Baby sleep
Newborn and baby sleep, explained calmly: wake windows, naps, night wakings, sleep regressions and gentle routines. Ranges are a guide, never a rule — you follow your baby's cues.
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Building a calming bedtime routine
A short, predictable wind-down each evening gently signals to your baby that sleep is coming, and consistency is what makes it work.
Coping with sleep deprivation
Broken sleep with a newborn is exhausting but temporary, and small changes can help you get through the hardest nights.
Creating a good sleep environment
A calm, dark, cool and safe room helps your baby drift off more easily — and you can set most of it up tonight.
Dropping night feeds
When your baby is ready, you can gently phase out night feeds — and there's no rush to get there.
Early-morning waking
If your baby greets the day at 5am, you're not alone — most early waking has a gentle, fixable cause.
Naps and nap transitions
Your baby's daytime sleep shifts naturally as they grow, and a few gentle signs help you read when a nap is on its way out.
Newborn sleep: what to expect (0–12 weeks)
In the early weeks your baby's sleep is meant to be short, scattered and feed-driven — here's what's normal and how to ride it out.
Night wakings: why and gentle responses
Waking through the night is normal for babies and toddlers — here's why it happens and how to respond calmly.
Safe sleep: lowering the risk of SUDI
A few simple, consistent choices at every sleep stack the odds in your baby's favour — here's the calm, evidence-based version.
Sleep approaches: a neutral overview
There is no single right way to help a baby sleep — here is a calm, honest look at the options so you can choose what fits your family.
The 4-month sleep change
Around four months your baby's sleep grows up — more wakings now are usually a sign of healthy brain development, not a step backwards.
The 8–10 month sleep wobble
Around 8 to 10 months, big motor leaps and separation anxiety can shake up sleep that had settled — it's developmental, and it passes.
Toddler sleep: resistance and big changes
A calm, practical guide to bedtime battles, the cot-to-bed move, night-time fears and saying goodbye to that last nap.
Wake windows: how long awake between sleeps
A wake window is simply the awake time between sleeps, and it grows slowly as your baby does.
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