Many parents will be all too familiar with the woes of a child who just won’t sleep – and with Xander’s determination to not let anyone rest at night, I’m a fully-paid-up member of that particular club! So when I was offered the opportunity to interview baby sleep specialist, Lucy Shrimpton – also known as The …
I think I can speak for anyone with young children when I say that sleep deprivation is one of the biggest challenges of early parenthood. Although he’s three years old now, I can still count the times that Xander has slept through the night on one hand, so I think it’s fair to say that I’ve …
Like most parents of young children, I don’t get as much sleep as I once did. I’ve kind of got used to it, but am starting to think that something needs to be done. Nobody should get used to thinking that four or five hours constitutes a good night’s rest! Xander is 19 months old …
This post is about a monumentally shit night’s sleep. I’m writing it straight after an equally awful one, so please forgive any bitterness. Xander has, of late, been a complete nightmare during the hours when children of his age should be fast asleep. He was already rubbish at sleeping through the night – I think …
“In 2012 a crack sibling unit was sent to bed by their parents for a crime they didn’t commit. These boys promptly escaped from their slumbers to the East Sussex underground. Today, still wanted asleep by their knackered parents, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you need to stay awake all night for no …