Health Psychologist, Emily McRae, shares her tips for entering the New Year. She talks about ditching the "new year, new you" mindset by putting aside the unattainable goals, and focusing on the little things you can do to ensure you thrive in 2021.

New year, new you?

Health Psychologist, Emily McRae shares her thoughts on planning for a Covid-Christmas.

Planning for the Covid-Christmas...

Although Christmas and the accompanying ‘silly season’ can be a time of great joy, it can also be a time of great stress. Health Psychologist, Emily McRae, shares some tips for de-stressing so that you can enjoy this holiday season.

Keeping your head amongst the ‘silly season’

The lunch nap is the ultimate nap goal, it’s what we’re aiming for long-term, but it’s certainly something that takes time to click into place and we don’t want you to worry if your baby isn’t doing the lunch nap immediately. We are here to help.

Our guide to the lunch nap

Learn how to swaddle your baby | Methods, tips and techniques | True and trusted advice from baby sleep experts | Help your little one sleep for longer | Little Ones sleep article

How to Swaddle a Baby

Introduce white noise and play it as loud as a shower for all naps and overnight. <a href="https://www.littleones.co/collections/programs/products/perfect-sounds" target="_blank">You can find our white noise album here.</a>

Make the room nice and dark with no stimulating toys or nightlights.

Give your baby an age-appropriate lovey or comforter they can hold once free of the swaddle.

Encourage your baby to fall asleep independently, or <a href="https://www.littleones.co/blogs/our-blog/self-settling-the-truth" target="_blank">self-settle</a>, without active settling from you, which&nbsp;is much&nbsp;easier to achieve while they're still swaddled!

Learn how and when to stop swaddling your baby | Two methods to chose from | Step by step advice | Little Ones™ Sleep Article

When to Stop Swaddling

Health Psychologist, Emily McRae shares her thoughts on identifying and connecting with yourself outside of motherhood.

Remembering ‘who’ you are...

Health Psychologist, Emily McRae, talks about mum guilt and how to tackle it.

The dreaded curse of motherhood: mum-guilt

Baby Noah was catnapping in the day & waking every 1-2 hours at night. Learn how his sleep dramatically improved in a matter of days with the Little Ones Ultimate Sleep Program

CASE STUDY: 5 months, waking all night long

Written by: Emily McRae, Health Psychologist, PGDipHealthPsych, MSc “God could not be everywhere and therefore he created mothers”-Jewish proverb Motherhood, for all its joy, is certainly a tough gig. I often refer to motherhood as a ‘delicate dance’ as we navigate and ‘dance through’ the many, and varied, roles.

The Delicate Dance of Motherhood

Early waking (We’re talking 4/5am wakes)&nbsp;


<a href="https://www.littleones.co/blogs/our-blog/should-you-use-a-baby-sleep-consultant">Sleep associations</a> / sleep habits

Many families are now turning to baby sleep consultants or online sleep programs. Find out what they are, their differences & which is the best option for you.

Should You Use a Baby Sleep Consultant?

Written by: Emily McRae, Health Psychologist, PGDipHealthPsych, MSc The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the world in ways many of us could not have imagined. Mothering is tough, but did we ever imagine there would be a scenario where we would need to be in 24/7 ‘lockdown’ with our babies and children without any help? To 