Newborn Sleep Nest

10/04/2026

Is your baby still awake after a feeding? You’re not alone. Let’s take a gentle look at what may help. 👶🏽🍼

In Part 2, I walk you through the 11 feeding-to-bassinet steps in my Newborn Sleep Nest guide—from helping you and your baby get comfortable, to checking positioning, taking burp breaks, offering more milk if needed, and settling your baby into the bassinet.

If you’re tired and wondering whether you’re missing something, please know that you’re learning together. For over 20 years, I’ve supported families in their homes with newborn feeding, care, and sleep. We can’t make a baby sleep, but we can learn their cues and gently support them along the way. 💛

📖 My guide walks you through weeks 1–8, step by step, with practical support for those early days. Book link in the first comment!

Follow for more newborn tips.

Olive “Grace” Harris
Newborn Care Specialist | Certified Lactation Counselor | Infant Sleep Advisor
Author, Newborn Sleep Nest

10/04/2026

Is your baby still awake after a feeding? You’re not alone. Let’s take a gentle look at what may help. 👶🏽🍼

In Part 2, I walk you through the 11 feeding-to-bassinet steps in my Newborn Sleep Nest guide—from helping you and your baby get comfortable, to checking positioning, taking burp breaks, offering more milk if needed, and settling your baby into the bassinet.

If you’re tired and wondering whether you’re missing something, please know that you’re learning together. For over 20 years, I’ve supported families in their homes with newborn feeding, care, and sleep. We can’t make a baby sleep, but we can learn their cues and gently support them along the way. 💛

📖 My guide walks you through weeks 1–8, step by step, with practical support for those early days. Book link in the first comment!

Follow for more newborn tips.

Olive “Grace” Harris
Newborn Care Specialist | Certified Lactation Counselor | Infant Sleep Advisor
Author, Newborn Sleep Nest

10/03/2026

Expecting a baby? Already caring for your newborn? 🤰🏽👶🏽 Knowing the steps is one thing—knowing what your baby is telling you during each step takes practice.

In Newborn Sleep Nest: How to Sleep Train Your Baby Like a Pro, Step-by-Step Guide for New Moms, I explain these 11 feeding steps in order, including what to look for and when to move to the next step:

1️⃣ Your comfort—Are you comfortably supported for the feeding?
2️⃣ Baby’s position—Is your baby positioned comfortably to feed?
3️⃣ Latch—How do you know your baby is latched deeply and getting milk?
4️⃣ First breast—Is your baby still actively feeding, taking a pause, or finished on this side?
5️⃣ Burp breaks—How do you know your baby may need a burp? What are you looking for when they pause or pull away?
6️⃣ Diaper change—How can a diaper change fit into the feeding?
7️⃣ Second breast—When do you offer it, and how do you know your baby wants to continue?
8️⃣ Final burp opportunity—Does your baby look comfortable, or might they need another pause?
9️⃣ Swaddling—If you use a swaddle, how do you use it safely as your baby winds down?
🔟 More milk if needed—How do you know your baby is still hungry or has had enough?
1️⃣1️⃣ Into the bassinet—What tells you your baby is ready to settle?

You may already be doing these things. The questions between the steps are what can leave a new mom wondering, “What do I do now?”

My guide explains the cues to watch for, how to respond, and how to recognize when your baby may need more feeding, a pause, or help settling. Following the steps while responding to your baby’s needs can support more comfortable feeding and better settling.

📖 Find the 11 steps on pages 11–22—your foundation throughout the eight-week guide. Keep the book beside you during feedings and use it step by step.

Written from over 20 years helping families in the home.

Olive Harris
Author, Newborn Sleep Nest
Newborn Care Specialist • Certified Lactation Counselor • Infant Sleep Advisor

🛒 Available on Amazon. Book link in the comments.
Save this flyer and share it with an expecting mama! 💛

10/03/2026

Expecting a baby? Already caring for your newborn? 🤰🏽👶🏽 Knowing the steps is one thing—knowing what your baby is telling you during each step takes practice.

In Newborn Sleep Nest: How to Sleep Train Your Baby Like a Pro, Step-by-Step Guide for New Moms, I explain these 11 feeding steps in order, including what to look for and when to move to the next step:

1️⃣ Your comfort—Are you comfortably supported for the feeding?
2️⃣ Baby’s position—Is your baby positioned comfortably to feed?
3️⃣ Latch—How do you know your baby is latched deeply and getting milk?
4️⃣ First breast—Is your baby still actively feeding, taking a pause, or finished on this side?
5️⃣ Burp breaks—How do you know your baby may need a burp? What are you looking for when they pause or pull away?
6️⃣ Diaper change—How can a diaper change fit into the feeding?
7️⃣ Second breast—When do you offer it, and how do you know your baby wants to continue?
8️⃣ Final burp opportunity—Does your baby look comfortable, or might they need another pause?
9️⃣ Swaddling—If you use a swaddle, how do you use it safely as your baby winds down?
🔟 More milk if needed—How do you know your baby is still hungry or has had enough?
1️⃣1️⃣ Into the bassinet—What tells you your baby is ready to settle?

You may already be doing these things. The questions between the steps are what can leave a new mom wondering, “What do I do now?”

My guide explains the cues to watch for, how to respond, and how to recognize when your baby may need more feeding, a pause, or help settling. Following the steps while responding to your baby’s needs can support more comfortable feeding and better settling.

📖 Find the 11 steps on pages 11–22—your foundation throughout the eight-week guide. Keep the book beside you during feedings and use it step by step.

Written from over 20 years helping families in the home.

Olive Harris
Author, Newborn Sleep Nest
Newborn Care Specialist • Certified Lactation Counselor • Infant Sleep Advisor

🛒 Available on Amazon. Book link in the comments.
Save this flyer and share it with an expecting mama! 💛

10/02/2026

Expecting a baby? 🤰🏽 Save this before your little one arrives!

Feeding, burping, diaper changes, settling—knowing your baby’s cues helps you understand what they need during each step. 👶🏽💛

With over 20 years helping families in the home, I share my experience in Newborn Sleep Nest: How to Sleep Train Your Baby Like a Pro, Step-by-Step Guide for New Moms.
My guide walks you through 11 feeding and settling steps, with practical support for those early weeks.

You may already be doing these 11 steps—but how do you bring them together and know your baby’s needs are met? If your baby is still hungry when the feeding ends, settling to sleep can be difficult. When you’re breastfeeding, you can’t see the ounces, so how do you know your baby is getting milk, wants more, or has had enough? In my guide, I show you what to look for and how to respond to your baby’s cues during the feeding. Learning your newborn takes time, and you deserve guidance while you learn. This is a guide to keep beside you and use as you feed and care for your baby, step by step.

Follow this series for more newborn tips.

📖 Book link in the comments.

Follow for newborn tips, and share with an expecting mama!

Olive Harris | Author, Newborn Sleep Nest
Newborn Care Specialist • Certified Lactation Counselor • Infant Sleep Advisor

09/28/2026

Bestie, yes. Here’s the caption with your full book title and a clear reason for parents to read it:

New mom, are you keeping track of your baby’s day? 🍼

Writing down feeds, sleep, and wet and soiled diapers can help you notice your baby’s patterns and changes. You can start with a simple notebook.

If you’re expecting, this is also a good time to learn what to watch for once your baby arrives. In my book, I walk parents through the first eight weeks, from on-demand feeding and learning your baby’s cues to building a nighttime routine and understanding the dream feed.

I’m Olive “Grace” Harris, Newborn Care Specialist, Certified Lactation Counselor, Infant Sleep Advisor, and author of Newborn Sleep Nest: How to Sleep Train Your Baby Like a Pro, Step-by-Step Guide for New Moms. I’ve helped families in their homes for over 20 years.

Find the book here: https://a.co/d/06TmnZrW 💛

09/26/2026

New mom, the dream feed is an important step when you’re working toward that longer stretch of sleep at night.

But before you get to the dream feed, the weeks leading up to it matter too. Your baby’s feeding, sleep, and cues have to be coming together first. In Newborn Sleep Nest, I walk you through that process week by week so you know what to expect and what to work on before moving to the next step.

By around Week 8, many babies are beginning to give 5+ hours after the dream feed, and that stretch can gradually get longer as baby grows and is ready.

If you’re pregnant and expecting your baby, this is the perfect time to get your guide, read through it before baby arrives, then come back and start again at Week 1 with your newborn.

📘 Newborn Sleep Nest: How to Sleep Train Your Baby Like a Pro — Step-by-Step Guide for New Moms
Link in the first comment.

09/25/2026