07/27/2026
If I could go back and do one thing differently with my first baby, it would be this:
I'd stop trying to manage their nervous system and start helping them regulate it. 🤍
As a craniosacral therapist and mama of four, here's what I prioritize instead:
🤱 Co-regulation through co-sleeping.
My baby never has to reach a heightened state of sympathetic activation just to get my attention. He gently stirs, nurses, and falls right back asleep. Our sleep cycles have synchronized, and because he isn't repeatedly escalating into distress, he's been "sleeping through the night" (linking his sleep cycles) since the first week.
🔥 Keep inflammation low.
An inflamed body creates an inflamed brain. An inflamed brain has a much harder time regulating. I support this through whole foods, ketosis, minimizing unnecessary inflammation where I can, and supporting both of our nervous systems.
🌿 Sllllooooowwwww down.
This is the most neurologically important season of your baby's life. They don't need a jam-packed calendar. They need a regulated mama. Aim for ONE extra thing each day. That's enough.
🥩 Eat. All. The. Food.
Breastfeeding is incredibly demanding. You're building milk, regulating hormones, healing from birth, and caring for a tiny human. Give your body real food, plenty of protein, healthy fats, and enough calories to keep up with the demand.
🧠 Support your own nervous system.
The postpartum hormone crash is real. If your nervous system is overwhelmed, it's so much harder for your baby to borrow your calm.
One of my favorite tools is GABA + Theanine (I personally use Quicksilver Scientific). It's helped me feel calmer, more patient, and more present—which means my baby has a calmer nervous system to co-regulate with too.
Your baby doesn't need more techniques.
They need you.
Calm. Present. Regulated.
You are the environment they're growing into. 🤍
