Tiffany Belanger from Cosleepy returns to The Sleep Show for this episode and I’m so excited to talk to her again! 

In this episode, she shares how you can make bed-sharing safer when away from home.

If you bed share and are about to stay away from home in a hotel, apartment or holiday home this episode is for you.

We talk through how to pack the crack, bed boards, mattresses and so much more! 

Tiffany Belanger attended UCLA and adventured in the film and television industry prior to parenthood. In 2020 she founded Cosleepy, a cosleeping one-stop shop to help modern parents keep their babies safe and close at night.

Tiffany is a frequent guest on podcasts and blogs, and she was recently interviewed in New York Magazine's viral article Are We All Secretly Co-sleeping?

She and her husband are currently bedsharing with their two little boys in Sacramento, California.

 Further resources:

 Safety packet: cosleepy.com/safe-bedsharing-guidelines

Tiffany’s first episode on The Sleep Show: careitout.com/podcast/episode-45-all-about-bed-sharing-with-tiffany-belanger-aka-cosleepy

On this episode of The Sleep Show, Zoe Ayre AKA The Respectful Mum joins us to talk about weaning respectfully and share her weaning story. 

And it’s FULL of wonderful nuggets of wisdom!

Zoe is a children’s author, mum and respectful parenting advocate. She shares her respectful and honest parenting journey along with advice on Instagram as The Respectful Mum.  

She loves sharing her respectful parenting journey as a toddler mum and her account shares the honest highs and lows of parenthood!

Her book, ‘I Will Always Help You Sleep’ was born of a desire for parents and children to be able to see themselves in the pages of a children’s book, in a world where being responsive to our children at nighttime can sometimes feel a lonely path. The book is as much for parents as it is for children, and hopes to bring reassurance that it’s okay to support our little ones to sleep. It’s truly unique in the way it represents normal infant sleep, co-sleeping and post-partum reality. 

 During this episode we talk through together:

Why she’s an advocate of respectful parenting

What does respectful mean to her?

Is it possible to night wean respectfully?

Her experience of night weaning her 20 month old daughter 

Why being calm and confident is crucial when night weaning?

When is the best time to night wean?

Is it possible to night wean without tears?

Tips for when/if you’re ready to night wean 

And SO much more!

I really hope you enjoy listening to this episode as we had so much fun recording it together! 

You can find Zoe’s Instagram page at instagram.com/therespectfulmum

And you can buy her amazing book at www.therespectfulmum.com

Use RESPECT10 for 10% off the book, free bookmark and free signing/dedications (free P&P included).                                                                                                   

Further links:

My weaning workshop:

www.careitout.com/courses/night-weaning-workshop

www.tiktok.com/@therespectfulmum

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083393322318

www.facebook.com/TheBookYouWish/

www.janetlansbury.com

Sophie’s a psychotherapist who specialises in helping new mums during pregnancy and postpartum. She aims to normalise motherhood's tough times, help mums feel better, and celebrate being a mother. She believes that supporting and valuing the role of a mother should be made a priority to help build a happier and healthier society.

She’s also known as Looking After Mum on Instagram and I absolutely LOVE her reassuring and supportive posts. I experienced night rage as a new mum and I wasn’t expecting it. The rage really took me by surprise and I found her page invaluable in my early days of motherhood.

I really hope she becomes a regular guest on the podcast for us!

During this episode she talks us through:

-Mum rage

-Irrational fears

-Intrusive thoughts

-Anxiety

-Anxious thoughts

-Resentment

And SO much more!

I found it so reassuring to hear that I wasn’t the only one who found some days so exhausting that I didn’t have the energy to even brush my teeth.

And I really hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it together!

You can find Sarah’s amazing Instagram page here:

www.instagram.com/looking_after_mum/

Further links:

www.lookingaftermum.co.uk

www.empoweredmumclub.co.uk