Baby Sleep Blog
Free tips, guides, and advice for every age and stage — from newborn to toddler
Short Naps: Why Your Baby Only Sleeps 30 Minutes
Short naps are one of the most frustrating parts of early parenthood — but they're often biologically normal. Learn why babies catnap and when naps typically lengthen.
Shift Work and Baby Sleep: How to Keep a Routine When Your Schedule Changes
How shift work affects your baby's sleep routine. Evidence-based guidance on rotating shifts, consistency, shared bedtimes, and protecting family sleep when parents work nights.
Separation Anxiety and Sleep: Why Your Baby Suddenly Won't Let You Leave
Separation anxiety is a sign of healthy attachment, not a sleep problem. Learn when it peaks, why it disrupts bedtime and night waking, and what the developmental science tells us about this challenging phase.
Self-Settling: What It Really Means and When Babies Can Do It
Self-settling is one of the most misunderstood concepts in baby sleep. Learn what it actually means, when it develops, and why not all babies need to do it the same way.
Lullaby Trust + NHS Safe Sleeping Guidelines UK + TOG Guide
Every UK safer sleep rule in one place: Lullaby Trust and NHS guidance on back sleeping, a clear cot, sleeping bag TOGs, room temperature and co-sleeping.
How to Push Your Baby's Wake-Up Time Later: Why 'Keeping Them Up' Backfires
Wondering why a later bedtime doesn't mean a later morning? Learn the biology behind early waking and evidence-based principles for gently shifting your baby's wake time.
Pre-School Sleep at 3-5 Years: Nightmares, Bedroom Monsters, and School Readiness
A guide to sleep challenges between 3 and 5 years — nightmares and night terrors at their peak, bedtime stalling, dropping the last nap, and how school start affects sleep.
Sleep During Pregnancy: Why It Gets Harder and What Actually Helps
Why sleep deteriorates during pregnancy, safe sleeping positions, hormonal changes, restless legs, and practical strategies for the third trimester. This is about YOUR sleep.
Postpartum Insomnia: When the Baby Sleeps but You Cannot
Why some parents cannot sleep even when their baby is sleeping. Hypervigilance, hormonal shifts, and when to speak to your GP about postpartum insomnia treatment in the UK.
Overtired or Undertired? How to Tell the Difference
Learn the signs of an overtired vs undertired baby, understand the science behind sleep pressure, and discover how to read your baby's unique sleep cues.
Nursery Setup for Better Sleep: What You Actually Need (and What You Don't)
A Lullaby Trust-aligned guide to setting up a safe nursery for baby sleep. What you genuinely need, what is marketing hype, and how to do it on any budget.
Night Weaning: What It Means, When to Start + a Gentle Plan
What night weaning means, when babies are usually ready (often 6-12 months), why readiness beats age, and a gentle week-by-week plan to drop night feeds.
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