Niamh O’Reilly

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!)

It’s almost the time where we make new year’s resolutions and plans. Alas, 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. Or maybe you are happy […]

Monday Musing – New Years resolutions 2020

As a sleep specialist working with parents of babies and toddlers, I meet new and different families almost every day. I am rarely surprised by anything anymore! This includes different approaches and the lengths many tired parents go to, in terms of catching some all important zzzz’s! And while generally, […]

10 small changes can make a difference

clock change 2019 — Typical!!You’ve just settled back into a nice routine after the Back to School drama and then, bang! We have the clocks going back again! Thanks a million, daylight savings!

Bedtime battles- Clocks going back on October 2019

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

Is your little munchkin a “bit of a puker”? Are you covering yourself and the furniture with cloths after each feed for fear of projectile vomits? Well, there is every chance that your little one is simply a “pukey baby” and there is no real cause for concern. Colic […]

Sleep Hurdles – Colic & Reflux – Part 1 Colic

Ooly might be the new kid on the block in terms of getting some Toddler Sleep,but already it is creating quite a stir!

Ooly – a new way to get some Toddler Sleep

clock change 2019 — 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

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)