Blog

Pampers have just published their results of a recent survey with Irish mums to try and find out how they really feel – about lots of things! The results were interesting – particularly those relating to sleep – or lack thereof! * having a lie-in is the best support loved […]

Pampers and Sleep – New Mums survey

This piece was written for and first appeared on HerFamily.ie in 2015 Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be explaining a couple of the things that go bump in the night when it comes to our little ones. This week, we’re looking at nightmares: why they happen and what […]

Things that go bump in the Night – Nightmares (herfamily.ie)

During the week, I announced that I had been writing a book and that it will hit bookstores in early May. I never thought about writing before. I am not even sure how it happened but, there you have it. I am now a bona fide author, no less! If […]

Unchartered Territory – Daunting but exciting

This piece was written for and first appeared on HerFamily.ie in 2015 Last week, following my piece about encouraging good sleep habits with our little ones, some of you mentioned that the dream feed was something that worked well for you, certainly until the babies were nicely established on solid […]

The Dream Feed (Herfamily.ie published)

This article was written for and first appeared on Herfamily.ie in 2015 I regularly hear people say, “I plan to have a routine once the baby is home from hospital” or “I am never bringing my baby into my bed” or “This baby will not change my life”. Well, as […]

Sleep: We want more! (from HerFamily.ie)

Good Sleep Habits & Speech and Language Development When: Saturday 28th March from 10am – midday Where: The Nursery, Monkstown, Co Dublin What is it: The first in a series of information sessions from both myself and also Perrine Cahill of SALT Speech and Language Therapy Clinic. Encouraging good sleep habits 0-4 […]

New Workshop: Sleep and Speech!

I just found this in my drafts and wondered why it never got posted! But, by way of an update, this little girl is a legendary sleeper. We never had to consider any sleep work (but maybe that’s because I was looking after her for two days a week over […]

A lovely recommendation

So, everyone around you says you should do something to change the night-time antics with your little one. But, you don’t know what to change. Or you don’t know how to change them.

Resolving to Sleep more in 2015

Release Ireland Has a New SuperNanny – And She’s More than just a Fairy Godmother! Bringing a wealth of knowledge and years of experience to help you in your child’s first special years with the confidence you need to overcome any hurdle, Niamh O’Reilly combines the practicality of Mary Poppins, […]