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The Importance of Sleep Hygiene and a Consistent Bedtime Routine for Babies

Babies start recognizing routines after 3 months, however you can set a bedtime routine even from the beginning as a bonding time with your baby. Establishing a consistent bedtime routine plays a crucial role in promoting quality sleep for babies and young children. Not only does it help them settle down for the night, but ...

How To Get Your Baby To Sleep Later

In this post our question comes from Clare. She writes: “My one-year-old is waking up at 4:00am, and won’t go back to sleep. Even after I nursed him. He then struggles to make it to his first nap of the day. He goes to bed at 7:30pm, and has two solid naps during the day. ...

Try These 5 Tips Tonight To Improve Your Child’s Sleep

During the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about this quote from Mr. Rogers: "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping". How is that related to your child's ...

The Big Sleep, and how to get it!

For the first year or so, sleep is a huge focus for every Mum. Babies and infants need quality sleep to grow, for their immune system to stay strong and to be contented and happy. However, some little darlings need more help than others getting to sleep. Here are some top ideas to send them ...

5 tips to implement a bedtime routine that works!

Getting enough sleep is really important for children’s development and functioning. Our bodies are mechanically wired to need sleep, while we sleep our body is busy repairing and strengthening and our brain is busy processing and sorting. One key way to help children to get enough sleep is to have a good bedtime routine. A good ...

Choosing your Baby’s mattress and bedding.

The right baby cot and cot bed mattress and bedding are essential to keep your baby comfortable and safe while they sleep. Here are some important tips we recommend when preparing your baby's mattress and bedding Firstly, the safest place for your baby to sleep on their own sleep surface, in the same room as you ...

Best Newborn Bed 2018

SnüzPod2 3-in-1 Stylish, functional and safe, the Snuzpod2 3-in-1 is a truly brilliant product that enables parents to co-sleep safely, feed easily and be close to their baby The Snuzpod has fast become famous in the bedside crib world and, in our opinion, rightly so. We found the Snuzpod2 3-in-1 to be an excellent sleeping ...

How much sleep do newborns need?

Newborns need a variable amount of sleep, averaging around 16 hours when they are first born and decreasing over the course of the first few weeks. They don't sleep more than 2 to 4 hours at a time, as they do need to feed frequently and at first, there is no distinct difference between daytime ...

Safe sleeping with a newborn baby; How to achieve it?

In the first few months of a baby’s life, it is preferable to use a smaller crib/cot instead of a regular crib/cot because it makes a new born baby feel protected and contained. Pediatricians recommend that new born babies sleep close to their parents’ bed, but always in their own crib by placing the crib ...