newborn sleep

Four things all new parents should know about newborn sleep

Four things all new parents should know about newborn sleep

It’s okay to find the newborn stage difficult. You’ve likely heard the unhelpful commentary around a newborn and their sleeping. While passing remarks like ‘wait until the baby is here’ may do a lot to prepare you mentally for the lack of sleep, it doesn’t exactly offer much practical advice for when the baby arrives. […]

2 years ago

Co-sleeping is perfectly safe – if you breastfeed, says brand new research

Co-sleeping is perfectly safe – if you breastfeed, says brand new research

The official guidelines on safe sleep for babies have remained the same for a while now. Babies should sleep in their own beds, preferably in the same room as their parents/mother (provided they are not smokers) for the first six months, on a firm surface and with no loose bedding. However, the reality for many […]

7 years ago

Six things that might be waking your baby at night

Six things that might be waking your baby at night

How knackered are you on a scale of one to ten, with ten being losing the mug of coffee you just made and finding it in the fridge two hours later? If your baby’s frequent waking has turned you into a sleep-deprived, grunting mombie then check out our six things that might be waking your […]

7 years ago

Findings reignite SIDS debate about where babies should sleep

Findings reignite SIDS debate about where babies should sleep

Last October, the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) released a new policy statement advising that babies should sleep in the same room as their parents but in their own cot for the first year of their life, in order to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Despite the AAP’s recommendations, room sharing between babies and mothers beyond […]

9 years ago

This mum says her trick puts babies to sleep for 8 hours!?

This mum says her trick puts babies to sleep for 8 hours!?

A mum-of-two has claimed she can get a baby to sleep for a full uninterrupted eight hours of sleep – with a touch of trickery. We kid you not. According to Yahoo parenting, Florida-based mum, Karen Kirsner devised her own formula after trying to get her first born to sleep using various strategies that didn’t work. […]

11 years ago