When Baby Sleep Takes Over Your Life: Night Wakings, Sleep Training & Maternal Mental Health with Ella Grace Video

Episode Summary

Baby sleep can quickly take over your entire mental load. In this episode, Taylor talks with pediatric sleep specialist Ella Grace Hanover about infant sleep, night wakings, sleep training, contact naps, feeding to sleep, and what's actually normal. They also discuss how sleep deprivation affects mothers, when sleep becomes unsustainable for a family, and how to make changes without feeling like you're failing your baby. This episode definitely leans into sleep training, so if that's not your vibe, skip this one!

In This Episode

* What normal infant sleep looks like * Why babies wake at night * When sleep becomes unsustainable * What sleep training really means * Crying, attachment & sleep-training guilt * Feeding to sleep & contact naps * Sleep deprivation & maternal mental health * The mental load of wake windows and schedules

This Week's Guest

Ella Grace Hanover is a NYC-based pediatric sleep specialist, certified sleep consultant, postpartum doula, newborn care specialist, and integrative feeding and lactation specialist. She is the founder of Ella Grace Sleep Solutions.

Website: https://www.ellagracesleepsolutions.com/ [https://www.ellagracesleepsolutions.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellagracesleepsolutions/

Resources Mentioned

* Precious Little Sleep: The Complete Baby Sleep Guide for Modern Parents by Alexis Dubief * Hiscock H, Wake M. Randomised controlled trial of behavioural infant sleep intervention to improve infant sleep and maternal mood. BMJ. 2002. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7345.1062 * Hall WA, Hutton E, Brant RF, et al. A randomized controlled trial of an intervention for infants' behavioral sleep problems. BMC Pediatrics. 2015. DOI: 10.1186/s12887-015-0492-7 * Park J, Kim SY, Lee K, et al. Effectiveness of behavioral sleep interventions on children's and mothers' sleep quality and maternal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 2022. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07762-8

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