Will starting solids help my Bub sleep better?
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Will starting solids help my Bub sleep better?

Here's the truth: solids don’t magically fix sleep. Especially not in the early days.

Here’s what does matter when it comes to solids and sleep and what to look out for when your little one starts exploring foods.

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Normal Newborn Sleep
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Normal Newborn Sleep

If your newborn is only sleeping in short stretches, wants to feed all night, or only naps while held, you’re not broken. You’re not failing. You’re parenting a human who just left the womb.

Here’s what’s actually normal in those early weeks… and what you can do to support both your Bub’s sleep and your sanity.

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Troubleshooting Crap Naps (Without Losing Your Mind)
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Troubleshooting Crap Naps (Without Losing Your Mind)

Let’s talk about the kinda naps that are short, chaotic, unpredictable and make you question everything you thought you knew about sleep.

If your Bub is doing 20-minute catnaps, resisting every cot transfer like you’re laying them on lava or flat-out refusing day sleep altogether... you’re not alone

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The wake-to-sleep Strategy
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The wake-to-sleep Strategy

Could This Be the Secret to Better Sleep?

If your Babe wakes like clockwork every. single. night… or consistently naps for 33 minutes on the dot… then this one’s for you.

Let’s talk about the Wake-to-Sleep Strategy, a sneaky little trick that works with your Bub’s natural sleep cycles to gently disrupt habitual wakes (aka, those weirdly predictable ones that don’t seem hunger-related and don’t change no matter what you try).

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Why darkness wins everytime…!!
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Why darkness wins everytime…!!

The Truth About Daylight Naps: Why Darkness Wins (Every Time)

Hey, I’m Tam — a baby sleep consultant and self-proclaimed Sleep Bestie, here to debunk one of the most common baby sleep myths I hear from parents all the time:

“If I nap my baby in daylight, they’ll learn the difference between night and day.”

Sounds logical, right? But here’s the truth...

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When should you ditch the awake windows?
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When should you ditch the awake windows?

Still Tracking Every Awake Window? Here’s Why It Might Be Doing More Harm Than Good

Are you still trying to time every single awake window to the minute?
Staring at the clock, calculating wake-ups and nap times, second-guessing every yawn?

Let’s talk about why that approach might actually be making sleep harder, not easier.

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Jumping the gun
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Jumping the gun

Are You Starting Nap Time Too Early? Here’s Why It Could Be Backfiring

Let’s talk about something nearly every parent has done — starting nap time just a little too early.
You check the clock, nap time is in 10 minutes, and you think, “Let me get them down now to give them time to fall asleep.” It sounds logical, right? But it can actually backfire.

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Night feeds and how snacking over night impacts sleep
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Night feeds and how snacking over night impacts sleep

Is Your Babe Feeding All Night Long? Here's How to Break the Cycle

If your Babe is waking multiple times overnight and feeding back to sleep each time — you are definitely not alone. This is super common, especially in those early months. But let’s talk about how it can impact your Babe’s overall sleep and feeding rhythm.

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Early morning starts! The dreaded 5am wakes..
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Early morning starts! The dreaded 5am wakes..

Is your Babe up and ready to party at 4 or 5 in the morning?
Deep breath — don’t start your day just yet. I know it’s tempting to flick on the kettle, scroll your phone, and accept that the day has begun. But let’s break this down, because those early starts can be shifted.

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Let’s talk - Newborn Sleep!!
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Let’s talk - Newborn Sleep!!

Newborn sleep expectations and my top feel-good tips to fostering healthy sleep with your newborn.

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The overwhelm
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The overwhelm

some of your most beautiful parts of motherhood will be in the midst of those habits that people deem “BAD” so don’t miss them if you enjoy them…

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The importance of routine
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The importance of routine

Routines can be a hot topic in the parenting world.

I feel like it is almost a spectrum when it comes to everyone’s style regarding routines.

But the things is, Our babies DO thrive of routine weather we are routine based people or not. Let me explain in more detail…

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A glimps into my motherhood
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A glimps into my motherhood

I spent so many years feeling judged for “losing an identity” and not being anyone else but “Eli and Indi’s Mum”. (And eventually Harlow’s Mum too)

I spent so many years worried that I was doing it wrong,

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Reacting versus responding
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Reacting versus responding

This is such a powerful tool in parenting – And it’s not just a good thing for responding to sleep stuff. If you can be intentional with most of your “responses” as a parent – You’ll be living in close alignment with your core values as a mother.

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Allergies, Intolerances & Sleep
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Allergies, Intolerances & Sleep

Allergies and intolerances impact sleep in a big way; causing pain and discomfort that we often can't see on the surface.

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Bedtime fears
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Bedtime fears

Recently, When I came across Dr Dan Siegel’s concept of “the wheel of awareness”, this really resonated with what approach I had always taken and probably explains it so much better than I do. Picturing our mind as a bicycle wheel. The rim representing the things we pay attention to or become aware of - our thoughts, feelings, dreams, desires, memories, perceptions of the outer world and the sensations from our body.

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