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The Responsive Family Sleep Podcast

Kimberly Hawley

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting sleep information; frustrated by sleep advice that felt wrong; or searched for a truly gentle, responsive alternative to sleep training, then you are in the right place. In each episode I’ll be answering your most pressing baby and toddler sleep questions, dispelling common sleep myths, deepening your understanding of biologically normal sleep, and encouraging you to trust your intuition. And because sleep is rarely just about sleep, you may just find

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9:34

Does Sleep Beget Sleep?

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2024/07/04

I hear this popular phrase a lot – that sleep begets more sleep. It brings your focus to always encouraging longer naps, longer nighttime sleep, and that lack of sleep is always the reason sleep is tricky. In this episode I’m debunking this myth. Assuming your baby always needs more sleep can actually make sleep worse. I walk you through the idea that babies (and all humans) only need so much sleep in 24 hours, when more sleep is helpful, and when more sleep is not helpful.Resources related t...

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11:46

Are Contact Naps Ok?

The Responsive Family Sleep Podcast ·

2024/06/27

The questions ‘are contact naps ok?’ and ‘are contact naps creating bad habits?’ come up a lot with new parents. There’s such a narrow definition of acceptable, healthy naps, that it’s easy to feel guilty and stressed over a baby who does better contact napping. In this episode, I’m answering this question. I’m sharing why contact naps are healthy, normal, and a great parenting tool. Enjoy those baby snuggles!Resources related to this episodeCheck out my blog on contact naps for more tips: ht...

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50:26

Exploring The Weaning Journey

The Responsive Family Sleep Podcast ·

2024/06/20

Weaning is such a big step in a nursing journey, and often there isn’t much support and space to explore the weaning process. In this episode, I’m joined by Katy Baker-Cohen, an IBCLC with a special love of supporting parents on their weaning journey. Our conversation focuses on the experience of choosing to wean an established nursing relationship. We talk about the decision to wean and the emotions that surround this part of the nursing journey. We explore the relationship between weaning d...

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15:20

The False Promises Of Sleep Training

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2024/06/13

We live in a sleep training culture, and that means we hear a lot of promises around the magic of sleep training. It’s safe, effective, and will definitely fix your baby’s sleep quickly! There’s much more complexity to what the research actually says about sleep training, however, and much of what we commonly hear is full of false promises. In this episode, I’m sharing reflections around the idea that sleep training guarantees quick fixes to sleep. Even when parents don’t want to sleep train,...

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39:31

The Power Of Nurture With Greer Kirshenbaum

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2024/06/06

The early years are a sensitive period for development, and the last several decades have started to give us insights into this sensitive period through the lens of neuroscience. . In this episode, I’m joined by Greer Kirshenbaum, PhD, a Neuroscientist, Doula, and Infant and Family Sleep Specialist. Our conversation focuses on the importance of nurture in the early years and how this time is really the infancy for the brain. We dive into our low nurture culture and the importance of working t...

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11:30

How To Know When Sleep Info Isn’t Nursing Supportive

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2024/05/30

The world of sleep info is generally terrible when it comes to supporting the nursing relationship. As a nursing parent, it’s important to know when information could potentially harm your supply or make nursing unnecessarily hard. IN this episode I’m highlighting some of the most common information that signals a source isn’t giving you nursing supportive advice.Resources related to this episodeMy podcast on nursing to sleep: https://intuitiveparentingdc.com/podcast/2023/9/19/is-nursing-to-s...

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Babywearing With Katie Shamp

The Responsive Family Sleep Podcast ·

2024/05/23

Babywearing is one of my personal essential parenting tools! In this week’s episode I’m joined by Katie Shamp, Babywearing Educator/Consultant, and we are talking all about babywearing. We touch on the reasons to reach out to a babywearing educator and the many ways they can help you along your babywearing journey. We discuss how babywearing looks different from family to family and as your child grows. Plus, we touch on different carrier options, benefits of babywearing, and things to consid...

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13:47

What To Do When Baby Only Wants One Parent Overnight

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2024/05/16

In this episode, I’m talking about what to do when your baby or toddler really, really won’t accept their other parent overnight. Even with the best tips, not all children at all ages are going to gently be nudged into accepting both parents overnight. I work with many families who find that it’s more stressful than they are comfortable with and prefer to find other ways to support the nursing parent – at least in their current phase. So, I’m sharing some ways to reframe and support the prima...

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13:09

How Do You Share Nighttime Parenting When Baby Only...

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2024/05/09

Sharing nighttime parenting sounds like a great way to approach caring for your little one, and yet it often doesn’t end up working in practice for many families. There are so many reasons why the nighttime parenting might fall on one parent more than the other. However, just because it isn’t happening organically, doesn’t mean you can’t gently work towards both parents being involved in nighttime parenting. In this episode, I’m discussing tips for sharing nighttime parenting. I share some di...

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39:58

How To Have Hard Conversations In Parenting With Megan

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2024/05/02

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37:41

How Can Baby Massage Support Sleep With Helen

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2024/04/25

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9:20

What’s Your Baby Sleep Story?

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2024/04/18

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Understanding The Roll Of Gut Health In Sleep With...

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2024/04/11

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17:34

Let’s Talk Sleep And Lactation

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2024/04/04

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How To Support A Healthy Circadian Rhythm For You And...

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2024/03/28

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13:28

5 Concepts To Help You Better Support Your Little's...

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2024/03/21

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54:34

Tips And Tricks For Enjoying Bedsharing With Tiffany...

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2024/03/14

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15:34

What Is Gentle Sleep Support?

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2024/03/07

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10:48

Helping Your Baby Adjust to Daylight Savings Time

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2024/02/29

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34:34

How Can Bodywork Support Your Baby With Austin

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2024/02/22

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