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This means don't keep baby awake longer than their

This means don't keep baby awake longer than their suggested Optimal Wake Time (OWT) or else things can get veeeeeery messy, and Lord knows we don't need that with the time change coming up!!
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Speaking of time change, all of my current subscribers + private clients will be receiving an email on Monday morning (perhaps sooner if I can get it together) detailing how to deal with the upcoming time change like a BAWSE!!! No need to dread the clocks falling back, it's very easy to shift baby's routine... Stay tuned!
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If your baby is under 12 months old, eating solids

If your baby is under 12 months old, eating solids, and NOT sleeping through the night, LISTEN UP!
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Solids can get in the way of nighttime sleep because they can cause baby to eat less milk, and milk (breast or formula) is what keeps baby full, satiated, and sleeping during the first year.
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So, let’s say baby drinks 6oz of milk, that’s typically 20 calories/ounce = 120 calories. Yay. Full feed.
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Let's say you throw some solids in the mix and baby eats 1/4 of a sweet potato (112 calories in an entire sweet potato so 1/4 of it = 28 calories). You think great. Another 28 calories. But what happens is, baby can often start to take less milk at subsequent feeds because the 1/4 of the sweet potato fills their belly and they don't want or have room to put more milk in there.
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If you make the mistake of offering solids FIRST, then milk, baby will likely consume less milk and that can disrupt their sleep.
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So the problem we can run into with solids is that they fill but won’t satiate like the milk will so we need to keep milk intake up to keep baby fully fed and sleeping.
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My recommendation is to get your baby sleeping through the night and then go full bore with solids, but NOT at the expense of milk intake, i.e. sleep!
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You feel me?
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Photo by @quartermoonco of my adorable twin Tommy who weighs 10lbs more than his fraternal twin Teddy, who happens to eat twice what Tommy eats. Genetics are a funny thing...
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Later does not get you longer. That is one of the

Later does not get you longer. That is one of the biggest misconceptions surrounding infant sleep. Keeping your baby awake longer will NOT make them more tired and cause them to sleep longer. It can actually cause them to wake earlier.
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We always need to pay attention to the amount of time between the end of the last nap and bedtime. If this period is too long at any given age, that alone can cause early morning wakings.
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A good rule of thumb for this last period of OWT is:
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6 months and under Baby can do up to their suggested Optimal Wake Time between the end of the last nap and bedtime, but can be as little as 60 minutes.
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6 months and over Optimal Wake Time in this period can extend beyond suggested Optimal Wake Time, from 2.5 - 3 hours.
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Want to learn more? Click the link in my bio to check out The Full Feedings Method Online Program. Not only will the program teach you my simple 3-step method to get your baby sleeping through the night, but it will provide you with Monthly Guides that help you through each month until baby stops napping! Email support with me currently included with all subscriptions.
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Later does not get you longer. That is one of the

Later does not get you longer. That is one of the biggest misconceptions surrounding infant sleep. Keeping your baby awake longer will NOT make them more tired and cause them to sleep longer. It can actually cause them to wake earlier.
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We always need to pay attention to the amount of time between the end of the last nap and bedtime. If this period is too long at any given age, that alone can cause early morning wakings.
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A good rule of thumb for this last period of OWT is:
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6 months and under Baby can do up to their suggested Optimal Wake Time between the end of the last nap and bedtime, but can also do as little as 60 minutes.
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6 months and over Optimal Wake Time in this period can extend beyond suggested Optimal Wake Time, from 2.5 - 3 hours.
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Want to learn more? Click the link in my bio to check out The Full Feedings Method Online Program. Not only will the program teach you my simple 3-step method to get your baby sleeping through the night, but it will provide you with Monthly Guides that help you through each month until baby stops napping! Email support with me currently included with all subscriptions.
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I mean, because that is what you want, right? 12-h

I mean, because that is what you want, right? 12-hours of nighttime sleep.
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It's what I want. And it's what I think you want.
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In order to consistently keep 12-hours of nighttime sleep, it's imperative to increase Optimal Wake Time and decrease nap time each month to ensure baby isn't sleeping too long during the daytime hours.
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Want some help? I have created Monthly Guides that will show you the way to an age-appropriate daily routine each month and I believe as long as you stay on top of the changes, you will keep your nighttime sleep.
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If you haven't achieved a full night's sleep just yet, click the link in my bio to check out The Full Feedings Method Online Program! Email support is included as long as you are subscribed. Yes, that means we can talk everyday if you need to!
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I used to be so good at pumping on the go when I h

I used to be so good at pumping on the go when I had my first. I would have to drive into the city for work and would be rushing back home so I only missed one breast feed session, and I couldn't afford to sit for 20-minutes and pump. So I set that shit up and off I went! I look back now and this really sums up motherhood. It doesn't matter if you are working, not, have 1 or many, we are all trying to balance our lives once we have children and it takes a lot of organization to do that. I am a planner and this kind of efficiency was what made it possible for me to do (what felt like) the impossible.
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Planning is an essential ingredient in consistent nighttime sleep. You literally need to be ahead of the game at ALL times, and prepared so you can make split second decisions about what to do next. While I thrive in that kind of environment, I realize not everyone does and have tried to simplify sleep for you.
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This was the reasoning behind creating an affordable Online Program. I wanted to be able to give parents the ingredients they need to get their baby into an age-appropriate daily routine that would lead to consistent nighttime sleep. Forget getting lost in the ethers of google trying to figure out what your baby's day should look like. There is too much conflicting information out there, and most of it seems SUPER unrealistic to me. No Karen, I don't think a 6-month old can stay awake for 3 hours. Sorry, not sorry. That seems like you actually want to keep clients coming back and paying more because you never actually solve their problem and get them sleeping.
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The Full Feedings Method Online Program is different. It's realistic. It's logical. It's healthy for baby and mama (and papa). It doesn't involve crying (except tears of joy when we get you sleeping through the night). And it's affordable. I want you to use me for what you need and that's it. Link in bio. Tell yo friends. ✨