by Chastity Van Pelt
Supplements and Sleep There are a wide array of vitamin supplements on the market that claim to support health and wellness. Some state they are natural sleep aides for both children and adults. Let’s talk about the utility of a few common ones: melatonin, magnesium,...
by Chastity Van Pelt
How Light And Darkness Affect Sleep Most people are familiar with the term nocturnal, which means “done, occurring, or active at night”. Animals that sleep during the day and do most of their activities at night are nocturnal. Examples are bats, owls, and raccoons. As...
by Chastity Van Pelt
5 Common Myths About Baby’s Sleep I can clearly remember, like most mothers I’m sure, the very moment I gave birth to my first child. I was absolutely buried in feelings of love and gratitude. And then, about ten to fifteen seconds later, I was equally buried in...
by Chastity Van Pelt
Why Does My Baby Wake in the Night? That right there might be the single most common question new parents ask. Is it a developmental milestone? A regression? Are they getting too much sleep during the day, or not enough? Maybe they’re just hungry. Maybe they’re too...
by Chastity Van Pelt
The Four Month Sleep Regression As a professional sleep consultant, I hear the term “regression” used in regards to just about every imaginable circumstance. Essentially, if baby doesn’t sleep well for a couple of nights, parents start dropping the ‘R’ word. Some... 
