here's our honest thoughts on what working with a sleep coach means, why hire one when so much information is available online, and we also talk about when you would not necessarily work with a sleep coach!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
— 5 month old won’t nap longer than 40 minutes unless I hold him. How do I fix this?
— 9.5 month old baby for the past week has been waking at 3am just playing around for an hour. What is going on?
— My almost 3 year old naps for 1.5 hours in the day but then takes 1-2 hours to fall asleep at bedtime. Should I shorten or cut the nap?
— Can you offer a good schedule for an 11 month old?
— Transferring to a bassinet for my newborn is not working any tips? Or is it just survival mode?
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode we are going beyond sleep and talking about baby safety with Dr. Darria — a Harvard and Yale-trained, Board Certified Emergency Physician (ER doctor), national bestselling author of Mom Hacks, and Clinical Assistant Professor. She's the go-to child + family safety expert on TV and social media, and National Spokesperson for the American College of Emergency Physicians.
By combining her life’s work as an Emergency Room physician and being a mom of three – Dr. Darria has become the nation’s ‘making life better for women’ doctor by helping individuals pave ways to stay present and remain healthy during times of constant distractions and high stress. She is the founder of No Panic Parenting, The first baby proofing course 100% created by a board-certified ER Doctor + Mom.
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FIND HER COURSE: No Panic Parenting HERE and save with code SLEEPCUES
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
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[REPLAY] of our Daylight Saving Time episode with the dreaded Fall Back – the change in Daylight Saving Time that occurs each autumn that has parents of already-early wakers wanting to run for the hills. Good news! There ARE ways to manage Daylight Saving Time that will result in much less stress for your family.
In this episode we discuss:
- Are there things you can do to prep for this time?
- The different options to tackling daylight saving time with your babe
- And strategies for each whichever way works best for you and your family
- What to remember about this speed "bump" in your child's sleep schedule
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.caand get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- When is a good time to stop nursing back to sleep?
- My 19 week old is constantly having false stats at night - what can I do to stop this?
- What does the feeding schedule look like once a baby is on 2 naps?
- What are some tips to break 5am wake ups?
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
In today's episode we have Laila from The Learning To Mom™ Podcast — which exists to inform you on Pregnancy, Postpartum and Your Baby’s First Year of Life WITHOUT overwhelming you! Laila was the first of her friends to become pregnant and be a mother, so she wanted to create the resource for other women in their pregnancy that she wished she could have had hers.
She shares her tips for dealing Prenatal Depression, really understanding the signs and recognizing Prenatal depression, and how to actually engage in self care to support yourself throughout experiencing it.
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Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
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Today's episode is about On-The-Go Naps! We've officially entered a busier season of the year... and it takes a little getting used to after a maybe more relaxed, unscheduled summer! So here are my tip's for keeping naps on track even when we're on the go!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
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Do you have advice for how to schedule around appointments during baby’s naptime?
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My 14 month old is a great napper, napping 2 naps per day for 2 hours each. Lately he’s been having a lot of night wakes - any advice on how to fix nights?
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What is the best bedtime for a 3 year old who misses their nap?
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The last nap of the day for my 3 month old is so hard! Any tips to make it easier? When can I cut it?
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What’s the best winter sleep bag with legs for walkers?
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
In today’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Alison Yeung, MD, a practicing family physician from Ontario, Canada, to discuss the profound impact of social media on our children. Dr. Yeung brings a wealth of experience, having observed a dramatic increase in adolescent mental health visits over the past decade. Through her research and clinical practice, she has uncovered some unsettling truths about how Big Tech influences parental perceptions and exacerbates mental health challenges — and what we can do as parents!
VISIT www.thesmartphoneeffectmd.substack.com
FOLLOW @thesmartphoneeffectmd
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
"I'm getting really exhausted with breastfeeding my baby to sleep..." this is part of a conversation with a mom that sparked this week's episode. Erin speaks candidly about what she shares with Mom's and families - who in general feel the hard work of developing sleep skills and doing what has gotten your baby to sleep, which is sometimes a feed to sleep.
Listen in to Erin's best suggestions for independent sleep, sleep coaching and removing a feed to sleep association.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
-Could you suggest an appropriate sleep schedule for a 20 month old?
-At what age does overtiredness stop causing night wakes or early morning wakes?
-Is it okay that my 2.5 year old still takes a 2.5 hour nap if he still sleeps well at night?
-Once you start sleep training, what happens if baby cries the entire nap instead of sleeping?
-I recently switched my 16 month old to 1 nap and now she only naps an hour! is this going to get better?
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Replay of one of our most listened episodes: We so often talk about the infant stage, the newborn stage - there is a lot going on in those developmental stages. But today we are going to focus on toddlers. At The Happy Sleep Company we work with kids all the way up to age 6 — where it can get tricky at the older ages Insert the toddler sleep regression
What is this you ask? If you are not there yet, this could help you prepare. Or if you are there, listen in for some tips on how to manage the Toddler Sleep Regression. For example if maybe you had a perfect sleeper who now all of a sudden starts battling bed time or Your child had sleep challenges and now they are two and it is worst than ever before. These are some of the things we see when your child is hitting that Toddler Sleep Regression.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
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Replay of one of our most listened episodes: Something I consider really high on my must haves for babies and toddlers... a sleep bag! Also referred to as a sleep sac or wearable blanket! But Why Use A Sleep Bag? Listen in for loads of info on the what, why, and when of using sleep bags!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Replay of one of our most listened episodes: Another one of the most common questions we get... "If you could only give parents ONE piece of advice for what they should focus on when it comes to their child's sleep, what would it be?"
My answer will always be to focus on proper wake windows!!
Awake time or wake windows? What does that even mean? When do they change?
We'll go through it all this episode!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Replay of one of our most listened episodes: The most common question I get asked is about how families can get started with healthy sleep for their children. And this comes from families who are expecting, or those who are well out of the newborn stage and are still feeling like they don't quite have a handle on sleep yet!
So we're talking about the top five things I recommend to families everyday to getting sleep started on the right foot!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we have Tyler Champagne from Heated Seats — a Canadian, and father of 2. We're taking it a little lighter this week, for a great conversation about parenting from the dad perspective. We talk about parent humor, what life is like as the dad of two young children and more!
Needing Sleep Support for your Infant or Toddler? Learn about our 1:1 Sleep Programs. Our Infant/Toddler Sleep Program is suited best for children who are 14 weeks to 3 years of age and still sleeping in a crib. We will work closely with your family to develop a sleep plan that is right for your child, and help you help your little one to be sleeping through the night and taking proper naps within our two weeks together!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
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Today we're talking about Sleep Training, while having a toddler at home! Sleep coaching or training - these terms are interchangeable to us at The Happy Sleep Company, is helping your baby learn independent sleep skills.
Many families think it is not possible to sleep coach their baby while having a toddler as well. We promise you this is not the case, it is possible and we'll get into how to do it!
Don’t need step-by-step sleep coaching, but need advice on age-specific awake times, milestones, regressions, scheduling tweaks, and more? Our Sleep Guides have you covered! Find our Sleep Guides HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
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Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- My child is 15 months old and we are trying the transition to 1 nap but I feel like it’s not going well. Do you ever revert back to two naps if you feel like it’s failing?
- Once a toddler is on one nap, do we still go with wake windows? Or is it a set schedule now?
- 5 month old has been sleeping through the night for a couple of months but in the last few days waking at 4am not upset just wide awake for an hour. What has changed?!
- When a baby moves a lot in their sleep, are they actually sleeping?
- Advice for a preschooler who wants you to stay in their room while they fall asleep?
Have questions about your baby's sleep? Request a free 20-minute phone consultation with us! This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat! MORE INFO HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
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Today we have Rachel Coons — a grocery savings expert, and a mom of four who wanted to make a difference in the financial health of her family. Rachel decided to take control of their spending through budgeting, focusing in on her grocery bill, and was able to decrease their grocery spending from $1,200 a month to $700 a month.
Since then, Rachel has dug deep into the HOW of cutting grocery spending. And developed patterns and techniques that have helped hundreds of families just like yours to cut their grocery bill in ways that matter!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
There is a big myth we are about to bust today... and that is sleep coach and room sharing! Truth be told, you can work on sleep skills while your baby is sleeping in the same room as parents!
This episode clarifies room sharing vs. bed sharing, how to work on sleep skills while room sharing and what it looks like to get started with sleep coaching while room sharing!
Find more on our Sleep Guides HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- 16 week old short naps messing with bedtime. Is it better to do another nap or an early bedtime?
- When do children stop using a sleep sack?
- 15 month old early mornings. Sleeps through but wakes at 5am. Is the pacifier part of the issue?
- When 2nd baby is born and in room next to my toddler, should i turn the sound machine up?
- At what age is it appropriate to follow more of a by the clock schedule than wake windows?
- Ideal wake window for an 8 month old at the end of the day?
Have questions about your baby's sleep? Request a free 20-minute phone consultation with us! This is a chance for you to connect one-on-one with a member of our team, walk us through an average day and night for your child, gain initial advice, and learn more about how we can support you in gaining great sleep for your family. A totally no-obligation, free intro chat! MORE INFO HERE
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
The Happy Sleep Company is proud to partner with Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist Kyla Renaud to facilitate and support mental health throughout the Sleep Coaching process.
Kyla’s role as a partner with The Happy Sleep Company includes thorough review and oversight of all of our programs, services, methodologies and philosophies, Consultant coaching regarding mental health strategies for parents, and the creation of mental health support guides available as part of all of our one-one-one programs for families.
Kyla has a passion for creating safe spaces where people can share their vulnerabilities and receive strategies to improve their mental health. Kyla has over 15 years of experience working with mental health and uses an evidence-based approach to treatment, including cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, and motivational interviewing.
Interested in working with The Happy Sleep Company:
Did you know working with your Sleep Program may be eligible for coverage through extended health benefits?Our programs are supervised by a Registered Social Worker. If you have extended health benefits and your policy covers Social Work and/or Psychotherapy, our programs may be partially or fully covered by your insurance. Ontario residents only. Contact your insurance provider to verify your eligibility for coverage.
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In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Bedtime can be so frustrating, especially when they are stalling bedtime. If you are the parent of a toddler you may be in the bedtime stalling stage.
We get into the reasons why your child is stalling their bedtime, as well as ways we can manage the bedtime stalling! In this episode, we also discuss how to get past the stalling stage of bedtime and how we can make bedtime more smooth for your entire family!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- My baby is about to start daycare and will be sleeping in a room with multiple other children - I’m feeling so nervous! Any tips?
- Is there a 24 month sleep regression?
- Wake windows
- How would a first time parent know if their child needed sleep training?
- How long does it take for the nap to lengthen after the 1 nap transition?
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we have Aliya Dhalla back on the podcast to talk about exercise postpartum! She is a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, Pelvic Health Coach and Host of Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor. With over 13 years of experience as a physiotherapist, Aliya exclusively focuses on pelvic health.
Returning to activity and getting back to exercising after baby is hard, and there are a lot of questions about how we can do this. Aliya walks us through her tips and advice to make the steps back to activity postpartum.
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VISIT boxwellness.co
LISTEN to Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor podcast
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Travel is fun... and does not have to stop after children! Family trips and family packing can feel overwhelming but honestly bringing the extra things to make a great sleep environment is worth it!
This episode is all about the travel essentials. What to bring to continue with your sleep schedule and routines!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- My 11 week old will stay awake for 2-3 hours during the day and then nap for 2-3 hours. Is this ok?
- My 3.5 month old is still taking 5 naps, because the last 2 are usually really short - is this ok?
- My toddler won’t stay in bed for naps, bu they are fine at night. Any tips?
- Do babies typically adjust well into normal at-home sleep routines after a vacation
- What’s a good amount of total sleep in 24 hours for a 9 month old?
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode we have Dr. Rachel Ollivier - She is a maternal and women's health researcher and nurse practitioner and clinical scientist at BC Women's hospital.
We talk about sexual health after birth and questioning the 6-week checkmark until you really are ready
Dr. Ollivier was inspired to do her research because, she says, “We didn’t have a lot of research on sexual health after birth that specifically looked at sexual health in the context of a more holistic approach.”
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Comfort objects or a "Lovey" as some may call it, are very common among families! Some people might actually call them a comfort object, stuffey, blankey or transitional object. I've really heard them all, but essentially it is an object that makes your little one feel a sense of snuggley comfort. So in this episode we dive right into the questions parents often ask us about comfort objects, when to introduce a lovey, how to go about bringing one into the mix etc. and why you might introduce one!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- Bedtime range for a 3 month old
- How do you teach self settling skills to a 8 month old for naps when mastered throughout the night?
- When to transition to 2 naps per day and tips on how to do it!
- My 5 month old currently sleeps through the night most nights. We rock him to sleep. Is a regression likely to change this?
- Earliest first nap and latest last nap for a 7.5 month old.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we have Dr. Whitney of Modern Mommy Doc on the podcast to talk about over-functioning and re-prioritizing your own needs as a parent. Her mission is to help working moms break the cycle of burnout in parenting and shift their focus to their own health and well-being so they can create work-life integration in a way that fosters greater joy and purpose in every area of their lives.
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VISIT modernmommydoc.com
FIND Her Resources HERE
This episode is presented by Woolino - The cozy, award-winning merino wool baby sleep bags. Woolino products will keep your child perfectly cozy and comfortable year-round. No need to worry whether they will be too hot or cold while sleeping – they’ll always be just right! Perfectly comfortable means a good night’s sleep for baby, but also for you and your family. Use code THEHAPPYSLEEPCOMPANY10 for 10% off at woolino.com and woolino.ca
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
This week's episode is all about Safe Sleep. At The Happy Sleep Company, we get a lot of questions about safe sleep, and often these questions go beyond the ABC's of sleep for baby!
So this week's episode is giving an overview of those ABC's - the basics of Safe Sleep for baby plus some added nuances from a Sleep Consultant.
MORE resources on Safe Sleep via Health Canada
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- Suggestions for wake windows before bed for a 16 month old on one nap
-My 10 month old often wakes up about an hour after bedtime. Is he overtired? He is awake for 3 hours before bed.
-My 2.5 month old won’t nap longer than 30-40 minutes in the crib. What do I do?
-My 4 month old takes 30 minutes to fall asleep at bedtime. But she sleeps through the night. Should I change her wake window or leave well enough alone?
- Is there a sleep regression at 7 months? Baby used to sleep 7-7 but now wakes every night at 1:30am. Help!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we have Dr. Tanya Cotler, child and adult psychologist - who specializes in reproductive and maternal mental health as well as parent-child attachment. With her unique training, she brings a mindfulness to her integrative approach and helps identify your origin story so that you can be present in your relationship today without the pain of the past clouding the present.
CONNECT with Dr. Tanya CotlerVISIT drtanyacotler.com
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
This week's episode is ALL about naps - and more specifically dropping them. Navigating naps can be tough, and we get a lot of questions about them and the transitions parents face! So we've got a breakdown about naps, how to drop naps, when to drop naps and what signs to look for!
This episode is presented by Woolino - The cozy, award-winning merino wool baby sleep bags. Woolino products will keep your child perfectly cozy and comfortable year-round. No need to worry whether they will be too hot or cold while sleeping – they’ll always be just right! Perfectly comfortable means a good night’s sleep for baby, but also for you and your family. Use code THEHAPPYSLEEPCOMPANY10 for 10% off at woolino.com and woolino.ca
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
-Scheduling for a 6.5 month old
-Scheduling for 19 month old
-Wake windows for an almost 4 month old
-How do you know when baby is waking up hungry or just waking up at night because they woke up and don’t know how to go back to sleep without the boob?
-My 6 month old has been waking for a 5am feed for 3 weeks. Prior to this she slept 6:30-6:30 every night. What is going on?
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we have Aliya Dhalla, Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist, Pelvic Health Coach and Host of Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor. With over 13 years of experience as a physiotherapist, Aliya exclusively focuses on pelvic health. She enjoys treating and educating on:
- prenatal + postpartum pelvic health
- birth prep + postpartum recovery
- incontinence, painful intimacy, and pelvic pain
- bowel health
- postpartum return to high-impact activity
- pelvic floor changes during perimenopause and menopauase (leaks, urgency, vaginal dryness, pain)
FOLLOW @boxwellnessco
VISIT boxwellness.co
LISTEN to Not Your Mother's Pelvic Floor podcast
In this episode we've partnered with Wooly Doodle Visit woodlydoodle.com and use code THEHAPPYSLEEPCOMPANY10at checkout and receive 10% off your purchase
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
REPLAY of our DST episode... Yes the words "time change" can be any parents nightmare, BUT this is the good time change I promise! Coming up is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, or the spring forward and anything that could potentially throw off our little's schedule can be scary.
Now if you have an early waker, around 5:30am, you will now see that turn into 6:30am for you! But again, any schedule changes can be stressful so here are a few ways you can prepare and approach the Daylight Saving Time.
This episode is presented by Sleepout - Proudly Canadian, sustainably made premium blackout curtains. Use code HAPPYSLEEP10 for 10% off on their website.Get better, deeper sleep with the Sleepout® Curtain: a portable blackout curtain that darkens any room in seconds. Made with Greenguard® and OEKO-TEX® certified 100% blackout fabric and locking suction cups.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- What age to start sleep training
- Moving to bigger wake windows
- Night wakes and wake windows
- The mid-day nap
- When to stop using a baby monitor
In this episode we've partnered with Wooly Doodle Visit woodlydoodle.com and use code THEHAPPYSLEEPCOMPANY10at checkout and receive 10% off your purchase
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
This week's episode we welcome Dr. Tracy Dalgleish back on the podcast!
Let's talk about sex!
Today, we are talking about sex and intimacy postpartum. What that can look like for many after baby, letting go of the expectations, and how to communicate about sex with your partner.
FOLLOW @drtracyd
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Many families reach out that their once a great napper is just no longer having it with their nap time... so today's episode we are discussing Nap Strikes! What is a nap strike? and how can we move past them? And yes, it can often be phase... so let's get into it!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- Schedule for a 6 month old during 7am travel plans
- How long does it take to drop to no nap for a 4 year old starting kindergarten in September but currently still napping?
- 11 month old needs to get down to 1 nap for daycare in 2 weeks - how do I transition them?
- What are ideal wake windows and nap lengths for a 5 month old?
- Expecting twins this month? What are your best sleep tips for multiples?
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode we have Azura Goodman — a Registered Nurse and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Who had been fascinated by infant nutrition and human lactation since entering the field of nursing and well before having a baby of her own.
In this episode, we dive into all aspects of breastfeeding and sleep, how they go hand-in-hand and how they are important to one another.
FOLLOW Azura @azurainfantfeeding
VISIT azurainfantfeeding.com
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode shares ways to prioritize your families sleep this year. Through all stages of family life: newborn, toddler, school aged — sleep is important and sometimes hard to get a handle on!
This episode goes over ways we can prioritize sleep to get healthy rest. As well as tips for busy households and families to tackle sleep from the start of this new year!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight are all about short naps. Now, short naps are very common and also very frustrating for parents so let's get into it!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
This week we have a replay of our interview with Jenny Best — the founder of Solid Starts. Jenny is a baby-led weaning expert and food and farming enthusiast on a mission to make it easier for parents to introduce real food to their babies. Solid Starts was born out of necessity.
Solid Starts advocates for an approach that they named #FingerFoodFirst. Based on a method called “baby-led weaning,” FingerFoodFirst involves letting go. Letting go of the impulse to control every spoonful and letting go of the expectation that you should make one meal for your baby and another for everyone else.
In this episode Jenny explains the long and short game of child feeding, breaks down baby led weaning, her advice on introducing new foods with children of different ages and how to know if your baby is getting enough food AND MORE...
FOLLOW Solid Starts VISIT solidstarts.com
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
This week we are throwing it back to a replay of our very first Q&A episode! Also one of our most listened too episodes, answering sleep questions about the following:
- nap schedules at daycare vs. on the weekends
- adding in a pillow
- thoughts on night lights
- appropriate bedtimes
- information on sound machines
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Replay of our interview with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish all about boundaries — and specifically setting boundaries with in-laws!
Dr. Tracey is a Clinical Psychologist, Mom of 2, Wife and Creator of Be Connected. Helping women go from disconnected and overwhelmed in their relationships to being able to share their feelings and needs. To work through hard moments and family challenges side-by-side, and be able to say to each other "we got this!"
FOLLOW @drtracyd
VISIT www.drtracyd.com
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.caand get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- Falling asleep in the car for a 15 minute nap during wake window
- Daycare nap transition
- Dropping to 2 naps
- Suggestions on how to wean
- 6am wake up
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Replay of our top 5 tips for keeping sleep on track this holiday season. Additionally I share advice on those tough conversations you can be faced with this time of year with friends and family about how important your child's sleep is!
Of course it can be hard to say no, but you need to do what is best for you, your baby and your family - this episode is your support to help keep your child's sleep schedule on track during ht busy holiday time
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode we have Katie Sproul — Doctor, Wife and Pediatric Occupational Therapist by trade, now a full-time Stay At Home Mom of three small babes. She has a passion for sharing the ups and downs of motherhood while keeping a sense of humor alive and well. Katie's motto: "Motherhood is messy, frustrating, and chaotic, and it’ll drive you crazy if you let it."
In this episode, Katie shares her struggles and strategies to balancing bedtime routines and different sleep schedules with multiple kids!
FOLLOW @katiesproul
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- Sleep schedule for 1 nap at 18 months
- Back rubs to sleep and night wakes
- No naps and waking at 6am
- Average time for baby to fall asleep while on a good schedule
- Showing signs to drop a nap before we go away, do it now or wait?
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.caand get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
It's getting colder, and there many of us are heading into the season of the year where we are trying to keep warm, and of course — wanting to keep our babies warm! Especially as they sleep, because the last thing we want is our baby waking in the night because they are cold! We talk about how to dress baby for sleep and what to wear under a sleep bag!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following:
- Advice on dropping to 1 nap at 10 months, when fighting the second nap
- Early wakes, should baby be going to bed later at night?
- Fighting the afternoon nap, push the nap time back?
- Waking from 4th nap, early bedtime or try for a 5th nap and later bedtime
- Bouncing to sleep at 6 weeks, is it worth trying to practice putting down awake for bed/nap at this stage? Or is it unlikely to "catch" this early on?
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode we have Shelly — licensed Physical Therapist, and founder of Happy Potty Time. For Shelly, motherhood has inevitably shed a light into the importance of pelvic floor function for good health. Shelly founded Happy Potty Time in 2020 in the midst of a pandemic as she realized the science of pelvic floor physical therapy has a clear place in pediatrics.
Shelly teaches strategies to use with your child to develop healthy potty habits to protect the pelvic floor muscles and successfully transition out of diapers!
FOLLOW @happypottytime
VISIT happypottytime.com
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.caand get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the preschool and toddler stage:
— Moved from a crib to a bed, now getting out of bed
— Waking from naps after 30 minutes
— Adjusting schedule for 5 and a half month old overtired at bedtime
— Dropping a nap around Daylight Saving Time, do it before or after
— 5am wakes
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Replay of our Daylight Saving Time info... Oh, the dreaded Fall Back – the change in Daylight Saving Time that occurs each autumn that has parents of already-early wakers wanting to run for the hills. Good news! There ARE ways to manage Daylight Saving Time that will result in much less stress for your family.
In this episode we discuss:
- Are there things you can do to prep for this time?
- The different options to tackling daylight saving time with your babe
- And strategies for each whichever way works best for you and your family
- What to remember about this speed "bump" in your child's sleep schedule
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive 10% off when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.caand get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the preschool and toddler stage:
— Swaddle to sleep sack
— 6 month development and sleep
— Early morning wakes
— Sickness and sleep for baby
— 10 months and naps
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode is with Kat Joy Wells — Declutter Expert and Simplifier helping families create supportive homes they actually love to spend time in.
Katy inspires a grace-filled, practical and self-affirming sense of “Wow! I really can do this!” for over 250,000 families across the world. She proves that by moving away from surface-level strategies and into deeper conversations to solve clutter problems at their root, even beginners can bypass overwhelm and self-doubt and instead generate exciting momentum as they move closer to creating a home they love that allows them to focus on what truly matters!
FOLLOW @katjoywells
VISIT www.katyjoywells.com
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your family sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPADULT at checkout to get $80 off a queen sized shredded rubber pillow for Mom or Dad! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Sleep Questions. This week’s questions highlight the following topics:
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- Tips for naps not at home
- Wakes through the night for a feed
- Waking before 6am
- Sleep coaching
- My thoughts on Cry It Out
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode is about Nap Transitions, more specifically a more tough transition of 3 naps to 2 naps. This is probably the nap transition we get the most questions about, because it is often the first big jump most parents have to adjust too with their babes.
We talk about understanding why it can be a tough transition, when to do it, how to do it, what to do if you've done it too soon!
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Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the preschool and toddler stage:
- Tips for hotel room sleep with a 12 month old and 3 year old
- 5 years of age with 5:30am wake up
- Scared and up throughout the night
- Naps at daycare but not on weekends
- Sleep schedule for 2.5 year old
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
**Today's episode is with Dr. Sami — board certified pediatrician practicing general pediatrics in Texas and co-founder of PediPals with her bestfriend and fellow pediatrician, Dr. Ana!
With PediPals, they aim to educate parents about common pediatric questions, ailments and recommendations, and discuss the issues that require attention but may not be able to be addressed at routine pediatric checkups.*FOLLOW @thepedipalsVISIT www.thepedipals.com In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your family sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPKIDS at checkout and receive a free wool moisture pad when you purchase a crib mattress! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!*
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight the following topics:
- Thumb or finger sucking
- Should I follow sleep schedule guidance by birthday or due date?
- When can to expect to see longer naps
- Starting daycare and they only offer one nap
- Removing the pacifier to get to sleep
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your family sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive a free wool moisture pad when you purchase a crib mattress! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
I hate to say this but the end of summer is near! The arrival of September means time for back-to-school, or starting school for the first time and getting back to more regular routines. If you and your family have let your sleep schedules slip or change throughout the summer, here are my tips for getting back on track this Fall!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight topics coming in from 3 months to the 1 year mark:
- Taking longer to get down for sleep and waking more frequently than they used to!
- Rolling onto their tummy at night and waking themselves up
- Room environment for naps
- Starting daycare when they only offer 1 nap
- Dream feeds
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we welcome Pierre Azzam, Psychiatrist and Founder of @Braver.Man — with an important mission: to help men build the self-awareness, confidence, and resolve to face life’s challenges head-on.
We are talking about Postpartum Depression in men - what it is, the risk factors, the signs and the stigma.
VISIT @braver.man
FOLLOW bravermancoaching.com
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight:
- Connecting sleep cycles in the day for longer naps
- Nap strike or drop the nap
- Bedtime tantrums and stalling
- Shorter naps
- Up at 5:45am
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode is all about naps because being a sleep consultant comes a lot of questions about naps - as you would assume! The transition of having a nap to not having a nap at all is a BIG transition so let's talk about it!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! A lot of today's questions can be answered with, "If it's not broke, don't fix it" but I promise I do give you more!
This week's questions highlight:
- 20 month old on two naps
- Introducing a comfort object
- Transitioning to a bed
- Colic baby and napping
- The pacifier
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode we have Michelle Tangeman — licensed therapist, board-certified behavior analyst and the creator of Thriving Toddler. She is also a mom of two, who's mission is to give parents evidence-based parenting tools that work, supporting a strong, healthy relationship between kids and parents.
In this episode we talk strategies for prepping your big kid for a new sibling AND how to manage spitting your attention between toddler and new baby!
FOLLOW @thriving.toddler
VISIT thrivingtoddler.com
FREE Toddler Tantrum Masterclass
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - Use codeHAPPYSLEEPTODDLER at checkout to get $24 off atoddler shredded rubber pillow for your little one! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight:
- 6 month old sample schedule
- Scheduling and wake windows
- Sample 2-nap schedule
- Tips on what to do when baby falls asleep in the car before we get home for nap time
- Tips to avoid nursing to sleep for naps
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
There are a few of main things we focus on with families when they come to us for 1-on-1 support with sleep coaching. They are the things that set up a great foundation for amazing sleep for your infant, toddler and even pre-schooler... these things are scheduling, sleep coaching strategies and ROUTINES.
Today we are specifically focusing on the bedtime routine. What a great bedtime routine can look like, and why each element of a bedtime routine is so important to overall healthy rest. You can have great scheduling and sleep strategies, but if you don't have a consistent routine it will be much harder to get your child to go down for sleep and get the rest they need!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight:
- When to add a nap back in
- Does bedtime getting later mean we should drop a nap?
- Struggling with the 5:30am wake up
- Wake windows
- Power naps
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode we welcome Zara Arshad, MSc, RP, PMH-C — Founder of My Ottawa Therapist and author of Stronger Together: A Couple’s Guide to Navigating Your Relationship After Baby. As a registered psychotherapist and a certified perinatal mental health specialist, Zara works with individuals and couples facing a myriad of challenges.
In this episode we dive Zara's top tips around managing anxiety around baby's sleep!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - Use code HAPPYSLEEPADULT at checkout to get $80 off a queensized shredded rubber pillow for Mom or Dad! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight:
- When to drop a nap
- Dropping down to 2 naps
- What to do with early wakes
- 6 months old with bedtime varying so much day-to-day
- Wake Windows
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
This week's episode is about Thumb sucking. A common worry from families who are looking to take the step of removing a pacifier, is that removing the pacifier is going to cause baby to start sucking their thumb. While there is no magic crystal ball to answer this questions... Here is suggestions and advice on thumb sucking from a sleep consultant!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight:
- Capping the nap
- When to start sleep coaching
- Keeping sleep on schedule with busy summer events
- Sleep coaching and diaper changes
- Daytime sleep for a 7.5 month old
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
**Today we welcome Dr. Tracy Dalgleish back on Sleep Cues! In this episode we are talking about boundaries — and specifically setting boundaries with in-laws!
Dr. Tracey is a Clinical Psychologist, Mom of 2, Wife and Creator of Be Connected. Helping women go from disconnected and overwhelmed in their relationships to being able to share their feelings and needs. To work through hard moments and family challenges side-by-side, and be able to say to each other "we got this!"*FOLLOW @drtracydVISIT www.drtracyd.com In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - Use code HAPPYSLEEPKIDS at checkout and receive a freewool moisture pad when you purchase a kids 6” mattress! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!*
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight:
- Dealing with the witching hour
- Wake windows with the second nap being the issue
- Newly 3 years old and struggling with the big kid bed
- Getting rid of night feeds
- Advice for early wakes
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
False starts... this is a popular pain point for many many parents. We refer to these wakings early in your child’s evening, shortly after you’ve put them down for the night, as “false starts.”
In this episode, we explain more about why "False Starts" might be happening and ways we can go about avoiding them!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight:
- On a 2 nap schedule, when to drop to one nap and how
- Wake windows with 3 naps, scheduling them with bedtime
- Wake windows and cat naps, what to do
- Toddlers and bedtime stalling
- When what you are doing is working but wondering if you "should be doing" something different
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPTODDLER at checkout to get $24 off a toddler shredded rubber pillow for your little one! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today on Sleep Cues we have Dr. Alice Pickering **- a licensed clinical psychologist and certified clinical trauma specialist who believes that prioritizing your mental health should be a non-negotiable. She approaches therapy from a trauma informed and client centered perspective. It may be helpful to know a bit about me should you decide you’d like for us to work together, so let me share!
In this episode, Dr. Alice Pickering shares her expertise on the BIG conversations parents and parents to be should have with one another before baby arrives (and also some for once baby is here too!)*FOLLOW @dralicepsydVISIT dralicepsyd.com*
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight:
- Is there such a thing as too long of a sleep sack?
- At what length should you cap naps at various ages?
- Advice for when baby falls asleep in the car, but they are due for a nap at home
- Baby only rocks and nursed to sleep and am terrified of sleep coaching... advice?
- When do children normally drop naps?
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
This week's episode of Sleep Cues is all about TWINS (and multiples) - so if you are the parent of multiples or are expecting multiples, this one is for you! We have had experience sleep coaching with twins, triplets and yes - even quadruplets!
So this is our advice on handling multiples and sleep, for them and you! From room set up, when one is always a better sleeper, the 30 minute rule, can they be in the same room, and more!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week's questions highlight:
- Short naps and bedtime
- 3 to 2 nap transitions
- Out of town overnight for the first time
- Wake windows and bedtime
- Making adjustments with early wakes
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today on Sleep Cues we have Libby Ward, the creator of @diaryofthehonestmom **— a digital creator, speaker, and mental health advocate with a deep commitment to changing the motherhood narrative and breaking cycles of trauma. Every week, Libby’s content reaches millions of women around the world.
Libby talks about hard things she is so real and of course, honest about it. Among topics like mom guilt, default parenting, boundary setting... Libby focuses really closely on the topic and importance of Self Care. She is real and honest about the fact that we don't all have a village, so how do we do self care without a village to help us with our kids? That's what we're talking about today! FOLLOW @diaryofanhonestmom**VISIT diaryofanhonestmom.com
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your family sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive a free woolmoisture pad when you purchase a crib mattress! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! Here's a peak at this week's questions:
- Sleep coaching your little one with an older child too
- When to drop a nap
- Why we don't start with babies until 14 weeks of age
- Your schedule while sleep coaching
- Removing the swaddle
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
REPLAY of our DST episode!
Yes the words "time change" can be any parents nightmare, BUT this is the good time change I promise! Coming up is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, or the spring forward and anything that could potentially throw off our little's schedule can be scary.
Now if you have an early waker, around 5:30am, you will now see that turn into 6:30am for you! But again, any schedule changes can be stressful so here are a few ways you can prepare and approach the Daylight Saving Time.
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Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
This week's Q&A episode is a special one... Our very own Lauren, has taken us along through her journey with sleep coaching her own little one, and we got a lot of questions back! Listen in to the top 5 follow up questions focused on her experience sleep coaching with her sweet boy Noah!
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode we have Dr. Morgan Cutlip on to talk about the Mental Load.
Dr. Morgan Cutlip is a wife, a mom to two spirited kiddos, a PhD in Psychology and an advocate and life-long lover of all things relationships. Her work centers around creative content development for My Love Thinks. Dr. Cutlip has a particular passion for helping her generation of Millennials find love, happiness, and longevity in their relationships.
FOLLOW @ drmorgancutlip
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your family sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPADULT at checkout to get $80 off a queen sized shredded rubber pillow for Mom or Dad! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! Here's a peak at this week's questions:
— Day night confusion
— Sleep wear, sleep sacks and pillows
— Room sharing while sleep coaching
— Advice on naps and wake up clocks
— Feed and sleeping schedules with naps
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
We always get questions on travel and trips - so today's episode focuses on Prepping for Disney! It is a popular destination for many families, but it can be a lot to take on!
So how can we do Disney with all of the stimulation and excitement AND manage sleep for you and your little one? Listen now for the top tips on sleep and Disney from a sleep consultant.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! Here's a peak at this week's questions:
— When to start capping naps for a 2 year old
— Advice for adjusting naps and bedtime with early wakes
— Rolling milestone disrupting sleep
— Night wakes and seep schedule for 18 month old
— 1 year old at daycare on one nap but needing 2, how to catch up
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode features guest Dominika Knossalla, owner of @dogmeets_baby on IG! Dominika teaches how to be a great dog (and human) parent! As a mom and dog parent, Dominika experienced first-hand how worrisome dog-child interactions can be.
But when you understand dog behavior and have a solid foundation of preparation and training, you can create an environment that's safe and happy for everyone.
In this episode we go over all things Dog Meets Baby, as a certified dog trainer, Dominika has helped thousands of families do just that.
FOLLOW Dominika @dogmeets_baby
VISIT dogmeetsbaby.expert
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
Here's a peak at this week's questions:
— Almost ready to drop 3 nap to 2, should we try dropping it just before we go on our vacation?
— Baby refusing nap, do we skip or save the nap?
— 15 weeks and struggling with night and day sleep, would you do sleep coaching now or wait until "4-month regression"?
— Recommendations for pre-schooler bed style
— Advice for when they are refusing the nap
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
If you’re a parent struggling with difficult naps or nighttime wake ups, and you’ve been looking into sleep coaching methods, you might already be overwhelmed. There are so many versions of strategies, some similar and others wildly different, when it comes to managing your child’s challenging sleep. In this episode, I'll explain some common sleep coaching lingo. But, first, let’s explain mean when we say “sleep coaching”
Episode Mentions
Article via National Library of Medicine: Five-year follow-up of harms and benefits of behavioral infant sleep intervention: randomized trial — read more HERE
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPKIDS at checkout and receive a free wool moisture pad when you purchase a kids 6” mattress! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
Here's a peak at this week's questions:
— Advice for booking travel with flights and managing sleep
— Wake windows with one nap per day
— How early to drop a to one nap?
— Prepping for transition to daycare schedule
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode has Kate McReynolds of @the.mom.therapist - talking about the stay at home parent. Kate is the owner of Root To Rise Counseling, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and a mom of two. She is Perinatal Mental Health-Certified, specializing in prenatal and postpartum support, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, and fertility issues. She started on Instagram to share content related to perinatal mental health and supportive mom humor.
In this episode we go through debunking many of the myths around stay at home parents!
FOLLOW @the.mom.therapist
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPTODDLER at checkout to get $24 off a toddler shredded rubber pillow for your little one! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
Here's a peak at this week's questions:
— Tips for long travel days in the car
— Room sharing on holiday visits
— Dealing with others' opinions on naps and bedtime for my baby
— Navigating busy days with holiday gatherings and managing sleep schedule
— Must pack items for sleep on the go!
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
My top 5 tips for keeping sleep on track this holiday season. Additionally I share advice on those tough conversations you can be faced with this time of year with friends and family about how important your child's sleep is!
Of course it can be hard to say no, but you need to do what is best for you, your baby and your family - this episode is your support to help keep your child's sleep schedule on track during ht busy holiday time
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
Here's a peak at this week's questions:
—My baby is 4 months and often sleeps through the night, but my doctor says she’s not quite on her curve and I need to feed her once overnight. Would this be a case for a dream feed? How does that work?
— My 8 month old goes down on his own for naps and bedtime and sleeps through the night with one feed around 4am. But his naps are always short. Any ideas about why?
— My 14 month old is doing well on 2 naps per day, but he’s starting daycare in a couple weeks and they want him on one nap. Any suggestions about how to manage this?
— Looking for some help with managing my 2.5 year old’s schedule. Her nap is from 12-2pm, and bedtime is 7:15/7:30pm. Lately she’s taking a very long time to fall asleep for her nap, and then also not falling asleep for bedtime until close to 9pm. Is it time to drop her nap already?
— My 4 year old has started getting up around 5 or 5:30am and playing quietly in her room until the sun comes up on her Wake Up Clock at 6am. Do you have suggestions about this?
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Listen in on Erin's interview on the Breezy Babies Podcast. [REPLAY]: BREEZY BABIES PODCAST: **Baby Sleep Regressions- Are They Real? With Guest Erin Junker from the The Happy Sleep Company
Sleep. It's high up on the priority list for every parent but did you know that you don't have to sacrifice your lactation goals? It's true. Even with the dreaded 4-month sleep regression. Let us teach you how.**
Sleep Guides and one-on-one sleep programs
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*This podcast is not "medical advice". Please consult with your Healthcare Provider about your specific situation.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This weeks Q&A episode highlights these topics:
- Newborn and short naps
- Navigating travel days with a 10-month old
- Fixing wake windows and capping naps
- Young toddler refusing their afternoon nap, are they ready to drop a nap?
- Waking up in the night with babbles
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPTODDLER at checkout to get $24 off a toddler shredded rubber pillow for your little one! – head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Listen in on Erin's interview on the Save Her Seat podcast. [REPLAY] SAVE HER SEAT: We host Erin Junker, founder of The Happy Sleep Company **who started her journey from her own personal experience with a not so happy sleeper. She shares the change in her career path that came with a change in lifestyle, the behind the scenes of building a business, and the push to take it full-time!
We get into the details of Erin identifying a market with a need she could fulfill and taking the leap to do it. Common misconceptions around sleep, navigating motherhood and normalizing asking for help from experts in their field. She also gives some great advice for entrepreneurs, and specifically women in biz!
Listen to Sleep Cues: The Everything Baby Sleep Podcast Follow Erin and The Happy Sleep Company VISIT femaleswhosidehustle.com POWERED by @femaleswhosidehustle YOUR HOSTS Teri Canestraro @teri.can and Sarah Singleton @bysarahsingleton**
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This weeks Q&A episode highlights these topics:
- What are your thoughts and advice on sound machines?
- Can babies have night terrors? What do I do when this happens?
- If I’m working on sleep coaching with my baby, how long do I try before I decide it’s just not working or it’s not the right approach?
- Would it be okay to let my 2 year old sleep in when she’s fighting a cold or illness?
- I’m looking for a mattress for my 3.5 year old. Do you have any recommendations?
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Episode Mentions
Obasan - Mattress recommendation:
Use code HAPPYSLEEPKIDS at checkout and receive a free wool moisture pad when you purchase a kids 6” mattress – head to obasan.com / obasan.ca **and get great sleep started
Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive a free wool moisture pad when you purchase a crib mattress – head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!**
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
**Today's episode talks about being one and done and life with an only child - with Jen from One and Done Parenting. Jen is a happy only child and has built a community around not only being an only child but for other parents who have one child!
Jen speaks openly about being an only child by circumstance, and how other like-minded families can make those choices confidently as well.
FOLLOW JEN @oneanddoneparenting In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPADULT at checkout to get $80 off a queen sized shredded rubber pillow for Mom or Dad! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!**
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This weeks Q&A episode highlights these topics:
- If a child has a shorter nap than usual, do you shorten the wake window before the next nap?
- Dealing with early wakes when they already sleep through the night and nap well
- How wake windows actually work
- What to do when baby develops sleep crutches from being sick
- Using a wake-up clock
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Replay on all things Daylight Saving Time... Oh, the dreaded Fall Back – the change in Daylight Saving Time that occurs each autumn that has parents of already-early wakers wanting to run for the hills. Good news! There ARE ways to manage Daylight Saving Time that will result in much less stress for your family.
In this episode we discuss:
- Are there things you can do to prep for this time?
- The different options to tackling daylight saving time with your babe
- And strategies for each whichever way works best for you and your family
- What to remember about this speed "bump" in your child's sleep schedule
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive a free wool moisture pad when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.caand get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
- What is a sleep bag
- When to consider switching from swaddle to sleep bag
- What is the best age to introduce blankets and why I love sleep bags
- Sleep bags and moving to the big kid bed
- Will a sleep bag restrict my baby from rolling and moving in their crib?
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
This episode is about the parents who haven't had their baby yet, and they are wondering about all the overwhelming stuff they are being told they need to have when bringing their baby home! So we brought on the expert to talk about all the needs and don't-really-needs — Amy MacAulay.
Amy is a Certified Postpartum Doula (DONA), Multiple Specialist, Certified Birth Doula (DONA), Childbirth Educator LAMAZE and Infant Massage Facilitator. She is also the owner of Embrace Doula and even offers Bringing Baby Home classes! She is passionate about providing dedicated postpartum support to families.
FOLLOW Amy @embrace_doula
www.embracedoula.ca
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Lots of questions coming in recently around napping, so this week's Q&A episode is focusing on just that!
This week's questions highlight..
- Advice for progressing past one sleep cycle during the day time naps at 11 weeks old, and feeling lost in the wake, eat play sleep routine
- Hard time putting 14 week old down for their last nap
- Tips for leaving the house and not feeling trapped to the nap schedule
- When to start naps in the crib for newborns
- Tips for the after-school struggle to manage meltdowns that make bedtime difficult
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
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Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode ifocuses on a very popular topic - which can be a big transition for your little one... It's the transition from 2 naps to 1!
One of the most common questions I get from parents is about when to expect that their child will be ready for this transition. In this episode we go over signs that your child might be ready, and how to make that transition as smooth as possible!
Keep in mind that every child is different
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive a free wool moisture pad when you purchase a crib mattress. Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
- Baby waking with a dirty diaper in the middle of the night
- Understanding wake windows and when to put baby down
- Needing overnight feeds but not wanting it to become a sleep crutch
-Managing the Crib climb
-Can toddler sleep with us in bed, then into crib while sleep coaching?
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we have Brianne Taggart of Breezy Babies. Her passion is teaching all things boobs, babies and breastfeeding. She likes to help ease the transition into parenthood for families all over the world which she's been doing since 2010. She is a mother of 4 and registered nurse located in Utah!
On the show today we talk about...
How to get your baby to take a bottle, when you're struggling with getting baby to take a bottle. Now this one hits extra close to home for me, and I share my own experience with my girl, Myla - who never ever took a bottle!
FOLLOW Brianne @breezy__babiesLISTEN to the Breezy Babies PodcastVISIT breezybabies.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
-Should I wake my sleeping baby?
-Should the last wake window of the day be shorter than the rest?
-What age do you recommend sleep training at?
-Feeding and contact naps, but waking once in bassinet, help! When will his naps get longer?
-Dealing with difficult sleep patterns
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we are talking about toddlers - specifically toddler aggression, and even more specific to toddler hitting. We work with many families with toddlers and pre-schoolers to manage sleep challenges at those ages. Which also means we are dealing with families who are in the thick of toddler sleep regressions and behaviors that are new to both the child and parents - and hitting is often at the center of this.
We heard Dr. Cara Goodwin on an episode of The Mom Room podcast with host Renee Reina - which brought up so many additional questions about toddler behaviour regressions and hitting, as so many of my clients are managing these difficult situations. So I am beyond thrilled to have Dr. Cara Goodwin, on today's episode - she is a mother of 3, licensed child psychologist, PhD and author - listen in to hear her expert opinion on this topic!
FOLLOW Dr. Cara Goodwin @parentingtranslatorwww.parentingtranslator.com
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPTODDLER at checkout to get $24 off a toddler shredded rubber pillow for your little one! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
- Wake windows and early wakes
- Do you recommend moving baby to a crib before sleep coaching?
- Adding in a third nap sometimes on a 2-nap schedule ending early
- My almost 3 year old has been waking up screaming at 4:30am and refusing to go back to sleep, suggestions?
- Sleeping through the night with training but still has short naps and rocking to sleep
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Listen back to our IG live recording with Meg Britton. We worked with Meg and her 6 month old, who was waking up many times at night and only taking short naps that weren't so restful! After we finished her sleep program, mama and I jumped on IG live to share her experience with Sleep Coaching.
In this episode we share learn about why she reached out in the first place, what the experience was like for her and her family, what the biggest challenges were and what the biggest surprises were! We also followed up with a Q&A at the end.
FOLLOW @meg.britton
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- When to start wake windows to build sleep pressure for nighttime sleep? Baby is 2 weeks old and sleeps a ton in the day.
- Baby is almost 4 months - I’m ready to start working on allowing her to self sooth, but where do I even start?
- What is the maximum amount of awake time a 16 month old can handle?
- Do you require night weaning to sleep coach?
- For an older infant (one who’s 4 months and out of the newborn stage I mean) are on the go naps ok sometimes?
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
When your newborn has their days and nights confused! Ack!! Whether it is from expecting parents wanting to prepare, or from parents who are currently in the thick of it, I get so many questions about newborn day/night confusion!
This is when babe wants to sleep all day and party all night... so this episode covers a few strategies for dealing with the day/night confusion your newborn is experiencing.
Want more newborn resources? Check out our New Born Sleep Guide
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Transitioning to one nap, too early at 12 months?
- Night feeds, soothers and sleep
- Getting baby to go down independently without sleep props
- Escaping the swaddle and baby waking themselves up with their hands
- Potty training with no diaper day or night
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
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In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want you sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPADULT at checkout to get $80 off a queen sized shredded rubber pillow for Mom or Dad! – head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started
Today on Sleep Cues we have Dr. Meghna Dassani, DMD. who walks us through what sleep apnea is, and what parents need to know about pediatric Sleep Apnea.
Dr. Dassani is passionate about promoting healthy sleep through her dental practice, where she has helped many children and adults improve their breathing and sleep. She has practiced dentistry for over 2 decades and in recent years has begun to identify and treat both adult and pediatric sleep apnea in her practice
She is a published author with her newest book on Sleep Apnea called Airway is Life - targeted to everyday people. Helping families take control of healthy sleep, breaking it down to bring understanding to the science, the what and the why behind it all!
VISIT drmeghnadassani.com and dassanidentistry.com FOLLOW @healthysleeprevolution
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions - and we cover it all this week, across scheduling, swaddling and on-the-go naps!
This week's questions highlight..
- Early wakes caused by scheduling being off
- Early morning nap seems to be throwing off the whole day
- Nap transitions and early wakes
- Tips for baby waking themselves up with their hands
- Napping on-the-go advice
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Summer time is here and it's time to enjoy yourself, but with that comes the stress of letting our sleep routines crumble. It is important to find a balance that works for you and your family, we want you to be able to go to the BBQs, take those family outings and have fun with your days without stressing about sleep. So here are some tips for keeping your sleep on track this summer.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Reflux with babies and sleep cues
- Scheduling with dropping naps
- Scheduling for a two year old and nap lengths
- Scheduling for a 4 year old who just dropped their nap
- 20 months and taking over an hour to fall asleep at night
This episode is presented by Woolino - The cozy, award-winning merino wool baby sleep bags. Woolino products will keep your child perfectly cozy and comfortable year-round. No need to worry whether they will be too hot or cold while sleeping – they’ll always be just right! Perfectly comfortable means a good night’s sleep for baby, but also for you and your family. Use code SLEEPCUES for 15% off all Woolino 4-Season Sleep Bags at woolino.com and woolino.ca until July 30th, 2022.
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today on Sleep Cues we have Amanda Gorman - wife, mother of 2, the host of the Finding Your Village podcast, and Birth Educator. We break down the saying that is often heard when raising children: "It takes a village!"
Amanda, similar to many parents realized quickly that yes it does take a village, but not everyone has a village when you are preparing for child birth! Now she helps parents with building support, resources and finding your village!
FOLLOW Amanda @findingyourvillage on IG and TikTok
VISIT findingyourvillage.com
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPKIDSat checkout and receive a free wool moisture pad when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Night time sleep struggles and soothers
- Extending wake windows
- How to approach standing in the crib
- Not sure if you should drop the second nap
- Adjusting nap schedule to daycare nap schedule
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Summer is approaching which means family camping trips! But can you keep sleep on track while camping? First let me give a disclaimer, this episodes speaks to camping via trailer!
This episode covers it all from what to pack, what to wear, how to prepare and seeing through bedtime routines while camping!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Sleep training during the 4 month sleep regression
- Sleep crutches and thumb sucking
- Rejecting the last nap of the day
- Start and end of wake windows
- When to stop swaddling
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
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In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive a free wool moisture pad when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode we sit down with Sharon Mazel - Sharon is a parenting and pregnancy expert with more than 200k followers on Instagram. She is a coach, content creator, speaker, and mom of four!Parenthood can be so overwhelming, Sharon works to deliver trustworthy bite-sized parenting tips. So in this episode we chat through some common newborn sleep myths!
Follow Sharon Mazel
Learn more at sharonmazel.com
This episode is presented by Sleepout - Proudly Canadian, sustainably made premium portable blackout curtains. Use code HAPPYSLEEP10 for 10% off on their website.Get better, deeper sleep with the Sleepout® Curtain: a portable blackout curtain that darkens any room in seconds. Made with Greenguard® and OEKO-TEX® certified 100% blackout fabric and locking suction cups.Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Struggling when and how to switch from 3 naps to 2
- Tips for when baby hates when one parent puts them to sleep vs. the other parent
- Independent sleeper now refusing their 3rd nap of the day. Any suggestions to try and make the third nap a success?
- Baby had gastro and vomited during night sleep and naps. Now seems almost scared to go to sleep for fear of being sick again. Cries until reassured mom and dad are here if she needs us. Any other suggestions for what to do?
- Could you share your thoughts on melatonin for children?
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
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Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we are talking travel... and of course travel and sleep! Life with kiddos change, especially when it comes to travel plans! The more to pack and more to plan while travelling with your kids, and we want to make sure you can still get a vacation on your trips!
From time zone changes to sleeps in new environments, listen in for my top tips for Travel and Sleep.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! This week has a trend of managing sleep schedules with on-the-go naps and travel!
This week's questions highlight..
- Handling appointments scheduled during nap time
- Wanting to start swimming lessons but worried about it messing with naps! Tips for scheduling?
- Sunday Night dinners at Grandma's running past bedtime, how do we do bedtime routine when not at home
-Please help me with vacation sleep - 2 year old is fighting nap and bedtime!
- Sleep and travel with a time change, help!
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
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Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today on Sleep Cues we have Dr. Mandeep Johal, D.M.D. — a tongue-tie professional, a dental advisor for Well.ca, and a renowned guest speaker. She treat families with expertise in breathing, facial development, nutrition, dental/postural connection, and tongue ties. She also have additional training in infant and childhood dental and airway development.
This episode highlights...
- What Tongue tie is
- How it might effect feeding and sleep
- How early parents can get this checked
- How early you can treat it
VISIT drmandeepjohal.comFOLLOW drmandeepjohal
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPKIDS at checkout and receive a free wool moisture pad when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Lots of questions coming in recently for the Toddler age. This week's Q&A episode is focusing on that age stage!
This week's questions highlight..
- What to do with the 18-month sleep regression
- Suddenly shorter naps
- Fear of the dark and what to do
- Sleeps for naps but wide awake for bed, is it time to cut the nap?
- Getting your child to sleep independently and stay in their bed
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
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Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
This episode is for the kiddos who are a bit older and coming up to the transition into their big kid bed! The crib to bed transition is a big transition for your kiddo, and represents a major milestone with lots of feelings for you and them!
In this episode we highlight...
-Things to note on how your child might be feeling
-Reasons to make the transition
-The skills your child will need to make a smooth transition
-Ways to get your child involved with the switch
This episode is presented by Sleepout - Proudly Canadian, sustainably made premium blackout curtains. Use code HAPPYSLEEP10 for 10% off on their website.Get better, deeper sleep with the Sleepout® Curtain: a portable blackout curtain that darkens any room in seconds. Made with Greenguard® and OEKO-TEX® certified 100% blackout fabric and locking suction cups.Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! Spring has sprung so this week's questions touch on early morning wakes, wake windows and scheduling
This week's questions highlight..
- Sleep bags and blankets
- How to get baby on a 7-7 schedule
- The struggle with last nap of the day
- When should the last nap end for a 10 month old?
- Signs your child is ready to drop a nap
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today on Sleep Cues we have Bryce Reddy - also known as @mombrain.therapist on Instagram, who is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Mom of 3.
Bryce realized that a lot has changed in the parenting world since she became a Mom 8 years ago. A few of the areas she works to help parents navigate are:
- Increasing self-doubt due to information overload from online parenting experts
- Loss of time for taking care of self due to the addictive nature and pressure to "keep up"
- Negative impact of constant comparisons to other parents and families
VISIT mombraintherapist.comFOLLOW @mombrain.therapist
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan — CLICK HERE to save and use code HAPPYSLEEPTODDLER at checkout to get $24 off a toddler shredded rubber pillow for your little one! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
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Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Advice when shorter names and earlier wakes seem to come with changes in nap schedules
- How to help an early riser sleep later
- Is too much daytime sleep a thing?
- When you should start your day when your baby wakes but dozes back off
- Handing crib transitions
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Yes the words "time change" can be any parents nightmare, BUT this is the good time change I promise! Coming up is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, or the spring forward and anything that could potentially throw off our little's schedule can be scary.
Now if you have an early waker, around 5:30am, you will now see that turn into 6:30am for you! But again, any schedule changes can be stressful so here are a few ways you can prepare and approach the Daylight Saving Time.
This episode is presented by Sleepout - Proudly Canadian, sustainably made premium blackout curtains. Use code HAPPYSLEEP10 for 10% off on their website.Get better, deeper sleep with the Sleepout® Curtain: a portable blackout curtain that darkens any room in seconds. Made with Greenguard® and OEKO-TEX® certified 100% blackout fabric and locking suction cups.
Sleepout's Daylight Savings Event starts on March 8 at 6pm ET
This event will begin on March 8, 2022, at 6pm ET. For a limited time, Sleepout will offer a free 2-pack of Sleepout Pads with a 2-Curtain purchase and a free 4-pack of Sleepout Pads with a 4-Curtain purchase. The discount code above can be combined with the above offers!Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Moving around the crib, what to do and will baby hurt himself moving around?
- With tough nights, should you extend naps to catch up on sleep
- Putting down baby at a friends and doing a transfer at home
- Can you sleep train and crib train at the same time?
- Managing early wake up calls from routine poops
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
We so often talk about the infant stage, the newborn stage - there is a lot going on in those developmental stages. But today we are going to focus on toddlers. At The Happy Sleep Company we work with kids all the way up to age 6 — where it can get tricky at the older ages Insert the toddler sleep regression
What is this you ask? If you are not there yet, this could help you prepare. Or if you are there, listen in for some tips on how to manage the Toddler Sleep Regression. For example if maybe you had a perfect sleeper who now all of a sudden starts battling bed time or Your child had sleep challenges and now they are two and it is worst than ever before. These are some of the things we see when your child is hitting that Toddler Sleep Regression.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..⠀⠀
- Baby giving one parent trouble to put down but we’ve kept our routines the same. Any tips?
- Wake windows on off days
- Should a baby be woken up by a certain time each day?
- Recommendations for working to a one nap schedule in preparation for daycare
- Does sleep coaching mean you can’t do overnight feeds anymore?
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we are on the Speech and Language train, where we talk all things communication and milestones around your babies and toddlers, and how it can relate to sleep!
Stephanie and Becky - friends, speech-language pathologists, and moms of three. They started Tiny Talkers with one goal: to help YOU support the communication skills of the little one in your life! They provide you with information about development, strategies, resources, and more! And are there to answer questions, guide you, and hopefully help you feel good about supporting your little one’s speech and language development!
VISIT www.tinytalkerschicago.com FOLLOW @tiny.talkers
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - Use code HAPPYSLEEPADULT at checkout to get $80 off a queen sized shredded rubber pillow for Mom or Dad! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca **and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com**
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..⠀⠀
- Transitioning to a sleep sack
- Navigating short naps at daycare
- Bedtime stalling
- Nap time schedules
- Refusing the second nap.. but not ready to drop a nap
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPTODDLER at checkout to get $24 off a toddler shredded rubber pillow for your little one!–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
When is something a sleep "prop" and when is it a sleep "tool"? When is something helpful to your baby's sleep, and when is it a hindrance?
One of the most common questions we get is what we're talking about when we refer to "sleep props" or "sleep crutches" and specifically why we call certain things sleep crutches (like rocking to sleep and pacifiers) and not others (like white noise and blackout blinds). So, today's episode focuses on just that, sleep props vs. sleep tools.
In this episode...
- The difference between sleep props and sleep tools
- What is helpful to baby's sleep
- Things that seem helpful but actually hinder baby's sleep
- Examples of each
- What to do when something isn't working for you and your family
This episode is presented by Woolino - The cozy, award-winning merino wool baby sleep bags. Woolino products will keep your child perfectly cozy and comfortable year-round. No need to worry whether they will be too hot or cold while sleeping – they’ll always be just right! Perfectly comfortable means a good night’s sleep for baby, but also for you and your family. Use code SLEEPCUES for 15% off all Woolino 4-Season Sleep Bags at woolino.com and woolino.ca from January 25th to February 7th, 2022.
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
You may have heard me mention that I live in one of the coldest places... and I know many others are braving the cold weather as well! But hot or cold climates, questions about sleep wear are always a hot topic. This week's Q&A episode is focusing on Sleep Wear!
This week's questions highlight..
- Sleep bags and arms out
- Fit recommendation from a sleep consultant
- Thickness and TOG
- When to switch from sleep bag to a blanket
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
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Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Joining Sleep Cues today is Jenny Best, the founder of Solid Starts. Jenny is a baby-led weaning expert and food and farming enthusiast on a mission to make it easier for parents to introduce real food to their babies. Solid Starts was born out of necessity.
Solid Starts advocates for an approach that they named #FingerFoodFirst. Based on a method called “baby-led weaning,” FingerFoodFirst involves letting go. Letting go of the impulse to control every spoonful and letting go of the expectation that you should make one meal for your baby and another for everyone else.
In this episode Jenny explains the long and short game of child feeding, breaks down baby led weaning, her advice on introducing new foods with children of different ages and how to know if your baby is getting enough food AND MORE...
FOLLOW Solid Starts VISIT solidstarts.comErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..⠀⠀
- What counts as a nap?
- Tips for learning to roll
- Early risers and wake up clocks
- Potty training through the nighttime
- Drop the nap and early bedtime?
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
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Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
We get a lot of questions about Infant Massage from families, so today's guest specializes in just that! Sarah Rennick, the founder of Mama Mobile joins us the podcast to talk to use about what infant massage really is, how you can get it started and the benefits you can see from infant massage for your little one and your whole family overall!
Sarah, created Mama Mobile as a way to reach out to the pre- and post-natal clients she came to know through her clinics, and meet the needs of busy moms and dads, and the challenges they can sometimes face! The practice of baby massage represents a simple but effective way to enhance your baby's health and strengthen the bond that you share. Research has also shown that baby massage is effective at helping postpartum depression recovery!
FOLLOW Sarah Rennick VISIT mamamoblie.com CONNECT sarah@mamamoblie.com
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..⠀⠀
- Naps and feeding
- Handling holiday dinners and baby's bedtime
- Awake time and short naps on a two-nap schedule
- Working with babies with reflux
- Why we don't start sleep coaching until 14 weeks
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
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Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
The holidays are almost here and with the jingle bells comes some travel from home to celebrate! We want you to be able to do just that and not stress and worry about baby's sleep. No matter where you are or what you are doing for the holidays, it can be a change in schedule and scenery for you and your family. This weeks episode will help you handle the holiday travel and keep sleep on track for your little ones!
In this episode
- How to prepare for travel
- Tips for taking on travel days (with travel by both planes and cars)
- Best practices for transitioning to new sleep environments
- Must pack items for supporting sleep while traveling
- How to keep a routine with holiday travel
- Navigating naps over the holidays
This episode is presented by our partner Ry & Pen - they wanted make the world a better place and decided that making great clothes for babies and children could help us do just that. Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout to receive 20% off at ryandpen.com and get great sleep started!Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
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- Short naps and getting your 4 month old to take longer naps
- Nap transitions and the amount of day time sleep for a 7 and a half month old
- Can I start sleep coaching at 11 months?
- At what age do you cut out naps
- TOG option for sleep bags (specifically cold places like us in Ottawa)
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
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Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
All the "stuff" that can go hand-in-hand with happy healthy sleep habits for your kiddos! Everything from sleep bags to blackout blinds and more! Now, these things are NOT the magic answer to getting sleep on track but they go hand-in-hand with sleep coaching to help support getting your little (and you) happy, healthy sleep! Check out all my must haves HERE
BRANDS MENTIONED:
- LOULOU LOLLIPOP code HAPPYSLEEP15 for 15% off your order
- RY & PEN code HAPPYSLEEP for 20% off your order
- OBASAN code HAPPYSLEEP and ensure both the crib mattress and the mattress protector are in your cart at checkout
- DREAMSJUMPER code HAPPYSLEEP15 to get 15% off yourorder
- BLINDS-TO-GO / BOUCLAIR / BLACKOUT EZ WINDOW COVER for blackout options
- MARPAC Yoga Sleep sound machine
- GRO ANYWHERE Portable Blackout Blind/Tommee Tippee Portable Blackout Blind
- PHIL & TEDS traveller crib
- THE SHRUNKS SlumberPod travel bed and inflatable rails
- SLUMBER POD code HAPPYSLEEPCO at checkout for $10 off your order
- GROCLOCK wake up clock
In this episode we've partnered with ObasanClick HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive a free wool moisture pad when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com /
Not only are we to getting organized for the holidays but families are getting organized for holiday sleep! This week's Q&A episode is focusing on Wake Windows
This week's questions highlight..
- What they are
- Adjusting wake windows on bad nap days
- False starts at bed time
- Age appropriate sleep time
-Sample Wake Window and Nap Schedule
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
On today's episode of #SleepCues we are sharing our IGTV with Marise. She is the face and mama behind @situpsandsippycups - capturing the candid experiences of a first-time mom. It’s the go-to source for totally subjective, no-bs tips and advice on navigating pregnancy, health, fitness, and mom life.
Which leads to one of her experiences with Sleep Coaching! With receiving many questions and DMs about the experience and sleep coaching itself, we decided to jump on a live and do a Q&A covering it all! So listen back to what’s it like to work with a sleep coach as Marise goes into detail about her journey with Sleep Coaching and more!
FOLLOW Marise
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! With questions around sickness and sleep as we head into cold and flu season here in Canada.
- Sickness and keeping sleep on track
- Toddlers and one nap transition
- Scheduling the one-nap
- Crib to big kid bed at three years old
- Sourcing long sleep sacs
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Discount for Ry & Pen - @ryandpen they wanted make the world a better place and decided that making great clothes for babies and children could help us do just that. Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout to receive 20% off at ryandpen.com and get great sleep started!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today on Sleep Cues we are joined by Mallory aka @theformulamom who just four years ago found herself like many other parents... overwhelmed, frustrated, disappointed, and full of guilt and stress about formula feeding. Mallory struggled to figure out her daughter's symptoms and digestive issues and additionally could not find any high-quality information to help.
After diving into all the research, and figuring it all out for her and her daughter, Mallory set out to change how we support new moms in making their feeding decisions. She became a Certified Infant Feeding Technician. And started helping moms realize these truths:
1. You can make an informed, confident feeding decision that makes everyone healthy and happy(your baby AND you!)
2. It is possible for you to feel GOOD about formula feeding-- without stress, guilt, or shame.
In this episode we discuss:
- Myth busting formula feeding
- Parenting attachment
- Navigating feeding options and challenges parents face
- Thoughts on "fed is best"
This episode is presented by our partner Ry & Pen - they wanted make the world a better place and decided that making great clothes for babies and children could help us do just that. Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout to receive 20% off at ryandpen.com and get great sleep started!Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! From the newborn to the six month mark these questions are for you!
This week's questions highlight...
- Toddlers and Wake Up Clocks
- Full overnight feeds transitioning into more full day time feeds
- Fighting mid day naps, when do to drop a to 2 naps
- Struggling to take the 3rd nap
- Wake windows
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Oh, the dreaded Fall Back – the change in Daylight Savings Time that occurs each autumn that has parents of already-early wakers wanting to run for the hills. Good news! There ARE ways to manage Daylight Savings Time that will result in much less stress for your family.
In this episode we discuss:
- Are there things you can do to prep for this time?
- The different options to tackling daylight savings with your babe
- And strategies for each whichever way works best for you and your family
- What to remember about this speed "bump" in your child's sleep schedule
In this episode we've partnered with ObasanClick HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive a freewool moisture pad when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions! And this week we touch on a range of ages and stages for you... Seriously, we go from the toddler sleep regression to newborns in bassinets!
This week's questions highlight...
- How to identify (and handle) the toddler sleep regression
- The 2:1 nap transition and when to know you can drop a nap
- How to approach standing in the crib so it doesn't become a game
- Is there such a thing as too much sleep?
- With newborn in a bassinet is there a transition period to get to the crib
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Confession time... I am the mom of a child who was an early morning riser! Honestly there were times that I just couldn't fix it. And you would think as a sleep consultant... "wouldn't you have all the tools and tricks, couldn't you just fix it?!" But that's the thing - and one of the key points of this episode, that sometimes it is a phase and the greatest sleepers can go through this!
In this episode we discuss:
- What is normal about early morning wake ups
- How we can define early morning wake ups
- Why they might be happening
- What we can do to lessen the chances of them happening
- How to get through these phases quicker
This episode is presented by our partner Ry & Pen - they wanted make the world a better place and decided that making great clothes for babies and children could help us do just that. Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout to receive 20% off at ryandpen.com and get great sleep started!Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
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Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions, specifically around the newborn stage! Some from expecting parents, and new parents in their first few weeks wondering about schedules, what is "normal" etc.
This week's questions highlight..
- How adjusted age can affect sleep
- Handling parental anxiety around newborn naps
- Noises at night time, what is "normal"
- Schedules, when to expect to start one
- When to unswaddle
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today on Sleep Cues we are joined by Dr. Rana Pishva - Clinical Psychologist, and we discuss attachment parenting. Erin shares her passion for this topic as well and how she incorporates it into her own journey with sleep coaching and in her practice as a sleep consultant.
Dr. Pishva works to support clients in developing adaptive coping strategies and self-understanding, and to help them build self-efficacy and confidence to reach their personal goals. She is committed to using research-based interventions, and is trained in cognitive-behavioural therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, as well as attachment-based and trauma-informed interventions.
In this episode we discuss:
- Parenting under an attachment model
- What being an "attachment parent" look likes and what it doesn't have to look like
- The parent-child attachment scope
- Learning about the "circle of security"
Guest
Dr. Rana PishvaGilmour Psychological Services In this episode we've partnered with ObasanClick HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPTODDLER at checkout to get $24 off a toddler shredded rubber pillow for your little one! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country locationErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com**
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight...
- Thoughts on dream feeds
- About putting your baby down awake and keeping them awake during the feed
- The "cry-it-out" method and sleep training with medical issues
- Day time naps around 2
- How to cope with new daycare schedules
From dream feeds to daycare, toddlers to newborns
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today on Sleep Cues we have Lisa Curial - Registered Psychologist and owner of YEG Child Psychology and she joins us today to talk about anxiety in our kids! Lisa has her own private practice focusing on child and adolescent learning and behaviour.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to differentiate between what is common and what is worrisome
- What to look for with your child in regards to anxiety
- How to identify points of anxiety for your kids
- What supports to put in place to help your child with anxiety
GuestLisa Curial@yegchildpsychologyErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight...
- Transitioning out of a swaddle
- When to lower the crib
- Wake windows, when to turn to the clock
- Early morning crib babbling and what to do
- Sleep Coaching when you baby uses sleep crutches (rocking, pacifier etc.)
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
It is coming up to that time of year again... the end of our summer months and if you are choosing daycare for your child, you could find yourself in some new waters to navigate!
In this week's episode of Sleep Cues we talk about approaching the transition to daycare and how it may effect your child's sleep! We share more in depth on how to handle making the transition, important questions to ask your daycare provider and how to best prepare for a smooth transition
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight...
- Transition plans for children's sleep
- A nap strike vs. dropping a nap
- How to move away from or remove the pacifier
- Dealing with short naps
- Vacation sleep environments
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
In the episode of Sleep Cues we are talking about another common yet challenging milestone.... The Rolling Milestone! This milestones happens to every baby and some babies have no problem, they fly though this stage and it has no effect to their sleep. But many (and I mean MANY) do see this milestone effecting their babies sleep and in turn the parents sleep too!
We dive into what this milestone looks like, share some tips for what to expect from the rolling milestone and how to help parents can get through to the other side of it with your babies good sleep habits in tact!
In this episode we've partnered with ObasanClick HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPKIDS at checkout and receive a free wool moisture pad when you purchase a kids 6” mattress! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com**
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight...
- Fighting that last nap of the day
- Getting Grandparents on board with your baby's sleep routine your way
- When to drop overnight feeds
- When is best for the "longer" nap
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today on Sleep Cues we have Dr. Stephanie Liu aka Dr. Mom - sharing her expertise on Baby Reflux. In this episode she explains the difference between gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), insight into what she looks for with babies and reflux, what can increase reflux and steps to minimize before needing the route of medication.
She practices community family medicine and acute care at the University of Alberta Hospital. She has sat on numerous boards and is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Alberta. She is wife to Graeme, Otolaryngologists Head and Neck Surgeon and mommy to Madi, her sweet and spunky little girl.
Life of Dr. Mom is a health and medical mom blog designed for the modern parent whom struggles with balancing family, work, and fun. With her experience working in women health, postnatal care, mental health, and Pediatrics, Dr. Mom works to educate the modern mom with the most relevant up-to-date medical evidence to support families and the healthy development of their children.
GuestDr. Stephanie Liu@lifeofdrmomlifeofdrmom.com Shop at @bydrmomErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight... all things summer time sleep!
- Managing the unexpected car nap that is not on schedule
- For toddlers, where to start with crib to bed transition
- Sleep training when siblings share a room
- Getting baby to fall asleep in at another house
- Advice for first time sleeping at the Grandparents
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today on Sleep Cues we are talking Sound Machines. They are common topic you'll hear these days when talking about baby, children's (and adult's) sleep these days and also a controversial one! We're going through it all... taking it back to the beginning where so many ask, "Why would we use a sound machine or white noise?"
Addressing common questions and concerns around using white noise or sound machines with your child's sleep, or even your own! Listen in to hear Erin's thoughts on sound machines, how they can help with baby's sleep, recommendations for parents choosing to use them and more!
In this episode we've partnered with ObasanClick HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPADULT at checkout to get $80 off a queen sized shredded rubber pillow for Mom or Dad! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com**
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Suggestions for days out (and not wanting to leave) with a one day napper
- How to determine the cause of early wakes
- Moving should I expect a regression
- Bedtime for a 3 month old
- How long is too long to fall asleep
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today on Sleep Cues we chat with Mark Borowiecki, Canadian NHL Player, husband and has added father to his recent accomplishments! Having played many years with the Ottawa Senators and a recent move to the Nashville Predators, we discuss what led Mark and his wife Tara to Sleep Coaching, how their little guy handled the big move, and the overall experience of sleep coaching from a Dad's perspective!
Mark shares his thoughts on the sleep coaching process from before even starting to having a happy sleeper. He opens up about how important it was to him as parent to be involved, and the importance of mental health for Dad's and all parents, so they can work as a team to be a well rested family!
GuestMark Borowiecki@itsborocoprunning
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- When parents ask, "Is that okay?"
- Thoughts on waking a baby in the AM
- Night terrors vs. Nightmares and what to do
- Where to start with a sleep routine at 6 weeks old
- Knowing your child and doing what is best for them - they are an individual!
- Bedtime at 16 months (it can be a tricky & transitional age!)
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's episode is all about sleep pressure. As a sleep consultant and in the world of sleep coaching, the term "Sleep Pressure" gets used quiet often, and as a parent you may have heard the term before but are not sure what that actually means!
In this episode we'll go through what exactly "sleep pressure" means, how you can ensure your child has enough sleep pressure, and what can happen if your baby doesn't have enough or is over tired!
We've partnered with Nanobébé - a company dedicated to creating amazing products that will guide you through your baby’s feeding journey. Because really, if there is one thing as parents that’s just as important and often just as daunting as baby’s sleep, it’s feeding our babies! Check out nanobebe.com and nanobebe.ca today, and enter code HAPPYSLEEP for 20% off ANY of their products until June 30, 2021. Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Crib safety concerns from a first time parent
- Teething
- When you use sleep props but it's working
- Creating a smooth transitioning going from crib to big kid bed
- Babies using devices for developmental support and sleep coaching
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
In this episode we've partnered with ObasanClick HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive a freewool moisture pad when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today's conversation is with Katie Watkins of Confidentially Katie - Mom of three, self-love advocate, and true believer in the mental and physical benefits of exercise, her personal mission is to encourage women (especially Moms!) to put themselves on the top of their priority lists. Listen in to hear her story to finding body confidence throughout the journey of postpartum wellness and what led to sharing it all on @confidentiallykatie
We chat about the struggles parents face in making time for their own well-being, both of us having gone through this phase of becoming a parent and losing your own routine and, in some ways, losing what feels like a piece of your identity! What finding yourself looks like, and how important any kind of exercise and movement that you can fit into your lifestyle is to feeling good and making YOU a priority!
Guests
Katie Watkins
@confidentiallykatie
confidentiallykatie.com
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Tips for making the transition of dropping a nap
- Awake times
- Working on independent sleep with a newborn
- When your toddler starts taking much longer to fall asleep
- Moving big siblings rooms when baby number 2 is on its way
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
In this episode we've partnered with Nanobébé - a company dedicated to creating amazing products that will guide you through your baby’s feeding journey. Because really, if there is one thing as parents that’s just as important and often just as daunting as baby’s sleep, it’s feeding our babies! Check out nanobebe.com and nanobebe.ca today, and enter code HAPPYSLEEP for 20% off ANY of their products until June 30, 2021. Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
It a common struggle - and no I don't mean just getting your baby on board with a healthy sleep plan, but getting Grandma and Grandpa's on board too! There is a lot to unpack here, many different perspectives, experiences and opinions when it comes to parenting. Grandparents are amazing, and yes - they've certainly "done this before" but times are very different now! Helping each other understand the why behind what you are doing for you babies sleep will help.
This episode can be for grandparents to listen, learn and hear more about this new age of babies sleep, or to help you give you some language to explain the why behind your parenting wishes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Nap strikes, what they can look like and tips to handle them!
- Babies with Reflux and Sleep Coaching
- Awake Time guidelines and making adjustments
- Nap transitions from two to one or making adjustments
- Following awake times or moving to a set bedtime for a 2 year old
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
In this episode we've partnered with ObasanClick HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEP at checkout and receive a freewool moisture pad when you purchase a crib mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
**NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country location
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Today we are talking MULTIPLES, yup - imagine that? More than one baby, well that's a reality for many! We are joined by Bethany and Luc Barrett, the partner duo behind Grey Loft Studio business and also parents of 3 - which includes twins!
Our paths crossed initially as a business connection with both working with infants and families. Fast forward to Bethany and Luc expecting twins and wanting to get their sleep on track! Listen in to their journey and experience finding healthy, happy sleep!
Guests
Bethany and Luc Barrett
@greyloftstudio
www.greyloftstudio.ca
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions, specifically around the toddler/pre-school stage but that are certainly applicable to other stages!
This week's questions highlight..
- When to stop napping
- Struggling with bedtime
- Transitioning from co-sleeping to independent sleep
- Creating a smooth, speedy yet enjoyable bedtime routine
- Helping with adjustments to different sleeping houses or other environments in general
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
When it comes to a child’s room environment, dark is best... and yes this goes for adults too! Based on how our circadian rhythms work, our brains understand that it’s time for sleeping when the environment is dark.
There is certainly an argument that babies should sleep in the light so they “learn” to sleep well anywhere. My counter-argument to that is this: If we, as humans, “learned” to sleep well under bright lights, none of us would have curtains in our bedrooms as adults. We wouldn’t need them! But we do need them – because humans all (babies and adults alike!) sleep better in the dark. Listen in to this episode for more information on babies sleep environment, and why dark is best!
In this episode we've partnered with Nanobébé - a company dedicated to creating amazing products that will guide you through your baby’s feeding journey. Because really, if there is one thing as parents that’s just as important and often just as daunting as baby’s sleep, it’s feeding our babies! Check out nanobebe.com and nanobebe.ca today, and enter code HAPPYSLEEP for 20% off ANY of their products until June 30, 2021. Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Why baby might be taking longer to fall asleep now
- When is a newborns “bedtime” and how we determine what is day/what is night
- How to introduce a lovey to your child
- Also sharing a major cleaning hack for how to keep a lovey from getting ruined in the wash
- Preparing for daycare, what to do when your kiddo will have a new sleep environment
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
One of the most common challenges parents face is The Four Month Sleep Regression.
Babies and toddlers may go through various sleep regressions, which are generally thought to occur around months 4, 8, 12, 18, and 24. I emphasize “may” and “various” because some babies might never see a sleep regression, while others may have a difficult transition through one stage but then not experience even a small blip in their sleep habits at the next common “regression” month.
There is, however, one big exception to all of the above. The exception is the four-month sleep regression.
In this episode we've partnered with ObasanClick HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPTODDLER at checkout to get $24 off a toddler shredded rubber pillow for your little one! Head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country locationErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com**
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Starting solids and how this milestone could effect sleep
- Room sharing when your sleep coaching
- Room sharing with siblings
- Sleep coaching is going so well from the start... is this normal?
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Baby’s Best Nutrition – Interview with Natalie Monson of Super Healthy Kids
Fan girl moment! I’ve followed Natalie and @superhealthykids since my own little girl was a baby (and now she’s almost 9!). So I was so happy to have her on Sleep Cues as a guest!
Natalie is a wealthy of info on baby and toddler nutrition. In our interview we cover:
-Starting solids - when and how
-Picky eaters - taking a “no pressure approach”
-The Feeding Relationship explained
-Tips for meal planning & getting the family involved as kids get older
Natalie, is the mom and registered dietitian who created Super Healthy Kids. Her mission? Healthy. Happy. Kids. One healthy habit at a time!
Guest
Natalie Monson
@superhealthykids
www.superhealthykids.comErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Naps and Daycare: What do do if your daycare is only offering one nap, when your kiddo still seems to need two
- The best age to start sleep coaching (or is there really a "best" age?)
- My recommendations on the best blackout blinds and curtains
- Different sleep spaces for naps and nights - does it matter?
- Thoughts on starting sleep coaching for nights first, then naps later, or focussing on all of it at once!
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
While the Fall Back of the clocks in November has most parents running for the hills (especially if your child is already an early riser), the Spring Forward that occurs each March has most adults rejoicing. No 5:07 a.m. staring you in the face this time! Cue the parental high fives!
Yes, the moving forward of the clocks by one hour is generally much easier on families with young children than the dreaded Fall Back. However, if the upcoming time change still has you a bit nervous about disruptions in your child’s sleep schedule, here are some strategies for managing!
In this episode we've partnered with ObasanClick HERE to save - We want your kids sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPKIDS at checkout and receive a freewool moisture pad when you purchase a kids 6” mattress–head to obasan.com / obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country locationErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com**
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- a “good” bed time for newborns
- babies moving around during sleep
- night feeds
- capping or limiting naps
- transitioning from 2 to 1 nap
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Relationships After Baby - Interview with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish Clinical Psychologist & Couples Therapist
Whether you are a new parent or expecting soon - you prepare for a lot, but one thing you likely don't expect to prepare is your relationship changing. You've heard the warnings, "you're going to be so tired," or "your relationship will change quick."
Hey, I'm guilty of hearing those and thinking, oh yeah we'll be fine - fastforward everything was not fine! Turns out your relationship does undergo changes, and it requires work on both ends!
Dr. Tracy Dalgleish walks us through understanding our relationship changes, strategies to to help as we work on our relationship and even some questions to reflect on and ask yourself!
In this episode we've partnered with ObasanClick HERE to save - We want you sleeping great! Use code HAPPYSLEEPADULT at checkout to get $80 off a queen-sized shredded rubber pillow for Mom or Dad! Head to obasan.com and obasan.ca and get great sleep started!
NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country locationErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com**
Answering this weeks Top 5 Questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- Worries about the amount of sleep your babe is getting
- Sleeping through the night, but having many short naps
- The Rolling milestone
- Sleep coaching when baby is still sleeping in the same room as parents
- Nap time changes
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Swaddling can be very helpful for newborns to help calm their Moro reflex (often referred to as the “startle reflex” - you know, the one that causes your baby to hit himself in the face and wake up very annoyed? Yeah, that one.)
Swaddling is not a sleep prop, but something that can really help some babies to sleep well during those first few months when those limbs are flying all over the place! However, many parents wonder when to transition from the swaddle.
In this episode we talk about...
- What a swaddle is
- The purpose of a swaddle
- How it can help some babies sleep better
- Some reasons you might want to use a swaddle
- The transition to a sleep bag
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Answering more of your sleep questions! Covering the top questions that have come our way this week!
This week's questions highlight..
- Ideal bedtimes
- The earliest you would put your babe to bed for the night
- Bath time and dry skin
- When the bedtime routine is easy, but nights are tough!
- Tips for removing those sleep props
Have a question? Send it our way! We work hard answer everyone's questions and you might just hear yours on future episodes!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Is a Pacifier a Sleep Prop?! A common questions we answer in today's episode!
In this episode we talk about...
- How a pacifier can be helpful in managing fussiness
- How and when the pacifier can become a hindrance to sleep
(Yes of course, we talk about both scenarios!)
- Answering the question many parents ask, "is the pacifier a sleep prop?"
- When to start thinking about removing the pacifier
In this episode we've partnered with Obasan Click HERE to save - Purchase a Crib Mattress, and receive a Organic Wool Moisture Pad Protector for Crib free using code 'HAPPYSLEEP' at checkout(DETAILS: for discount, add both crib mattress and Organic Wool Moisture Pad Protector for Crib to cart. Discount will appear once both are added to cart) *NOTE: be sure to shop obasan.com or obasan.ca pending your country locationErin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
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Excited to introduce our NEW Q&A Episodes
In these episodes we will answer the week's top sleep questions!
This week's questions highlight..
- nap schedules at daycare vs. on the weekends
- adding in a pillow
- thoughts on night lights
- appropriate bedtimes
- information on sound machines
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
The most common sleep issue that I hear about from parents... the cat nap, that 30-45 minute nap. Like clockwork. Why is it happening? And how do I get past it!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
Something I consider really high on my must haves for babies and toddlers... a sleep bag!
Also referred to as a sleep sac or wearable blanket!
Why Use A Sleep Bag?
Listen in for loads of info on the what, why, and when of using sleep bags!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
An Interview with Erica Fraser of @mom.break - where she shares her journey to finding sleep coaching, recaps her experience working with a sleep coach and highlights some of the success and challenges along the way!
GUEST
Erica Fraser
@mom.break
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
One of the most common questions I get... "If you could only give parents ONE piece of advice for what they should focus on when it comes to their child's sleep, what would it be?"
My answer will always be to focus on proper wake windows!!
Awake time or wake windows? What does that even mean? When do they change?
We'll go through it all this episode!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
While the holidays will look very different for most of us this year, this episode is here as a reference for those who it may be applicable too now... and most definitely for future when we can all come out of this and be on-the-go like we used to be, especially around the holidays!
We'll be chatting about all the things families can focus on during the chaotic season that comes with holidays to keep your child's sleep on track!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
The most common question I get asked is about how families can get started with healthy sleep for their children. And this comes from families who are expecting, or those who are well out of the newborn stage and are still feeling like they don't quite have a handle on sleep yet!
So we're talking about the top five things I recommend to families everyday to getting sleep started on the right foot!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com
**A warm welcome to Sleeping Cues: The Everything Baby Sleep Podcast.
Here's a quick hello from Erin, an introduction to her and her team at The Happy Sleep Company and most importantly what to expect (and learn) from this podcast so that you, your child and family can have healthier, happier sleep!
Erin Junker | Paediatric Sleep Consultant
Instagram @thehappysleepcompany Website www.thehappysleepcompany.com**
**Welcome to Sleep Cues: The Everything Baby Sleep podcast
Tired mama? I’m here to help - I’m Erin Junker, Pediatric Sleep Consultant and owner of The Happy Sleep Company****. With a Masters Degree in Health Communications, experience helping more than 1000 families gain healthy rest for their children and eight years raising my own happy little sleeper I’m in this with you!
I am passionate about children's sleep, I firmly believe that a well rested family is a happier healthier family. My team and I are committed to working with tired parents to help them help their little ones gain the healthy rest they need. That means getting their nice long chunks of sleep at night and taking proper restful naps too.
Here’s the most important part: I’m a Mom. So, I’ve been there. I am the Mom of an amazing little girl, who wasn’t always such an amazing little sleeper (long before I became a Sleep Consultant!). I have seen, first-hand, the difference that healthy sleep can make to a child and to the entire family unit.
In each episode of this podcast, we'll guide you through some of the biggest challenges we see parents facing when it comes to their babies and older children's sleep. And share effective tools, tips, advice and strategies for getting sleep on track. Let’s get your family some great sleep!
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