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Episode 103: Night waking is normal…right?
Imagine this – your 6 month old baby wakes at least 5 times every night, sometimes very briefly and other times for up to 2 hours 😥 You’ve rocked and shooshed your baby for so long that your body aches every day. The...
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Episode 102: Sleep apnoea in babies & toddlers
Sleep apnoea can occur at any point in the lifespan, in any gender, and when left untreated in babies and toddlers it can have a huge impact on sleep quality and your child’s broader wellbeing. Our sleep clinics focus...
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Episode 101: How to drop a nap
😴 Knowing when and how to drop a nap is important. It can make the difference between your little one having great overnight sleep….or having weeks or even months of really tricky nights 🙁
👉🏽 In Episode 101 Dr Fallon...
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Episode 100 🎉 Behind the scenes with Dr Fallon & Dr Laura
Welcome to Episode 100 of Brand New Little People, the podcast that’s helped over 193,000 sleepy parents navigate the wild world of baby and toddler sleep! For 100 episodes, we’ve been your go-to for evidence-based,...
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Episode 99: Sleep Questions Answered
In this episode, Dr Fallon Cook and Dr Laura Conway answer 10 brilliant sleep-related questions from very tired parents. They explore various topics including sleep cycles, teething, toddler behaviour, and the impact...
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Episode 98: 3 Factors to Reduce Night Waking
In older babies and toddlers, night waking is influenced by 3 key factors, (1) how they settle to sleep, (2) the daily rhythm, and (3) motivating factors.
If one of these 3 factors isn’t addressed, it’s likely night...
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Episode 97: Parasomnias
Night terrors, sleep talking, confusional arousals, sleep walking, and nightmares, are all common types of parasomnias that can occur during toddlerhood. Parasomnias are undesirable experiences that occur during...
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Episode 96: Sleep during illness
You’re finally starting to enjoy some longer stretches of overnight sleep, when suddenly your baby or toddler catches a virus and before you know it you’re back to multiple night wakes and tricky settling. Often when...
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Episode 95: The 4-Month Sleep ‘Regression’
It’s a big concern for so many new parents - the dreaded four month sleep ‘regression’. The science behind sleep regressions is non existent 🤷🏻♀️ so mostly, we disregard them, but the reality is, sleep often does...
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Episode 94: Moving your toddler from cot to bed
We all dread the day it happens—your toddler suddenly starts trying to climb out of the cot, and it feels like game over for sleep. Well, good news: it doesn’t have to be. While we don’t always get to choose when our...
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Episode 93: Dummies & sleep
👶🏽 Dummies, or pacifiers, can be a life saver for exhausted parents. Some babies and toddlers find it comforting to suck, and their dummy becomes part of their strategy for staying calm and even falling asleep. But...
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Episode 92: What is 'Cry It Out'?
We never recommend the 'Cry It Out' (CIO) approach in our sleep clinics - and for good reason.
In this episode, Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) unpack what CIO means, and what alternatives align...
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