Sleep Sweet Little One

Fever, lack of appetite, cough, runny nose… what happens when you’re trying to sleep train while your little one is feeling under the weather? 🤧

It’s something we all have to deal with at one time or another - your child is sick, they’re all out of whack and you’re left wondering what this will do to your sleep training efforts.

First and foremost - if you’re just starting with sleep training - Pause your sleep training efforts.

You’re not going to get your desired results if your little one isn’t feeling like themselves, go ahead and give them extra snuggles and make sure they’re dressed properly to sleep when they have a fever (a lighter breathable fabric is recommended)

For a child who’s gone through sleep training and is sleeping independently - they have a slightly different approach needed - you want to support them and give them the extra cuddles they want/need but you also don’t want to start a new habit or sleep crutch where they’ll rely on your to fall asleep all the time.

Extra sleep may also be needed while your little one is sick - I’m not saying he/she will need to sleep 24 hours per day but follow their cues - if they usually take two 1 hour naps per day, you might have them sleep 1.5 hours twice per day while they’re feeling out of sorts.

Hydration, nutrition, and medication (follow your doctor’s recommendations for meds) are also helpful to help manage your little one’s symptoms.

Once your little one is on the mend then you’ll be able to resume your sleep training efforts. It’s about progress, not perfection!

You got this!

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I haven’t made an intro post in such a long time and I wanted to give my followers some info on who I am!

First and foremost…

Hi!!! Welcome!! My name is Julie, owner of

I live in Eastern Canada with my family:

My husband Louis
My daughter Audrey
And my fur daughter Bowie!

I’m bilingual and speak both English and French fluently!

I LOVE music, you can either find me singing around the house or listening to music most of the day!

I started my sleep consulting business in Sept 2021 and have been having such an amazing time since!

Here’s some info on Louis:

Lover of the gym and all things music - he plays guitar and can be found playing song for Audrey our daughter!

Audrey is a year old (she just turned 1 at the start of Feb!) she loves to laugh and play.

Her favourite things to do are to dance, run around, woof while pointing to any animal and eat!

Bowie loves sleep, eat cheese and bell peppers - she can usually be found next to the window trying to have conversations with dogs that are walking by.

Her all time faves are t-r-e-a-t-s and r-i-d-e-s…

I’d love to learn more about you!

Tell me where you’re from below!

I know it’s hard when regressions hit and all you can say is: “UGH PLEASE SLEEP!”😫

The lack of sleep can make it that we get to a point where we’ll just do anything to get our little one to sleep.

✨Examples of “bad” habits that might creep in are:

- Feeding to sleep
- Rocking to sleep
- Holding them while they sleep
- Bouncing to sleep
- Constantly having to go see them to re-insert their pacifier

✨Are you wondering why I keep putting “bad” in quotation marks?

A common misconception with sleep training is that we just leave our child in their crib to cry the whole night.

No. Just no.

There’s a happy medium and we just have to find what will work with your particular child.

They’re only young once and I must say that I rock/cuddle my girl multiple times per day every. single. day.

✨To help reduce these “bad” habits it’s all about timing and consistency:

- Feeding to sleep? Shift your feeding to the start of your bedtime routine.

- Rocking to sleep? Rock while you’re reading/singing to your little one and place them to bed drowsy but awake.

- Constant crying because their Paci fell out? Give them 5 minutes to try and get it back in on their own, if not then go in. With time they’ll get the hang of getting it back in on their own and you won’t have to go see them to help!

If the Paci keeps being an issue it might be time to cut ties with it.

It’s all case dependent!

How are you currently dealing with your regression?
Pushing through or developing a new “bad” habit?

Let me know in the comments below.👇

Need help getting through the dreaded regressions? I can help you!
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Let’s hop on a FREE 15 minute consult and see how I can best serve you!
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Imagine working so hard on something but then turning around and having all the progress ruined (or feel like it’s ruined)😫

When it comes to sleep training, it’s 1000% a team effort.

There might be one parent that takes the lead more than the other BUT the non-leading parent needs to be supportive and be willing to give a helping hand.

As a Certified sleep coach I'm able to give you amazing support when sleep training your little one but also having the support of a partner makes things progress so much quicker!

It’s possible to get good results with having only one parent taking over sleep training, BUT if the other parent/caregiver resorts to the old methods to deal with night wakings or naps then it makes any progress go at a snails pace.

Imagine feeling like you’re treading in water and there’s nowhere to hang onto to catch your breath.😭

Having that consistency from all parties helps make sleep training so much quicker.

When all parties work as a team then your child isn’t getting mixed messages. So the “new” way gets to be their norm in no time at all! 👏

Let me know below- if you were to sleep train, would you and your significant other be all in? Do you think there would be some resistance?

Drop a ✨ in the comments if you're ready to see amazing progress in your little one's sleep!