The Crunchy Mom Club Podcast: Co-sleeping Myths| Unpacking Newborn Sleep, Psychology, and Building Secure Attachment with Natalie Johnson
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Have you ever felt like something was "wrong" with you, and/or your baby, due to sleep challenges? Are you confused about why you've heard your baby "should" be sleeping through the night by now, but isn't? Do you instinctually feel your baby needs to be with you at night, even though you're warned by family and friends that co-sleeping is "dangerous?" If so, this is a MUST listen, episode.
Natalie, a Lactation Consultant, previous labor and delivery nurse (with a formal education in child development), and mother to four is here to shed light on how culture's mis-expectations about baby sleep and independence don't align with what neuroscience and has shown to be optimal conditions for infants to thrive. Whether you're a co-sleeping lover or a skeptic, you'll come away from this chat with new insights that will make a meaningful, positive, difference in your mothering.
Highlights from the conversation with Natalie Johnson:
Co-sleeping safety: myths and facts
The difference in sleep behaviors between breastfeeding mothers and formula feeding mothers
SIDS rates are lower when both breastfeeding rates, and co-sleeping rates, are high.
Male hormones shift while partnered with a pregnant and breastfeeding mother
How unscientific cultural expectations about baby sleep patterns, are hurting the mother/child relationship
The surprising reality of what, “sleeping through the night” means, according to research
Growth happens differently in “light sleep,” than in “deep sleep” for babies and what these means for nighttime parenting
The multiple reasons (healthy) your baby is waking frequently at night
Four month sleep changes, a “regression,” or “progression?”
Trust your primal instincts: responsive parenting doesn’t spoil babies
Why teaching independence too early, leads to less confidence and security in the future
Burnout: what to do when attachment parenting feels overwhelming and you’re running on fumes
And MORE...
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By listening to this podcast, you understand that the topics discussed are intended, solely, for informational purposes. The information provided is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment and should not be relied on as such. In listening to the podcast, you also agree that Wirth Wellness is not responsible for any outcomes or decisions you make, relating to any information presented on the show.
