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Celebrate Dad with a Life Changing Gift!
Let's celebrate all the wonderful Fathers, Grandfathers, and Father-figures we have in our lives this Father's Day! This year Father's Day is Sunday, June 19th!
Good sleep should be a priority for Dad too! This means 7-9 hours a night for a healthy adult. Celebrate Dad with the gift of Sleep this Year with our Prepare for Sleep Coaching Success Course!
Listen to a few incredible fathers talk about how getting beautiful blissful sleep changed their life!
Beyond the benefits for the child, Gentle Sleep Coaching has provided Father's with:
Increased bonding and more meaningful interactions between child and father
Relaxed evenings
Time for themselves and their partner
Restored marriages
Ability to schedule date night and vacation trips
Energy to exercise
A predictable schedule
A focused mind for work productivity
More love and patience so they can enjoy all the moments that matter!
Give Dad the Gift of Sleep this Year with our Prepare for Sleep Coaching Success Course!
This self-study program is the perfect solution for sleep-deprived and overwhelmed parents that want to improve the chaotic sleep situation in their household. Prepare for Sleep Coaching Success Course starts here.
Sleep Tips for Dad
Get 7-9 hours a night of sleep
Stick to a sleep schedule every night (even weekends).
Choose a supportive mattress and quality pillow.
Turn off electronic devices at least 30 minutes before bedtime.
Limit caffeine intake
Exercise regularly
You are one click away from giving the Father in your life one of the most life changing gifts they can receive.
Sleep Success Story: From ONLY wanting “Mommy” to loving Dad doing bedtime. Sleeping all night & easy naps.
Can you relate to being in a situation where your child "only wants mommy"?
Do you feel like you are "on duty" 24/7?
Does your husband want to help you, but your child makes it impossible for Dad to step in?
Well, this was the story of Stephanie and Dennis who had a 25 month-old-son who would wake multiple times per night and require nursing to go back to sleep. He ONLY WANTED MOM. Often times, they would think he was asleep for the night and he would run out of his room looking for mom. In fact, if dad came to help, their son would push dad away and say "no, mommy". Consequently, mom was nursing around the clock to help her son get to sleep and go back to sleep, but mom was not getting any sleep herself. Stephanie also had an important business trip where she needed her son to be sleeping well so it would be easy for dad to care-take both boys when she was attending to her professional work commitments.
The family reached their tipping point and knew they needed some help! After some research, they decided that working with a sleep coach and receiving one-on-one support and guidance was the best fit. They needed and wanted a Total Family Sleep Transformation.
I am so happy this family reached out for sleep support! Watch Stephanie and Dennis's story in the video below to see how working with a Sleep Expert was instrumental in helping solve ALL the sleep struggles.
Stephanie and Dennis want to encourage people to work with a sleep consultant.
"Don't hesitate to sign up. It's certainly worth the investment. I frankly was of the belief that, I don't think this is going to change given the stubborn nature of our child, but lo-and-behold, he's sleeping peacefully and we aren't battling with him over sleep anymore. It works!"
Thank you for watching Stephanie and Dennis' story and I hope this inspires you to realize that it is possible to become a well-rested family. Please share this with any friends that need some help, hope and support right now! Don't ever hesitate to contact me.
Please join my Sleep is Bliss Tribe in Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn so we can stay connected so you can continue to get amazing resources on sleep and family wellness.
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Does your child suffer from ear aches, constipation, reflux, plagiocephaly, problems with latching, or torticollis?
Does your child suffer from ear aches, constipation, reflux, plagiocephaly (flat head), problems with latching, night terrors, mastitis, torticollis and disrupted sleep?
What if I told you that ALL of these are BIG-TIME CHALLENGES could be solved with building a trusted relationship with a trained and certified Pediatric Chiropractor?
I am delighted to have another informative conversation with Dr. Elise Hamilton, a Perinatal and Pediatric Chiropractor. In this conversation, we outline by age and stage all the medical conditions where adding Pediatric Chiropractic to your child's health protocol can be incredibly beneficial.
Pediatric Chiropractic can help with the following:
ear aches
constipation
reflux
plagiocephaly (flat head),
problems with latching,
night terrors
mastitis
torticollis
disruptive sleep
You will definitely want to watch this video for all the incredible and helpful information. Pediatric Chiropractic is SAFE!!!!
Dr. Elise loves to share her knowledge by educating her patients to live a healthier life and to truly appreciate their body. She strives to help her patients feel optimal during pregnancy and post-partum. Then once the baby arrives, Dr. Elise provides exceptionally safe and gentle Pediatric Chiropractic care so more people have successful transitions into parenthood.
Dr. Elise welcomes any questions about the benefits of chiropractic care for pregnancy, postpartum and infancy.
Even if you are not in the San Francisco Bay Area, she can answer your questions and help you find a trained and certified colleague in your city or go to this resource to find a Pediatric Chiropractor in your area please go to: https://icpa4kids.com/
You can find Dr. Elise Hamilton at:
Hamilton Chiropractic
215 N. San Mateo Dr., Suite 10
San Mateo, California 94401
doctorhamiltondc@gmail.com
650-394-6045
Social Media is @hamiltonchiros
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Formula Shortage Resources
The struggles families are facing finding the appropriate formula for their babies is heartbreaking!
If you are having trouble finding your baby's formula these are the most recommended places to find formula.
Manufacturer websites have location finders to see what retailers typically carry your specific kind (they don't currently have current stock data at this time) i.e similac.com
Call your pediatricians office - they may have samples on hand
Moms or parenting facebook groups - many are posting photos of local store shelves, adding retailer shipment updates from those who work there. I LOVE the power of moms helping moms!
Make a facebook post - Lean on your tribe! If friends/family see what you are looking for they may be able to help!
The formula mom - a great resource for all formula related questions https://www.facebook.com/theformulamoms
WIC participants - call the 800 number on the back of your card if you are not able to find formula
Local Diaper Banks
Nextdoor App
Facebook buy nothing groups - find one in your local area
Donor milk bank - look for a reputable milk bank that screens donors to ensure safety. https://www.hmbana.org/find-a-milk-bank/overview.html
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, you should never feed homemade formula to babies or water down the formula. Formula is made to ensure important nutrients for an infant’s physical and neurological development.
Please join my Sleep is Bliss Tribe on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn so we can stay connected and you can continue to get amazing resources on sleep and family wellness.
Sleep Success Story: Baby is rolling, time to call Joanna and start sleep coaching!
I love it when previous clients come back for sleep support for their second baby!
I met my client Adi back in 2017 when she and her husband were sleep-deprived and struggling to get their 18 month old daughter to sleep. It’s five years later with Baby #2 and they were determined to start sleep coaching as early as possible with their new son so that they did not have to suffer needlessly in a sleep deprived haze when there was hope and help available to them right now.
They knew it was the right time because transfers to the crib were failing and they were exhausted, spending 40 minutes trying to get him to sleep and having to do it all over again 30 minutes later. Their baby boy started rolling both ways and they remembered these were all signs that it’s a good time to begin sleep coaching.
Adi learned the sleep science, behavioral science and attachment theory behind sleep training with their first child but knew sleep coaching a baby at 7 months old would be different from sleep coaching a toddler at 18 months. She decided that she wanted the support of 1:1 coaching again so they could get it right and feel really comfortable and confident through the whole process especially since the mom was a nursing mom!
I am so happy this family reached out for sleep support! Watch Adi’s story in the video below to see how working with a Sleep Expert was totally transformative for their entire family!
Adi wants other exhausted parents to know that everything is harder to work through when you are sleep deprived. Having an expert Sleep Consultant as a sounding board gives you the extra motivation to start or to keep going and also acts as a mediator between parents so they can focus on working together. She loved the collaboration between the coach, parent and baby to determine the optimal sleep environment for their son and get the entire family well-rested.
Thank you for watching Adi’s story and I hope this inspires you to realize that it is possible to become a well-rested family. Please share this with any friends that need some help, hope and support right now! Don't ever hesitate to contact me. Please join my Sleep is Bliss Tribe in Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn so we can stay connected and you can continue to get amazing resources on sleep and family wellness.
Featured Guest Expert on the Parenting in the First Three Years podcast!
I am honored to announce I was a featured Guest Expert on the Parenting in the First Three Years podcast hosted by child development expert Ann McKitrick, MS.
This new podcast Parenting in the First 3 Years helps you understand what makes your child tick and how you can create an environment where optimum development occurs. The podcast addresses the unspoken “I should know this but I don’t” of new parenthood, giving you practical, actionable steps to take in each episode.
Sleep is a learned skill like crawling and walking. Parents must create the optimal environment for them to learn this skill just as they would every other developmental milestone. Ann and I had a great conversation and dove into all things sleep! Check out episode 10: Help Your Baby Sleep Better at Night to hear us address topics including:
What we worry about when a baby isn’t sleeping
How much sleep babies need
Typical nighttime sleep disruptions
Signs your child is going through a milestone
What’s normal when getting a newborn to fall asleep
The 3 skills a child needs to be an independent sleeper
Sleep training your baby
Can a child just “figure it out” on their own?
Practical tips you can use tonight
The Parenting in the First 3 Years Podcast takes a kind and respectful view of your child's development during pregnancy and first 3 years. Host Ann McKitrick brings a unique perspective through 30+ years as a child development professor, parenting coach, teacher educator and mentor and most importantly, as a parent.
To learn more about the podcast visit https://nurturednoggins.com/
You can find Ann McKitrick at:
Podcast: Parenting in the First 3 Years https://anchor.fm/ann-mckitrick
Website: https://www.facebook.com/nurturednoggins for Birth School & Quick-Start Guide for Newborns
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nurturednoggins/
Facebook: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-mckitrick-5aa6592a/
Joanna is frequently a Guest Expert on other podcasts. If you loved this conversation, you might want to go to her in the media page to listen and learn more about pediatric sleep science!
Please join my Sleep is Bliss Tribe in Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn so we can stay connected and you can continue to get amazing resources on sleep and family wellness.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!! You Deserve Beautiful, Blissful Sleep
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate all the women in our lives who raised us or are currently raising their littles. It’s a great day to make moms feel special and how much we appreciate all they do for us whether they are moms, moms-to-be, grandmothers, friends, temporary guardians or relatives that are playing the role of mom.
So I am here to celebrate all Women that are raising children and I appreciate all you do every day!
But here is the deal, for all that you do every day, YOU NEED BEAUTIFUL BLISSFUL SLEEP!
Sleep is a gift you can give yourself that will have lasting effects WELL beyond Mother’s Day weekend!
So if you feel you need some EXTRA TLC on Mother's Day and your family is still looking for the perfect gift for you, you can gently remind everyone you need the GIFT of SLEEP.
Good news, Blissful Baby Sleep Coaching has gift certificates available for Sleep Coaching!
Sleep for your child creates the momentum and focus you need to feel more like yourself. Our promise is that you will reclaim your life and family vision:
Time for yourself and your partner
Energy to exercise
A predictable schedule
A focused mind for work productivity
More love and patience so you can enjoy all the moments that matter
Blissful Baby Sleep Coaching is a No-Guilt Gentle Sleep Coaching Solution. We reject age-old ‘cry-it-out’ methods and approaches because we’ve seen a better way. We believe in protecting the physical, mental, and emotional health of every parent-child bond when it comes to creating lifelong healthy sleep habits. Parents trust us with their hope to achieve drama-free bedtimes, peaceful nights, reliable naps, confident parenting, and a well-rested, harmonious home.
You are one click away getting the most life changing gifts of all. BLISSFUL SLEEP!
For the Mama’s to be or Newborn Mama’s we have a Sleep Preservation package that teaches promoting good sleep habits while your baby is a newborn—or even before he or she arrives.
If you are ready to join the 1,000’s families and their babies and children I have helped to claim great sleep, click here to buy now!
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Sleep Success Story: After 2 failed attempts with other sleep coaches, Joanna was the one that solved all the sleep struggles!
After 2 previous attempts at sleep coaching with different coaches, Alice and Robert’s son was still waking 3-4 times a night to nurse and would need to be nursed, rocked, walked around, or shaken up and down for at least 30 to 40 minutes before he would fall asleep again. He would wake up and they never knew when or how long he would be awake for. There was tension at home due to lack of sleep and they were desperate for help!
Alice and Robert knew they wanted a GENTLER method than what was offered by the other coaches. They wanted to do things SCIENTIFICALLY and talk about what was happening and WHY so they could understand why the previous attempts had failed. These 2 busy professionals wanted to TALK to someone and have ALL THEIR QUESTIONS answered and they NEEDED THIS TO WORK… AND SLEEP COACHING SUPPORT WITH JOANNA TOTALLY WORKED! Now, he is sleeping peacefully 11 hours uninterrupted and sleeping independently for naps!
I am so happy this family reached out for sleep support! Watch Alice and Robert’s story in the video below to see how working with a Sleep Expert was totally transformative for their entire family!
Alice and Robert didn’t give up hope and they found the right coach to help them Get Their Life Back! They had one of the harder cases but the right coach can take you all the way to success. Every child can learn their sleep skills if you meet the needs of the parents and the baby.
Thank you for watching Alice & Robert's story and I hope this inspires you to realize that it is possible to become a well-rested family. Please share this with any friends that need some help, hope and support right now! Don't ever hesitate to contact me.
Please join my Sleep is Bliss Tribe in Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn so we can stay connected so you can continue to get amazing resources on sleep and family wellness.
Sleep Success Story: Twin boys now sleep through the night!!
Both 13-month-old Twins were NOT sleeping! These parents were at a complete loss on how to solve the sleep struggles!
Here is what they said about working with Blissful Baby Sleep Coaching:
"At the end of the day, we were going down the ""rabbit hole"" and we needed someone to pull us out. We needed someone to ""unpack"" all the information and material we had read and studied and help us understand what mattered and what did not as it related to our specific sleep challenges. Talking live with Joanna of Blissful Baby Sleep Coaching and benefiting from her customized approach for our children is what made all the difference to our sleep success for our 13-month-old twin boys."
-Nicole & Kevin R. Ohio. Twins were 13 months at time of guilt-free, gentle sleep coaching
Thank you for watching Nicole & Kevin's story and I hope this inspires you to realize that it is possible to become a well-rested family. Please share this with any friends that need some help, hope and support right now! Don't ever hesitate to contact me.
Please join my Sleep is Bliss Tribe in Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn so we can stay connected and you can continue to get amazing resources on sleep and family wellness.