When we’re expecting, many of us have ideas, fantasies, and baby sleep expectations with long peaceful nights for our little one in their beautifully prepared crib as the top one. These fantasies rarely become a reality. Babies wake up many times and, depending on the baby, they can keep doing this
Tessa Marks
Tessa is a Dutch psychologist and yoga teacher living with her (French) husband and 22-month-old girl in Geneva. She has worked for over 10 years in the humanitarian field mainly providing psychosocial support to mothers, other caregivers and (their) children all over the world, from Asia to Africa to South and Central America with agencies such as the Red Cross, the International Rescue Committee and UNICEF. At the moment she is working towards opening up her own independent practice. She became a huge fan of Heidi Holvoet’s approach while struggling with their daughters sleep and not wanting to let her ‘cry it out’. She could not be happier to now be part of the team and have the chance to offer parents and their babies the same non-judgmental support and to work together with parents and baby on a gentle approach to more sleep with respect for everyone’s needs and rhythm.
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Don’t want to let your baby cry it out? A dad’s journey
Note by Heidi: Please welcome Tessa Marks to Baby Sleep Advice! ❤️ Tessa is training with me and getting ready to join me in helping you and your babies sleep better, without tears. In her first post here, we get a unique view, through her husband’s eyes, of their baby sleep