Yeah, that is me in the picture! I was so tired, but I was at peace and happy about how and why I was doing things. 

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I don't remember what happened the first months when I had my first child; it was all a blur. I knew nothing about babies' sleep, and it was also a good thing (ignorance is bliss, right?).

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But... it did take a toll on me once she turned 2, and her sleep habits were all over the place. I knew that the fact that I didn't set a healthy sleep foundation might have something to do with it.

After starting my sleep coaching journey, I decided it would be different with my second child, and that doesn't mean that I sleep-trained him on day one (I have never sleep-trained him!).

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What I did:

• Follow his sleepy cues

• Enjoy cuddling and contact napping

• Work with his internal clock

• Build a schedule not just for him but for me too

• Introduce some pre-sleep coaching strategies when he was capable and I was ready.

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