Episode 22: Jayne Havens – Empowering you to help your baby sleep through the night

Jayne Havens is a certified sleep consultant through the institute of pediatric sleep and parenting. She works with families to help get their babies and kids sleeping better through her business Snoozefest by Jayne Havens! Jayne is also the founder of Pediatric Sleep Management where she trains other people to start their own businesses as sleep consultants. In this episode Jayne provides tips and methods for helping you help your baby sleep through the night.  She shares what she believes sleep training really is and we both want you to walk away feeling empowered to help your baby sleep well and trust that you can make the decision that is best for your unique family when it comes to helping kids sleep. What we talked about: 3:35- Introductions to Jayne and how she got so passionate about the work that she does 9:20- When you should start working with kids on sleeping habits 18:05- What sleep training is 23:10- Sleep training methods 35:15- Thoughts on early bedtimes for babies 36:55- Nap schedules and how that affects bedtime 39:20- How breastfeeding and bottle-feeding can affect sleep training 42:45- How she works with parents with a baby with colic 45:20- Going back to old sleep training methods when there are regressions or changes in the baby’s life 48:50- Top tips for successful sleep habits for babies 57:30- Her Pediatric Sleep Management business where she teaches other people to start their own business as sleep consultants 1:01- End of podcast questions Here are some quick hit tips she shares in the episode:  1. Tank baby up during the day (every 2-3 hours) 2. Baby on to eat, play, sleep routine 3. Lay baby horizontal during day as much as possible 4. Don’t fear the positive sleep associations 5. Give yourself a break! Books to Read:  This is not a Fashion Story – Danielle Bernstein Baby Be Kind – Jane Cowen Fletcher Don’t Push the Button – Bill Cotter Who is Books – Kirsten Anderson Jayne’s Sleep Chart: