Helping you sleep. Duke Professor. Child neurologist and sleep doc. Inventor of Lullabee - a smart crib mattress

Durham, North Carolina, USA
Joined January 2011
Comment LULL and I’ll send you the link to the game-changing crib mattress. We take science seriously: it’s built on decades of sleep research. We take engineering seriously: it was designed by a medical device firm. We take safety seriously: it’s rigorously tested to meet
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Want written instruction and also advice for opposite (morning birds, like toddlers and young school kids)? Comment SLEEP so you’re added to my newsletter. I’m sending out my Daylight Saving newsletter on Wednesday.
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Yes, I said it. Writing papers from the ivory tower isn’t cutting it. We are losing on the messaging for so many health issue for children. Vaccines, gun violence, infant safe sleep, sleep training, the list goes on. So I hope more academicians will start sharing their message
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Who else has a product we should give away? Maybe they’ll collab with me. Think big and small. Let’s make the pregnancy/newborn time easier for someone out there. FYI I’m going to shoot for mid November for giveaway. Stay tuned. #LullabeeGiveaway
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Let’s stop this little charade. Comment SLEEP and I’ll add you to my email list. Stop pretending like you don’t want to sleep. You’ll sleep better. I’ll sleep better.
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If you get a Lullabee then you get me too. Sorry package deal :) My earlier adopters can confirm this. Because I love connecting and learning about the struggles and helping get sleep on track for babies and families.
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Doing what it takes to get the message across. Sorry. Not sorry. I’m not a fan of how the algorithm only shows stuff that gets huge emotional reactions. Because sometimes the important stuff just isn’t that emotion-inducing.
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Baby sleep is hard.
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There are only three studies to date that look at sleep training and cortisol: 21945361 - The Middlemiss study that got it all started. Baseline cortisol at start of study before sleep training was 0.453, and after third night of sleep training, it was 0.412. A
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Stitch with the amazing drewdirksen. Usually in the circumstance, I’d recommend increased quantity or assessment of quality of sleep. But drewdirksen and britthertz just had a baby (congrats!), so that likely explains it. Drew and Britt, do you want a Lullabee crib mattress?
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My favorite “doctoring” pic. To all my patient families that follow me, it’s a privilege and honor to take care of your children. *Shared with permission* Photo Credit: Duke University media office
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When you get your first imposter account. Thanks drjenicka for letting me know.
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Sleep training week starts next week. Buckle up.
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Reference: Iglowstein I, Jenni OG, Molinari L, Largo RH. Sleep duration from infancy to adolescence: reference values and generational trends. Pediatrics. 2003. PMID: 12563055.
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