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Of the 7 senses, proprioception is one of the most important when it comes to sleep.  What is proprioception? It is the sense stimulated by deep pressure and joint contraction, which we get from our joints and muscles, telling us where we are in space.  Going for a jog or having a massage is a good way to access the proprioceptive system, which explains why we sleep so well after exercise or a relaxing massage. How does this work? In terms of sleep, proprioception is associated with the release of Serotonin, which is a vital regulator chemical in the brain.  Serotonin is not only a...

QUESTION I'm having problems with my 14month old baby girl at night....for the past 3-4 weeks she's been waking up at 2-3am crying and we cannot calm her down unless we show her videos on our iPads or cellphones to distract her....this lasts for about an hour or more until she is eventually too tired to watch and then falls asleep again. I don't believe it's night terrors as she is fully awake in her cot when I go to her room.Could it just be nightmares as she is developing an active imagination? For the past 3-4 weeks she has also been sleeping much later...between 9pm-10pm. She...

  QUESTION I'm wondering if the dummy (pacifier) is making my little one (4 month old) not get a  restful nap. She needs it to fall asleep but wakes 30mins and 45mins for her dummy. She rarely naps for more then 30-45mins and usually wakes up cranky, like she wants to sleep more but can't. She doesn't seem rested after a nap. Does she just need to develop her linking of sleep cycles? Or is the dummy the problem. She also wakes through the night for her dummy. ANSWER Dummies (pacifiers) are a lifesaver but can create habits and difficulties if managed badly.  Your baby’s...

  QUESTION My 16-week-old little girl used to be in a great sleep routine and ate really well. Bed time was 7/7:30. She was ill over xmas and since then we are so out if sync. I am at my wits end and exhausted. She has taken to waking only an hour after being put to sleep for the night and I've tried leaving her for a bit and feeding her but neither work and she still continues to wake throughout the night, sometimes even hourly. She isn't eating as much as she used to so I'm sure this is contributing but I can't let her to eat more. Still on a 3 HR feeding routine, sleeping after...

  QUESTION My son is 1 year old and just after he was 6 months we did sleep training with him and it worked wonders!! He has been sleeping from 7-5:30 every night, but since a few weeks ago he started waking up upto 4-5 times a night. One of us then goes into his bedroom, lays him back down, gives him his dummy and then we have to sit there till he falls asleep again, if we walk out before he is asleep he screams again! I do not want to start a bad habit again of him always needing us there in order for him to fall asleep again, but he cries endlessly if we just...