9. Sleep Training From Birth - understanding how babies learn.

03/02/24 • 17 min

Get your accompanying guide to this episode by clicking this link: 5 Simple Steps to get your baby sleeping soundly.This episode explores the topic of sleep training for babies from birth. Sarah emphasizes the importance of understanding how babies learn and using that knowledge to gently encourage them to sleep better. The conversation debunks myths and misconceptions surrounding sleep training and highlights the benefits of providing clear sleep signals and meeting the baby's basic needs. It also emphasizes the importance of sleep for both babies and parents and provides practical tips for better sleep. Overall, the conversation aims to empower parents to help their babies sleep well and enjoy their parenting journey.

Key Takeaways from this episode.

Sleep training is about teaching babies how to go to sleep and stay asleep, and it can start from birth.
Babies learn by spotting patterns, and parents can use this to their advantage when sleep training.
Meeting the baby's four basic needs (well-fed, well-rested, secure, and free from pain) is crucial for successful sleep training.
Using consistent sleep signals, such as white noise, swaddles, and bedtime routines, can help babies understand when it's time to sleep.
Sleep is a necessity for both babies and parents, and prioritizing sleep can lead to better physical and mental well-being.

Here is the accompanying guide to this episode: 5 Simple Steps to get your baby sleeping soundly.

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Key Takeaways from this episode.

Sleep training is about teaching babies how to go to sleep and stay asleep, and it can start from birth.
Babies learn by spotting patterns, and parents can use this to their advantage when sleep training.
Meeting the baby's four basic needs (well-fed, well-rested, secure, and free from pain) is crucial for successful sleep training.
Using consistent sleep signals, such as white noise, swaddles, and bedtime routines, can help babies understand when it's time to sleep.
Sleep is a necessity for both babies and parents, and prioritizing sleep can lead to better physical and mental well-being.

Here is the accompanying guide to this episode: 5 Simple Steps to get your baby sleeping soundly.

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8. The Scorpion Pit and How to Deal With Hurtful Comments !

Summary

In this episode, Sarah Norris discusses the importance of addressing hurtful comments and opinions in the parenting world. She highlights the prevalence of criticism and judgment faced by pregnant women and mothers and the harmful effects of internalizing these comments. Sarah introduces the concept of externalizing the hurt by visualizing hurtful thoughts and comments as scorpions. She encourages listeners to protect themselves by checking their armor of knowledge and choosing how to respond to hurtful comments. Sarah emphasizes the need for a grassroots revolution to change the toxic parenting world and calls for valuing oneself and changing perspectives.

Takeaways

The parenting world is filled with opinions, criticism, and judgy comments, and it's important to address and externalize the hurt caused by these comments.
Visualizing hurtful thoughts and comments as scorpions can help in safely studying and flipping them away.
Checking your armor of knowledge and recognizing that you don't deserve to be hurt can empower you to respond to hurtful comments.
Replacing poison with antidote by sprinkling respectful and supportive comments in the parenting world can contribute to a more positive and less toxic environment.

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10. The Lost Mamas - Not Everyone Loves Motherhood All The Time

Accompanying FREE downloads
*Your Step By Step Guide To Making Sure Your baby Gets A Great Feed (whether you breastfeed or bottle feed)*5 Simple Steps To Get Your baby Sleeping Soundly From Birth (without leaving them to cry)
Takeaways

Many women struggle with not enjoying motherhood, but feel afraid to admit it due to societal expectations.
Feeling lost and alone as a mama can have a negative impact on physical and mental well-being.
It is important to find a support network and open up about feelings to alleviate the burden.
Simplifying life and expressing thoughts and feelings can help improve the mama experience.

Chapters

00:00
Introduction: The Reality of Being a Lost Mama

03:16
Feeling Lost and Alone

08:53
The Fear of Being Judged

09:50
It's Normal to Not Enjoy Motherhood

13:24
Building a Support Network

21:04
Expressing Your Thoughts and Feelings

22:31
Conclusion: You Are Not Alone

Mama Island - 9. Sleep Training From Birth - understanding how babies learn.

Transcript

Yes, you did read that right. We are talking about sleep training from birth, but don't panic. You don't need to call child services. We won't be torturing any babies today or any day for that matter. Remember on our island, we can step away from all the chaos, confusion and hysteria of the outer world and leave it all behind for a while here.
We get to think clearly and feel honestly. We get to be curious and open-minded and today we'll be exploring how babies learn and how we can use that