49 episodes
Brand New Little People Dr Fallon Cook & Dr Laura Conway (PhD's, Sleep Practitioners)
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- Kids & Family
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5.0 • 17 Ratings
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Welcome to the ultimate podcast for parents navigating the early stages of parenting, with a special focus on vital aspects like sleep, settling, and crying. As passionate hosts and holders of PhD’s in early child development, we're Dr. Fallon Cook and Dr. Laura Conway, also known as paediatric sleep practitioners at Infant Sleep Australia and co-founders of the ground-breaking online paediatric sleep program, Sombelle.
Come with us as we delve into the complexities of early parenting, exploring the shades of grey in the advice often given to new parents. Our discussions are informed by our rich experiences in the clinic, our in-depth research in early child development, and our personal journeys as parents.
Together, let's unravel the mysteries of early parenting and equip ourselves with the knowledge and support we all need. Ready to dive in? Let's go!
Sombelle member? Submit your questions: sombelle@infantsleep.com.au
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Episode 48: Managing a new baby with older children
Everyone struggles to find a daily rhythm when managing a newborn baby plus older children. Keeping older children entertained, fed and safe, whilst also cycling through endless feeds and newborn cuddles, does get easier and you will find your feet.
In this episode of Brand New Little People, Dr Fallon and Dr Laura (PhDs & Sleep Practitioners), share their best tips on how to manage a new baby whilst also caring for their older sibling/s.
Parent questions are answered, including:
How do I move my toddler from their cot to a floor bed?
When should my toddler drop from 2 naps to just 1?
How can I reduce overnight feeds in my 8 month old?
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✅ If you’re ready to resolve your baby or toddler’s sleep and settling difficulties, join Sombelle! Members can submit questions to be answered on the podcast each week: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/
✅ For FREE help with toddler sleep, join the Toddler Sleep Mini Series: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/toddler-sleep-mini-series
✅ For FREE help with baby sleep, download our ebook: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/opt-in-1
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Episode 47: Generic sleep schedules, yay or nay?
Age-based sleep schedules are all over the internet, but are they any good? Most overestimate how much sleep babies actually need and this can lead to settling difficulties, excessive night waking, and exhausted parents.
In this episode of Brand New Little People, Dr Fallon and Dr Laura (PhDs & Sleep Practitioners), explain how to find your baby or toddler’s perfect daily rhythm that caters to the amount of sleep they actually need.
Parent questions are answered, including:
My toddler becomes hysterical if I don’t feed him to sleep, what can I do?
Why does my baby cry the moment I take them in to their nursery?
Should I always put my baby back down awake after night feeds?
At what age can I use a schedule?
How can I manage sleep during and after illness?
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✅ If you’re ready to resolve your baby or toddler’s sleep and settling difficulties, join Sombelle! Members can submit questions to be answered on the podcast each week: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/
✅ For FREE help with toddler sleep, join the Toddler Sleep Mini Series: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/toddler-sleep-mini-series
✅ For FREE help with baby sleep, download our ebook: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/opt-in-1
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Episode 46: Calming your unsettled baby/toddler
Have you ever struggled with a baby who won’t stop crying, or a toddler who is so wound up they just cannot settle down for sleep? All babies and toddlers have moments when they’re highly dysregulated. Knowing how to manage these moments is an important parenting skill.
In this episode of Brand New Little People, Dr Fallon and Dr Laura (PhDs & Sleep Practitioners), explain exactly how to help your baby or toddler calm down in preparation for good sleep.
Parent questions are answered, including:
Should I adjust my baby’s daily rhythm if one nap is very short?
What’s the best way to keep a sleep diary?
How do sleep needs change from infancy in to toddlerhood?
❤️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts
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✅ If you’re ready to resolve your baby or toddler’s sleep and settling difficulties, join Sombelle! Members can submit questions to be answered on the podcast each week: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/
✅ For FREE help with toddler sleep, join the Toddler Sleep Mini Series: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/toddler-sleep-mini-series
✅ For FREE help with baby sleep, download our ebook: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/opt-in-1
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Episode 45: Travelling with babies & toddlers
Worried about how your baby or toddler’s sleep and settling might be impacted by travel? Don’t worry, we’ve got you sorted. The truth is, most babies and toddlers adapt really well to shifting time zones and new sleep arrangements, and with a few tips and tricks you’ll have a wonderful holiday.
Join Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) as they unpack everything you need to know to ensure everyone sleeps well during your next local or international trip.
They also answer parent questions including:
What should we do if we’ve dropped our toddlers nap but childcare insists on keeping the nap?
Are power naps good or bad?
How can I stop my toddler from waking for 2-3 hours in the middle of the night?
How can I encourage my toddler to sleep in longer?
When is it ok to drop night feeds?
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❤️ Listen on Google Podcasts
🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube
✅ If you’re ready to resolve your baby or toddler’s sleep and settling difficulties, join Sombelle! Members can submit questions to be answered on the podcast each week: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/
✅ For FREE help with toddler sleep, join the Toddler Sleep Mini Series: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/toddler-sleep-mini-series
✅ For FREE help with baby sleep, download our ebook: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/opt-in-1
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Episode 44: Napping
Just when you think you’ve got your baby or toddler’s naps sorted, 💥BOOM💥…you’re back to square one. Your baby or toddler's naps will change a lot over the first few years depending on their age and their unique sleep requirements. This might mean you have to pivot, and adjust their naps to keep them happy and well rested, day and night.
In episode 44 of Brand New Little People, Dr Fallon & Dr Laura (PhDs, Sleep Practitioners) explain how to troubleshoot common nap difficulties, including how to identify when it’s time to drop a nap, and how to structure naps so they don’t cause difficult nights.
In this episode, parent questions are answered, including:
How can I structure naps so my baby has an earlier bedtime?
When should I offer my baby a ‘powernap’?
When is it time to drop the dream feed?
How can I help my baby and toddler adjust to sharing a bedroom?
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🎥 This episode is not available on YouTube
✅ If you’re ready to resolve your baby or toddler’s sleep and settling difficulties, join Sombelle! Members can submit questions to be answered on the podcast each week: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/
✅ For FREE help with toddler sleep, join the Toddler Sleep Mini Series: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/toddler-sleep-mini-series
✅ For FREE help with baby sleep, download our ebook: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/opt-in-1
❤️ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/infant.sleep.australia/
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Episode 43: 'Sleep Health' in Babies & Toddlers
Sleep is one of the three pillars of health, alongside nutrition and exercise. This is true for babies, toddlers, children, and adults. ‘Sleep health’ will look different depending on your age.
In this episode of Brand New Little People, Dr Fallon and Dr Laura (PhDs & Sleep Practitioners), explain how to identify good and poor sleep health and discuss why taking care of sleep in your little one, is just as important as taking care of other aspects of their wellbeing.
Parent questions are answered, including:
How can I calm my super busy baby at bedtime?
How will I know when it’s time to reduce day naps?
Is it ok for my cat-napping baby to have more naps than other babies their age?
How can I stop feeding to sleep overnight?
❤️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts
❤️ Subscribe on Spotify
❤️ Subscribe on Google Podcasts
🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube
✅ If you’re ready to resolve your baby or toddler’s sleep and settling difficulties, join Sombelle! Members can submit questions to be answered on the podcast each week: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/
✅ For FREE help with toddler sleep, join the Toddler Sleep Mini Series: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/toddler-sleep-mini-series
✅ For FREE help with baby sleep, download our ebook: https://sombelle.infantsleep.com.au/opt-in-1
❤️ Follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/infant.sleep.australia/
Customer Reviews
I love this podcast!
Save yourself the deep dive through google and follow their evidence based advice. Together the Sombelle program and their incredible email advice has helped so much with my daughters sleep. I feel like I’m listening to two of my friends chat when I listen.
Best parenting podcast
I cannot recommend this highly enough!
Music to my ears
What a joy to find a podcast firmly grounded in expert advice backed up by evidence based research on this topic.
As a mother of a 7 month old who is a light sleeper and began to develop a pattern of catnapping and snacking on the breast to fall asleep I have been working constantly to create a healthy sleep, feed and play rhythm since 4 months. I tend to experienced insomnia too and am a light sleeper myself.
We have a way to go and it goes up and down but there have been great developments. This podcast has backed up what I’ve been doing, which gives me confidence we’re on track and good sleeps are coming. I’ve also picked up some little tweaks that I’m trying now and last night bub had only one feed in middle of night and resettled himself babbling 4 times without me going in to support him. Not holding my breath but that was a major breakthrough and shows what is possible.
The discussion between Laura and Fallon is rich with well educated information and emotionally warm. What a great balance for this area. You have really found your calling! Thanks so much. Warmly, Fiona