The Kids Sleep Show Courtney Zentz

Today, I am excited to welcome Julie Cole, the co-founder of Mabel’s Labels to the show. This company has been a staple in our home with our children for every age and stage as they grow and are one our my absolute favorite products. Julie joins us to share so much about the mission of Mabel’s Labels, the new and unique offerings and how they continue to grow their products based on client feedback and a foundation of quality. Julie is a gem and I can’t wait for you to meet her! 
 

This week, on the Kids Sleep Show, I am diving into something that can actually unknowingly start off a future need to sleep train and that is expert sleep consultant advice to place the baby down “drowsy but awake.” There are times when you should do it, but a very specific age where I would not suggest doing it, one, because it won’t work and two, because it then becomes confusing to you on why baby still wakes after 45 minutes all night. So, join me for this week’s episode and get help taking care of this drowsy but awake situation you might have going on at home.  
 
Episode Highlights
Drowsy But Awake: The #1 Worst Sleep Training Tip I See
When Does Putting Your Baby Down Drowsy but Awake Work?
What Age Should I Stop Putting Baby Down Drowsy but Awake?
Navigating Baby’s Sleep Transitions & Ability to Self-Settle
Is it OK to Leave a Baby Lying Quietly But Awake?
What to Do When Drowsy But Awake isn’t Working
Resources
Find out more about the #1 Baby Sleep Training Course: Sleep Steps + Coaching & Community
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Free Baby Nap Schedule Generator

Today, I welcome Dr. Lena Shahbandar, the Founder and Creator of Nessl, the most revolutionary baby carrier on the market to share all about her motivation for Nessl, and how it can start to support parents even before your baby is born and last through the first year of life, and beyond for new parents.  
With its options for facing out, facing in and back wearing, in addition to the lumbar support, this is a must have best baby registry item in our opinion. Listen now! 
 
Episode Highlights
How did your work as a doctor show you the gap in the market of baby carriers?
Why did you design the Nessl Baby Carrier?
How can this baby carrier be used BEFORE baby is born?
What was important to ensure you had in the design of Nessl so that both men and women could enjoy the body of carrying a baby?
Resources:
Find out more about Nessl on their website.
Follow Nessl on Instagram

Join me as I welcome Meg Dahm, Director of Product Marketing for Crane and Crane Baby to the Kids Sleep Show. Meg joined the Crane Baby marketing team 2 years ago after working 12+ years in the advertising agency world and dives into the latest releases to their popular humidifier line as well as all the goodies from their new modern and simple nursery accessories that grow with your little loves. 

This week, on the Kids Sleep Show, I am diving into sleep training and coaching indirectly, with an issue so many parents struggle with. The baby will only nap while being held, and immediately when put down, they wake, and cry. Today, I educate families on why this happens at bedtime and naptime plus strategies to get over it, so everyone can sleep through the night and catch a little more z’s. 
 
Episode Highlights
Why does baby only sleep when being held?
How do I transfer baby to the crib without waking her?
Why won’t baby take longer naps or sleep through the night?
Do I have to sleep train her to sleep outside of being held?
Resources 
Find out more about the Tiny Transitions Sleep Steps Sleep Training Course
Follow Tiny Transitions on Instagram 
Free Infant & Toddler Sleep Training Resources 
 

This week, on the Kids Sleep Show, I welcome Linda Alunkal, the CEO and Founder of bitebrave Inc. She is a Chinese born immigrant who learned grit and the will to succeed by surviving as an immigrant family in a new country. Linda received her MBA from Temple University and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University. In her career of over 20 years, she has always sought after roles that pushed the boundaries and challenged businesses to be the better. She has served in many innovative and transformative roles within multiple Fortune 50 and startup companies. More recently, she held commercialization and regulatory roles in J&J’s accelerator organization, World Without Diseases Accelerator. 
 
Linda’s family lives with multiple severe life-threatening food allergies, she understands deeply the intense daily burden that a food allergy diagnosis has on a family. She's also spent the last 4 years learning about the science of this disease in industry and on her own. Because of this, she believes it is her life’s work to educate and help other families in the first year of baby’s life on ways to prevent their baby from ever developing this terrible disease of food allergies. She started bitebrave knowing that Her true inspiration is helping parents and baby be able to bitebrave-ly for the rest of their lives.