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16/09/2025

Ever noticed your child sleeping like this? 🤔

For some kids, it’s just a quirky comfy position. But for others, stretching their neck like this can be their body’s way of trying to open the airway, a subtle sign that sleep apnoea might be at play.

What else to look out for:
✨Persistent mouth breathing, day or night
✨Snoring
✨Pauses in breathing
✨Restless sleep
✨Frequent waking
✨In toddlers and older, NREM parasomnias (check out my last video on this!)

Every child is different, sometimes it’s nothing more than a preferred pose, but if you’re seeing this alongside other symptoms, it’s worth chatting to your GP or paediatrician.

11/09/2025

All the juicy details you want are HERE!⬇️

This whole period can be so confusing and the internet only adds to the confusion, so to break it down as simply as possible, there are usually TWO main problems seen at this time:

1️⃣Your baby wakes more frequently during naps and overnight
As mentioned in Part 2, this is likely because they wake up when transitioning between sleep stages or completing sleep cycles. Your #1 focus needs to be the absolute basics as these can help those transitions easier, so I’m talking about:
👉 A non-distracting sleep environment
👉 Great sleep hygiene that allows their body to prepare and calm for sleep
👉 A consistent and regular rhythm to sleep so they can predict when it will occur
👉 ADEQUATE SLEEP PRESSURE. I WILL SHOUT THIS FROM THE ROOFTOPS! 🏠

In some cases, if you’ve nailed all of these and you’re still struggling with sleep. It can be helpful to consider what they’re expecting at the wakes, and you may need to adjust how they’re settled and/or resettled. Most parents think this is the *only* thing they can/should do at the 4 month regression, but to me - it’s your last resort (as it’s the hardest!).

2️⃣Your baby is harder to settle to sleep
Your baby now enters sleep through lighter NREM rather than active sleep. This shift can make the “falling asleep” part more challenging. Here are the main ways I improve this for family’s:
👉 For a second time, ADEQUATE SLEEP PRESSURE! Most families that I work with at this time simply have children who aren’t tired enough to go to sleep easily.
👉 A consistent method to fall asleep. This helps baby to learn what to expect at sleep time and can allow them to fall into sleep easier than if they’re worried you will change it up all the time.
👉 Try settling for 20ish minutes and as you are more consistent, wind that back (i.e. 15 minutes into sleep, then 10 minutes into sleep and so forth).

SAVE this to come back to as these are the real techniques I use with my clients!

As always, leave a comment below if you have any questions.

09/09/2025

Swaddling can be a lifesaver…but transitioning can be a bit of a pain in the asssssss

Watch this for tips on how to prepare 💗

Let me know if you have any questions x

06/09/2025

So what? What can you do about it? ⬇️

It’s going to depend on how much it’s impacting (1) you and (2) your baby.

One approach is wait and see. Respond as normal to those additional wakes and see how they go over a few days or weeks with getting used to their new sleep architecture.

Another approach is to review the sleep modifiers. I’d start with sleep hygiene, then look at sleep pressure and finally they *may* need tweaks to how they’re settled in order to see improvements.

This is exactly what we do together in our consultations. Better yet, in The Complete - I hold your hand over two weeks as we see how your child responds and adjust our approach accordingly.

What’s your approach?

05/09/2025

Night terrors are… well, terrifying. But they’re also confusing (*pun intended*) especially when it’s hard to tell if what you’re seeing is a night terror, sleepwalking, or just a confusional arousal.

This post breaks it down so you know what you’re looking at, what not to do, and how to keep your child safe.

💛 Save this for the nights you’re not quite sure what you’re experiencing.

03/09/2025

This year has been the hardest and most transformative of my life. ✨

I’ve poured everything into building [TOP SECRET], because I believe parents deserve better support.

Last week I closed my laptop at my job for the very last time and stepped into the unknown. It’s scary, it’s exciting, and it’s everything I’ve been working towards.

👉 Follow along as I share the messy, behind-the-scenes journey of bringing [soz can’t reveal the name] to life.

02/09/2025

Stay tuned for part 2 👀

The 4 month sleep regression is NOTORIOUS! But - if you understand the “why” it makes the path forward SO STRAIGHT FORWARD.

I’m here to help walk you through this period with ease 💗

I’ll be sharing the most common signs and symptoms, why they happen and what you can do about them very soon.

Share with another parent you know who is about to go through this change 🌼

28/08/2025

Really all you need to know is the last point. It’s crucial.

So why do they happen? Most parasomnias occur when the brain wakes abruptly from deep sleep. And while they can’t always be prevented (there’s often a genetic link if you had them as a child), there are common triggers that make them more likely.

Your child’s age is also (unfortunately) a contributing factor. They are more likely to occur in toddlers and preschoolers, so it is something that should reduce with time.

COMMON CAUSES:
💗Very very tired or experiencing poor quality sleep → missed naps, late nights, or conditions like sleep apnoea
💗Variable sleep-wake schedule → irregular bedtimes or inconsistent routines.
💗Illness, especially with fever → the brain spends more time in deep sleep and is harder to wake from it, so there’s more opportunity for parasomnias.
💗Stress or emotional upheaval → big changes in environment or routine.
💗Underlying conditions like epilepsy or ADHD → can increase vulnerability.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:
🌼Prioritise rest
🌼Keep sleep routines consistent and predictable
🌼Review with a GP for more chronic conditions that can reduce sleep quality like sleep apnoea
🌼and if it’s just what your child is experiencing, keep their environment safe for when they do get out of bed.
🌼Staying as relaxed and calm through the episode is important because we don’t want to abruptly wake them from it.

I know first hand that these are wild and scary. The good news is that most children grow out of parasomnias.

Let me know if you have any questions 👇

Bella x

09/07/2025

The good bits, the hard bits, and the parts I wish I could bottle up forever (even though I was tired down to my bones).

This time around, I knew how fast it would go. I knew the constant waking would ease. I knew that just keeping a tiny human fed, warm, and vaguely content was enough.

It wasn’t all lovely. There were cat naps that felt like they’d break me, moments I didn’t want to be touched ever again, days I wondered who I even was outside of motherhood.

But there was also a softness I didn’t feel the first time. Permission to slow down. Gratitude for the quiet hours with a little body curled into mine.

If you’re in this season right now, I hope you know:
You don’t have to love every part of it.
You don’t have to do it like anyone else.
You’re doing beautifully. 💛

What did you love…or find hardest…about the fourth trimester? I’d love to hear.

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