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Follow @islagracesleep for all things sleep ❤️I Follow @islagracesleep for all things sleep ❤️I have the unique advantage of not only understanding sleep from 0-7 and helping parents with their babies but I am also certified to work with adults (recently finished Insomnia Interventions: First-Line Treatment for Insomnia in Primary Care through Queens). I understand that chronic insomnia almost always happens after a major life event (like having a baby and not sleeping 😉) which is why I am so passionate about making sure you are getting the maximum amount of sleep that you can.If your baby is sleeping (or you don't have a baby) + you are not, a few ideas:💤 Cut screens at least 60 minutes before bed. Not just because of blue light but also because scrolling keeps your brain in alert mode when it needs to wind down.
💤 Cut coffee by noon. Caffeine has a longer held-life than most people realize.
💤 Set aside time during the day (away from bedtime) to write down your to-do list and one thing you can do for each task (constructive worry). If the only time you have set aside to process your day is when your head hits the pillow, you aren't going to sleep! Many people think constant distractions (tv, scrolling) before bed is winding down but it is actually stimulating and distracting from processing your day.
💤 Stop trying to sleep (I know, sounds crazy). Rest instead. Sleep is a side effect of rest, not something you can force.
💤 Try cognitive shuffling. When your mind won't quiet, come up with a random object (like an apple) and use the letters in apple to generate other random words. Example - A... act, ant, arm, etc. then move on to the letter P... pie, plate, pineapple. It interrupts rumination.If you have tried to fix your sleep + it is not working, just know I work with adults as well. Comment RESET to join my 14-day sleep reset + let's get you sleeping ❤️#sleephelp #insomnia #sleepcoaching #cantsleep #islagracesleep
I know you. You've been awake since 3 AM. Again. I know you. You've been awake since 3 AM. Again.This Mother's Day, I'm giving four exhausted moms the gift of real sleep support from me directly. Two free coaching calls. Two complete Sleep Without Sleep Training programs (includes a call with me and 6 weeks of email coaching). Plus scholarships for select additional entrants.No sleep training. No cry-it-out. Just real support from someone who's been where you are.Comment "GIVEAWAY" and I'll send you the entry link.Tag a tired mom you love.Entries close Sunday, May 10th at midnight EST. Winners drawn Monday morning.Xoxo
Lauren#sleepcoach #sleepcoaching #babysleep #islagracesleep #mothersday2026
All the glory to the Lord for completely changing All the glory to the Lord for completely changing me, walking alongside me, giving me strength + purpose through the most difficult season of my life ❤️Every time I hear this song I am reminded of the theme of the last four years ... Romans 8:28, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." HALLELUJAH ❤️Everything I have been through ... all of the heartache, the loss, the fear, the overwhelm, the exhaustion + the feelings of complete despair have been used to change me from the inside out, all for His glory + good ❤️.I have learned:
❤️ the amazing power of prayer
❤️ to surrender and stop trying to control everything
❤️ that joy + peace comes from Him regardless of circumstances
❤️ to be grateful everyday for the sunshine, breath in my lungs, for the opportunity to be a mama
❤️ that the Lord will always provide
❤️ that I don't need to be perfect, that I don't have to have all the answers, that relying on my own strength + knowledge are not going to get me through
❤️that He gives back infinitely more (the MOST INCREDIBLE community of women around me) than we lose
❤️that he can help heal the most broken of heartsI have not shared my story a lot recently but I share it today NOT to glorify divorce (I believe strongly in the covenant of marriage + this has been the absolute hardest thing I have ever been through and I would not wish it on anyone) but to share how much good can come from the hardest parts of your life. That there are so many beautiful lessons that come from struggle. That if we trust that the struggle serves a purpose + we lean into the lessons, we will almost always be better off ❤️My heart still aches for my children + knowing how much they have been through. I still feel sadness over the fact that our family is split apart. I still get angry at times with how hard it is + how unnecessary so much of this has been and I still feel lonely + overwhelmed at times BUT ... I have learned to hand all of these feelings over to the Lord trusting that He will carry them for me.If you are also walking through a tough season, I hope this story is encouraging
Follow @islagracesleep for all things NORMAL infan Follow @islagracesleep for all things NORMAL infant sleep + motherhood ❤️"You are ALLOWED to simultaneously be overwhelmed by your responsibilities AND grateful for your blessings."Overwhelmed AND grateful. Every single night ❤️You don't have to choose between loving this season and finding it hard. Both can be true ❤️.Night waking is NORMAL. Responding to your baby is NORMAL. Feeling exhausted is NORMAL. Wishing it was easier is NORMAL.None of this means that something is wrong with your baby. Or with you.You are NOT failing. You are showing up. And that's everything ❤️Xoxo
Lauren#normalizeinfantsleep  #sleepwithoutsleeptraining #oakvillesleepcoach #babyledsleep #motherhood
READ 👇 All babies are different. This is about usi READ 👇 All babies are different. This is about using this to justify sleep training. If your baby sleeps 12 hours at 3 months + is gaining + thriving, enjoy the sleep ❤️Follow @islagracesleep for all things NORMAL infant sleep ❤️I got a dm today from a mama letting me know that her doctor suggested that her little one should be sleeping through the night by now because they are 6 months old. That 'biologically speaking, her 6 month old can go through the night without a feed' ... Then of course the suggestion was that mom should sleep train 😬I would have loved to have been there to remind the dr that he too can go 3 days without water + that we should also consider training him to go with less, especially if he ever wakes up to go to the washroom at night 😉 Simple solution- cut your water consumption for 24 hours + you won't have to use the washroom  at night 😉.A few things ... 6 months usually coincides with a massive growth spurt + babies will wake MORE + eat MORE. This is not an accident, or something to be 'trained out of'. They need the nutrition! They are growing ❤️Also ... babies don't just feed for calories. They CRAVE comfort + closeness. This is how they were created to attach. They attach through the senses ❤️ They seek contact, closeness + proximity and even more so in the first year.My advice - trust that your little one is doing what they need to do + ignore advice like this 😉All babies are different... some sleep through at 6 weeks + don't need a feed and some after a year. It is never a reason that you 'have to sleep train' ...Want more information on NORMAL infant sleep? A reminder that I have a FREE sleep course for parents. This course walks you through everything you need to know about sleep in the first year in small, digestible pieces of information. Comment COURSE below 👇#normalinfantsleep #normalinfantbehaviour #babysleep #sleepcoaching
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Be sure to read the caption + comment 👇This reel has been circulating that explains why children cling to an exhausted mother. Here's the gist:When a mother is exhausted, her nervous system becomes unstable. The child senses this—before words, before logic—and moves closer to stabilize it. This is instinct, not misbehavior.Clinging is described as a "biological repair attempt." Touch + proximity activate the child's vagus nerve while simultaneously calming the mother's. One clinician quoted says: "The child is doing co-regulation work the adult can't."The post argues this is why clinginess peaks when mom is least available—the child's brain reads exhaustion as danger. Pushing the child away escalates the loop because the brain interprets distance as threat.The suggested fix: short, intentional closeness ("sit with me for one minute") calms faster than hours of distracted presence.I sat with this for a while. It felt like a hug—a permission slip for exhausted parents.Parts of it ARE supported by research:→ Kids are highly attuned to caregiver emotional states. This is real. → Clinginess is communication, not manipulation. → Pushing a distressed child away does escalate things. → Brief, intentional presence often works better than distracted hovering.But here's where I got stuck:⬇️ continued in comments
Follow @islagracesleepParents are told every da Follow @islagracesleepParents are told every day that nursing to sleep is “a bad habit”…
that bedsharing is “dangerous”…
that responding to your baby’s cries will “spoil them.”But here’s the truth no one with a product to sell will ever tell you:There is no financial incentive for anyone to support biologically normal infant sleep.
No one profits when you nurse to sleep.
No one profits when you keep your baby close.
No one profits when you stop buying “self-soothing” gadgets and courses.But people do profit — massively — when you doubt yourself.When you believe your instincts are wrong…
when you believe your baby is “broken”…
when you believe you need a program, a device, or training to fix what was never a problem.The sleep industry is built on one thing:
convincing parents that normal infant behavior is a disorder.Crying for connection? Called “manipulation.”
Needing help to fall asleep? Labeled “negative sleep associations.”
Waking at night to feed? Branded as “a regression.”And bedsharing — something humans have done safely for all of human existence — gets treated like a reckless act instead of what it actually is:A biologically normal, deeply protective pattern when done safely and intentionally.The research is clear:
– Proximity supports infant physiology
– Breastfeeding is highly protective
– Co-sleeping cultures have lower SIDS rates
– Room-sharing reduces SIDS by up to 50%
– Babies regulate best through human contact, not independence trainingThe problem was never your baby.
The problem is the messaging.You deserve information — not fear.
Confidence — not confusion.
Support — not shame.If you want to understand what’s truly normal in the first year — without the guilt or the industry-driven noise — comment COURSE and I’ll send you my free infant sleep course.You are not doing it wrong.
You’ve just been told the wrong story.
Let’s rewrite it — with the truth.✨ Comment COURSE for the link to join.
I mean 😬😬😬First of all, follow @islagracesleep f I mean 😬😬😬First of all, follow @islagracesleep for all things NORMAL infant sleep + parenting ❤️Second ... for anyone in the same boat, maybe we can share some creative uses for the crib 👇 Definitely a great place to store laundry 😬I get asked this question ALL THE TIME... "why does my baby hate the crib?" With the follow up question of what am I doing wrong or what is wrong with my baby?I remember setting up the crib, sitting in the nursery and watching all videos of parents putting their babies in their cribs and them falling asleep. Well, when mine didn't want to be in there I automatically assumed I was doing it wrong or that something was wrong with my baby.Here's what you need to know ... it isn't about the crib, it is the separation they don't like. When we understand attachment, and we understand a baby's need for contact, closeness + proximity in the first year, we can understand why the crib creates problems. Our babies ONLY attach through the senses in the first year. If they cannot hear or see or smell you, they panic. Add to this that we can only truly fall asleep in a place of calm (unless we 'train' them to fall asleep out of shut down when they learn no one comes).Before I get a flood of comments ... I have several posts on safe bedsharing to read + there are some babies who have an easy going temperament and are happy to sleep anywhere ❤️If you have been bedsharing and need to move to the crib because you aren't sleeping or it isn't working for you, comment FAMILYBED and I will send you my free guide on how to make the transition ❤️#attachmentparenting #babysleep #islagracesleep #parentingjourney #parentingtips
I mean 😬😬😬First of all, follow @islagracesleep f I mean 😬😬😬First of all, follow @islagracesleep for all things NORMAL infant sleep + parenting ❤️Second ... for anyone in the same boat, maybe we can share some creative uses for the crib 👇 Definitely a great place to store laundry 😬I get asked this question ALL THE TIME... "why does my baby hate the crib?" With the follow up question of what am I doing wrong or what is wrong with my baby?I remember setting up the crib, sitting in the nursery and watching all videos of parents putting their babies in their cribs and them falling asleep. Well, when mine didn't want to be in there I automatically assumed I was doing it wrong or that something was wrong with my baby.Here's what you need to know ... it isn't about the crib, it is the separation they don't like. When we understand attachment, and we understand a baby's need for contact, closeness + proximity in the first year, we can understand why the crib creates problems. Our babies ONLY attach through the senses in the first year. If they cannot hear or see or smell you, they panic. Add to this that we can only truly fall asleep in a place of calm (unless we 'train' them to fall asleep out of shut down when they learn no one comes).Before I get a flood of comments ... I have several posts on safe bedsharing to read + there are some babies who have an easy going temperament and are happy to sleep anywhere ❤️If you have been bedsharing and need to move to the crib because you aren't sleeping or it isn't working for you, comment FAMILYBED and I will send you my free guide on how to make the transition ❤️#attachmentparenting #babysleep #islagracesleep #parentingjourney #parentingtips
Follow @islagracesleep for all things normal infan Follow @islagracesleep for all things normal infant sleep...I asked mothers in Japan about sleeping through the night.They were confused by the question.Not because their babies sleep perfectly. But because they don't see night waking as a problem.Here's what's normal in Japan:✅ 70% of babies co-sleep with parents
✅ Families sleep together on futons on the floor
✅ The arrangement is called "kawa no ji" — shaped like the river character 川
✅ Mother on one side, baby in the middle, father on the other
✅ It promotes security and closenessAnd here's what they DON'T do:❌ Sleep training
❌ Cry it out
❌ Putting babies in separate rooms
❌ Obsessing over "independent sleep"Night waking? Expected. Nursing to sleep? Normal. Baby wanting to be close? Of course.We've been told that responding to our babies at night creates "bad habits."But in Japan — and most of the world — responding to your baby is just called parenting.Your instinct to keep your baby close is not wrong.I'm Lauren, creator of the Baby-Led Sleep Approach. You're not doing it wrong. You're doing it human.Comment COURSE for the link to our FREE sleep course 💙#babysleep #attachmentparenting #bedsharing #cosleeping #infantsleep
Follow @islagracesleep for all things normal infan Follow @islagracesleep for all things normal infant sleep...I asked mothers around the world what time their babies go to bed.The answers surprised me.🇮🇹 Italy: "9-10pm is normal"
🇪🇸 Spain: "10-11pm, we eat dinner late"
🇯🇵 Japan: "Around 9-10pm"
🇲🇽 Mexico: "Late, after family time"
🇧🇪 Belgium: "9-9:30pm"
🇧🇬 Bulgaria: "7pm sounds very early to me"
🇭🇰 Hong Kong: "10pm average"
🇹🇷 Turkey: "Late, no strict schedule"🇺🇸 United States: "7pm"
🇦🇺 Australia: "7pm"
🇳🇿 New Zealand: "7:30pm"See the pattern?The 7pm bedtime is mostly a US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand thing.The rest of the world? Later bedtimes are completely normal.And here's what matters:There is ZERO research showing that a 7pm bedtime is better for babies than a 9pm bedtime.None.So why are we stressing about it?Because Western sleep culture created a "rule" — and we all believed it.But bedtime isn't one-size-fits-all.If a later bedtime means more time with a parent who works late, that's a GOOD thing.If a later bedtime means less fighting and more peace, that's a GOOD thing.Do what works for your family.I'm Lauren, creator of the Baby-Led Sleep Approach. There's no perfect bedtime — only the one that works for you.Comment COURSE for the link to our FREE sleep course 💙#babysleep #babybedtime #infantsleep #babysleeptips #normalizeinfantsleep babyledparenting motherhood momlife sleepcoach gentleparenting sleepschedule 7pmbedtime islagracesleep
"Your baby's iron is fine."If you've heard this "Your baby's iron is fine."If you've heard this and your baby is still not sleeping, read this carousel.This week in the Baby-Led Sleep Certification we're studying iron and infant sleep. And what the research actually shows is that "fine" and "optimal for sleep" are not the same thing. Ontario labs just changed their thresholds in 2024. Sleep medicine wants levels even higher. Most families never hear about any of it.Swipe through for what we're teaching coaches this week 👉Aspiring coaches: comment STUDY for info on joining the independent study certification cohort.Parents: comment CALL to book an hourly consultation. We look at the full picture, not just sleep.#babyledsleep #attachmentparenting #responsiveparenting #irondeficiency  #sleepcoach
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