Last week, I shared all about our challenging sleep journey with baby number four, due to some airway issues. But how we finally got the green light to sleep train him at 9 months old!

So this week, I'm sharing all about what it actually looked like to sleep train James, both the highs and lows.

I share how he did, as well as how I coached myself, sleep coach to mama, throughout the process, when things felt really hard. I also share the "afters" of how our day-to-day so quickly changed because our son was not only taking naps in his bed, but also sleeping through the night!

If you're curious to learn more about what it would be like to have this sleep coach and mama supporting you through sleep training your baby or toddler, click here!

We welcomed our fourth baby and first son, James, into the world last February, and he has just been the happiest baby!

Rather than being the "easy" last baby, however, he struggled with sleep from day one. We never had any intentions of co-sleeping and really weren't comfortable with it, but we didn't have another option the first several weeks of his life. He was not able to lie flat to sleep without making an awful grunting or choking noise for the first 12 weeks of his life, so we had to hold him upright for all naps and through the night.

In this podcast episode, I share all the details of those first 12 weeks, as well as the next several months of a roller coaster of sleep, as we continued learning more about what was going on (hint: airway issues!).

I share about how tough those sleepless nights were and how that impacted us as parents and as a family. And I share about when we finally got the green light to sleep train him!

When is the BEST time to sleep train? When should you NOT sleep train?

In today's episode, I'll be answering those questions for you, so you can decide if and when sleep training is best for your family.

If you're curious to learn more about what it would look like to sleep train your little one with our team's help, check this out!

In this episode, I'm sharing my love for the SlumberPod! I truly think it's one of the best baby and toddler sleep products out there, and I recommend it to every family I work with!

I will be sharing:

• What the SlumberPod is
• Why we love it
• Frequently asked questions
• How to use it with toddlers

To get a discount on your SlumberPod or SlumberTot, use the code VIAGRACESPOD at checkout!

Our favorite travel cots that fit under the SlumberPod:

• SlumberTot
• Millard Toddler Floor Bed
• Read this blog post for more

This week, I am interviewing my favorite pelvic health physical therapist, Dr. Lindsay Durand Massumi. She is based in Northern Virginia, serving families at her practice and in their homes, as well as families nationwide through her virtual PT!

We talk all about what the pelvic floor is and why pelvic floor PT can benefit everyone - male, female, young, and old. We also talk about how pelvic floor health often overlaps with both pediatric and adult sleep!

To learn more about how Dr. Lindsay can help you or to reach out about scheduling with her, visit her website!

Follow Dr. Lindsay on Instagram here!

Last week, we answered why your baby might be waking up at night.

So this week, we're answering the questions: "Why is my toddler still waking up at night?" Or, "Why is my toddler all of a sudden waking up at night again?"

I walk through the four most common reasons toddlers wake up at night, as well as some others that could be causing night wakings for your toddler.

These are all of the podcast episodes I reference to dig deeper:

• Sleep Training Methods- Episode 9
• Pacifiers- Episode 4
• Weaning from the Bottle- Episode 55
• Dropping the Final Nap- Episode 15
• Toddler Sleep Regressions- Episode 26
• Sickness- Episode 48
• Teething- Episode 80
• Introduce a Toddler Clock- Episode 28
• Nightmares and Night Terrors- Episode 51
• Bedtime Anxiety- Episode 75

Click here to snag our free and printable bedtime routine chart and boundary cards!

Don't forget to check out our online sleep course for toddlers and young kids, Big Kid Sleep from A to Z, for more DIY sleep training help!

And if you'd like to chat more about what it would look like to work together one-on-one with a sleep coach, schedule a free discovery call here!

This week, we’re talking all about why your baby is still waking up at night! I’m essentially letting you inside my head, as a pediatric sleep coach. I’m peeling back the curtain on what I think through when a family reaches out to me and says, “Why won’t my baby sleep through the night?!” Or, “My baby was sleeping through the night, but now they’re waking again. Why??”

Sometimes it’s pretty straightforward, but sometimes we have to play 20 questions to get there.

So I'll be walking you through the top three questions that come to my mind right away and how to think through them, as well as other less common factors that might be contributing.

These are all of the podcast episodes I reference to dig deeper:

• Sleep Training Methods- Episode 9
• Pacifiers- Episode 4
• Bedtime Routines- Episode 7
• Sleep Regressions- Episode 25
• Sickness- Episode 48
• Teething- Episode 80

Click here to snag our free schedule guide!

Don't forget to check out our online baby sleep course, Baby Sleep from A to Z, for more DIY sleep training help!

And if you'd like to chat more about what it would look like to work together one-on-one with a sleep coach, schedule a free discovery call here!

Have you ever been worried about being out late with your baby or toddler because they might fall asleep in the car and you're not sure how to transfer them to their bed when you get home? Or have you ever tried transferring a sleeping baby to their bed for the night, and it just didn’t go well?

If so, today’s episode is for you! I'm getting into the specifics of how exactly I recommend transferring your sleeping baby from their car seat to their crib at bedtime. And how to transfer your sleeping toddler from the car to their bed at night. I share what to do, as well as what to do when plan A doesn't work, and then what to do when plan B doesn't work.

If you're listening to this episode in preparation for some travels coming up, and you’re nervous about what your baby or toddler’s sleep will look like, and you’re thinking through all of the potential challenging scenarios that might come up, make sure you check out our travel sleep guide! It was created with you in mind, to help take some of that sleep anxiety off your chest.