The Secret to dreamy Infant Sleep with Melissa Gersin
Hey Tranquility Tribe!
Welcome to this week’s episode of the Tranquility Tribe podcast! In this episode, Hehe speaks to Melissa
Gersin, a maternity nurse with over six years of experience and the creator of
Tranquilo Mat.
About Melissa
Through her experience as a maternity nurse, Melissa has developed
a strong passion for soothing crying babies.
Melissa has undergone multiple trainings on calming little ones,
including Happiest Baby training and Infant Crying Specialist training through
the Department of Public Health. All of
this knowledge has allowed her to teach many of the colleagues and families
that she works with about the techniques that she has learned, and has also
earned her the nickname of “baby whisperer.”
Melissa came up with her product when she was about three years
into her practice. Late one night, she
found herself alone at work with three crying babies (and only two
hands!). While she managed to soothe all
three little ones, she realized that there must be an easier, more versatile,
and less exhausting way to apply her calming techniques.
The Tranquilo Mat
And that’s when she came up with the Tranquilo Mat, a portable mat
with various settings that are meant to soothe babies by mimicking the
environment of the womb. Melissa
describes the mat as similar to a yoga mat, but thicker. It comes in two sizes – the smaller size is
roughly the size of a piece of paper, while the larger size is about
two-and-a-half times bigger. There are
multiple settings, including very slow, slow, medium, and fast vibrations and
slow and fast heartbeat that can be set to shut off after one hour or run
continuously. The Tranquilo Mat runs on
batteries and can last for around 60 hours at a time.
As Melissa points out, the mat is primarily useful for children
between zero and six months because at this age, tiny humans have little
autonomy or ability to self-soothe and often cry for no real reason. However, the Tranquilo Mat can really be used
for any age, from babyhood all the way up to adulthood! Melissa has been amazed at the countless uses
that the families that buy her mat have come up with. Thanks to the mat’s portability and multiple
settings, the possibilities are truly endless!
The Tranquilo Mat can be used to address many different issues
that tiny humans may have with sleep.
One of the most common problems that the mat can help with is the
transition from arms to crib – if you’ve ever tried to put a little one down
for a nap, you’ve probably experienced the frustration of them fussing as soon
as they leave your arms! One of the
great things about the Tranquilo Mat is that it can be molded however you want,
so you can hold your tiny human with the mat and then use it for an easy
transition to their bassinet or crib when it’s time for them to go to sleep.
As Melissa points out, the Tranquilo Mat can also help with
naptime on-the-go – just stick it in the car seat or your diaper bag, and
you’ll be able to use it to soothe your tiny human no matter where you
are! The mat is also helpful to induce a
calming response in colicky babies; colic can cause your little one to cry
uncontrollably, which can be frustrating and exhausting and can even affect
bonding between you are your tiny human.
By recreating a womb environment, the Tranquilo Mat can help soothe your
baby and give you some much-needed time to rest.
Some other uses that Tranquilo Mat users have found for the mat is
to decrease fussiness during doctors’ appointments (especially on vaccination
days) or when your tiny human is teething, has gas, or is feeling sick. The Tranquilo Mat has also been used to help
with period cramps, indigestion, pain, anxiety, or trouble sleeping in older
kids and adults. While everyone will
have different experiences with their new little ones, the versatility of this
mat makes it likely that you will be able to find at least one impactful use
for it!
If you would like to learn more about Melissa and the Tranquilo
Mat, visit tranquilomat.com or find
her on Facebook at Tranquilo Mat or on Instagram at @tranquilomat. Melissa also posts educational videos and
funny pick-me-up posts, so be sure to check it out! And if you are thinking about investing in a
Tranquilo Mat, Melissa is offering a 10% discount for all listeners – just use
the code Sleep10!
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Written by our Guest Blogger, Kyra Shreeve. She is a Biochemistry, Health Policy, and Music student at Brandeis University.
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