In our 156th episode of Beyond the Bump, we chat with Fiona from Mama Matters. Fiona chats all about how sleep training is not the only way to get sleep in your household – it’s basically a chat about doing what feels right for you and your family and not following what everyone else is doing!!  
 
How can we switch our mindsets, so we aren’t so obsessed with the ‘sleeping through the night’ narrative?
How can we have conversations with others about unrealistic expectations regarding our bubs sleep?
Is cuddling newborns to sleep, okay?
What are some ‘rules’or the things to think about if we are going to have a bub in bed with us?
Do dads have the instinct that mums do, that if they rolled over in a deep sleep, they would realise there is a baby there?
Is it possible to night wean, or for your bub to end up sleeping through the night when they are co-sleeping?
Tips for sleep deprivation!
If co-sleeping doesn’t work for your family, what are ways that we can have our baby’s needs met, while them still being in a separate sleep space?
Is self-settling a taught skill? Or will all kids eventually learn how to do it?
Tips for getting through sleep regression! And is it true that the 4-month sleep regression is a permanent one?
Is it true that when your baby appears tired, then they’re overtired?
What if we still feed our bub to sleep/have other sleep associations, but they’re about to start daycare or about to be looked after by someone else, how can we deal with that transition?
How can we keep our bubs in their cot without leaving them to cry?
How do we co-sleep with a baby who is on the move?
And SO MUCH MORE!!
 
Goodies mentioned:
Australian Podcast Awards link 
Fiona's website
Blog post by Fiona on Biologically "Normal" Sleep 
 
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This episode of Beyond the Bump is brought to you by KiwiCo:
What are some pros and cons to the holiday season? Go! 
Pro’s spending time with my children. Cons spending time with my children. No seriously I love the festive season as long as my kids have things to do and don’t tell me they’re bored every two minutes. 
Well, this year you should be totally fine thanks to KiwiCo’s subscription service! 
Oh!! Yes!!!! For anyone that needs help finding holiday gifts kids will actually like, KiwiCo has you covered! 
KiwiCo delivers super cool science, technology, and art projects for kids. There’s nine different subscription lines for different ages and categories, so there’s something for every kid!
This month's KiwiCo’s subscription box was packed with goodies but the stand out project for Yumi was the Baking and Fractions Crate! It’s for children 3+ and they learn how to cook up some creativity; it comes with a solid wood baking set, complete with pretend baking ingredients in cute little bags, a stand mixer and a candle topped cake that can be divided up, teaching Yumi how to count and kind of how to share because she kept giving her cousin one slice and keeping the other four for herself haha. But I really loved this crate idea because it has kept two whirlwind toddlers engaged & playing so nicely together.
Who knew with the right tools and a little imagination, learning math from such an early age could be such a piece of cake! 
I see what you did there!  
I’m getting this out for Goldie when we get home so she can start whipping up some mini-Recipearce recipes! But for those with younger bubs Kiwico Goldie absolutely loved the Canvas crown project! You get two blank crowns that come prewashed and are ready to dye, decorate, or embroider if you have it in ya! Featuring an open back design, these crowns are great for kids of all ages. Perfect for pretend play, special celebrations, or just everyday