Natalie Graham

If you’ve ever thought, “maybe they’re overtired, that's why they won’t sleep,”  you’re not alone. The term 'overtired' is used a lot. Too much in my opinion. Let’s unpack what’s actually going on in a way that makes sense and hopefully by the end of reading this, you will have that 'a-ha' moment! What I hear parents getting told about overtiredness You may have heard something similar to this: “If you miss the wake window, they’ll get overtired, produce cortisol, and sleep will be ruined.”...

Here we go again! That confusing time of year when we wake up on a Sunday morning not quite sure what's the correct time and what's the old time! At 2am on Sunday 26th October (I always prefer to think of it as Saturday night) the clocks go back an hour which was delightful pre-kids, but can make for a slightly earlier rise on Sunday morning now that we have little humans to look after. If you already have an early riser, don't panic! The thought of another whole hour earlier can be scary,...

A common question I get is: “Does my baby still need feeding at night?”   After some digging into other daytime patterns, appetite,...