baby sleep


Our little ones often don’t really cope well in the heat, particularly when they are tired and sleepy. And while we are able to strip off a layer or reposition ourselves overnight, many babies don’t have that ability. I have put together a quick guide for baby sleep when the temperatures go up

In the heat of the night (and day!)


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As you can imagine, as a sleep specialist working with babies and toddlers, I meet new and different families almost every day. Nothing surprises me in terms of the lengths people go to in terms of catching some all important zzzz’s! And while generally, I am the one who comes […]

10 things I have learnt from parents


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SPRING FORWARD – THE UPCOMING CLOCK CHANGE  Sunday 28th March 2021 Just like all the craziness going on in our world right now, Daylight Savings is on the way and we can’t stop it from happening. The changes will take place overnight on Saturday 27th March 2021, but the real […]

Spring Forward Clocks jump ahead on Sunday March 28th 2021



It’s not big news that the incidence of children presenting with reflux is on the rise. I have yet to establish if it’s due to cases previously going undiagnosed or perhaps even environmental factors but almost one in every three parents I have met in the last number of years […]

Sleep Hurdles – Colic & Reflux – Part 2 Reflux


    You will have heard about The Baby Box in the media recently and it seems to be taking the parenting world by storm!  I admit that initially I had questions about it, mainly when it comes to safety but all my fears have been put to bed (Please […]

The Baby Box and Unicef – a lovely way of ...




  At the time of the launch of my book “No Fuss Baby and Toddler Sleep”, I spoke to Ray Darcy in studio in RTE Radio 1 about my work as a sleep expert for young children I really enjoyed it and we had a few questions from the public. You […]

Ray Darcy Show – Sleep Expert


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SPRING FORWARD – THE UPCOMING CLOCK CHANGE Saturday 25th March 2017 You can’t stop it happening on the night of Saturday 25th March 2017 so let’s be prepared! For many of us, Daylight Savings Time changes are enough to put the fear of God in us, but those with “poor […]

Spring Forward – Clocks jump ahead on March 25th


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