Deb Janssen, RN, PGcHSc
021 122 2076

If your baby is hungry but refusing to feed or will only feed while sleeping, they may have a feeding aversion.

If your baby isn’t sleeping well, it’s completely normal to start looking for the reasons behind it.... and this week, a Dad asked me if giving Vitamin D drops would help their baby stop waking 14 times a night (exhausting!) . My honest answer was... I don't actually know! But, I was curious to find out what the latest research said. *In New Zealand it's recommended that ALL babies who are partially or fully breastfeed, are supplemented with Vitamin D drops up until their fir

I often hear the phrase “It’s biologically normal for your baby / toddler to wake frequently at night”. But what does this actually mean? Do we need to help them back to sleep each time they wake? Or can it be “biologically normal” for your baby / toddler to sleep through the night as well? Let’s have a look…. The term “biologically normal sleep” refers to the sleep patterns and behaviour's that are developmentally age appropriate for babies and young children, taking into ac

There is a common misconception that sleep training can have a negative impact on breastfeeding, so I wanted to dive deeper into this...

What is a sleep association? Quite simply, it's what a baby learns to rely on as a way to fall asleep. To further explain these, I'll...

WHEN: Most babies are ready to transistion out of their swaddle and go into an arm's free sleeping bag between 16 - 20 weeks of age. If...

Does having a blacked out room actually help? This is a question I'm asked about frequently, here's my rationale and thoughts behind it....

A toddler sleep trainer clock can act as a night light and more importantly, be a visual aid to help resolve an early morning wake up and...

From around 18 months of age, a toddler's day sleep needs can really vary. They can be on one nap at this age, it may be anything from 45...

Cot jumpers 🛏 If you find your young toddler has become rather adventurous and is climbing / jumping / falling out of their cot, there...