12 sleep guides
Baby sleep
Night waking, naps, settling and safer sleep — following the Lullaby Trust, UNICEF Baby Friendly and the AAP, not commercial sleep programmes.
SleepBaby Will Only Sleep When HeldThe NHS says outright this is expected in the early weeks. What is genuinely fine, the one…SleepBedtime Routines That WorkThe NHS, HSE and AAP all publish a bedtime routine, and they broadly agree. When to start one, how…SleepCatnapping and Short NapsA baby sleep cycle is about an hour, and active sleep comes first. The published physiology behind…SleepCo-Sleeping and Bed-Sharing SafelyThe AAP recommends against bed-sharing under any circumstances. UK guidance takes a…SleepDay and Night ConfusionNewborns are not confused, they have no body clock yet. What health services say about when the day…SleepEarly Morning WakingNo health service publishes advice on 5am waking. Here is what they do publish about total sleep,…SleepNight Waking by AgeAround a third of babies have never slept through by their first birthday. The published figures on…SleepRoom Temperature and What to Dress Baby InThree safe sleep bodies give three answers on room temperature, and the Lullaby Trust refuses to…SleepSleep Training Approaches ComparedHealth services say little about sleep training, and where they do speak they disagree with each…SleepSwaddling and When to StopThree safe sleep bodies give different stop signals for swaddling, and one sets a hard age limit.…SleepTravel and Sleep Away From HomeHotel cots do not always follow safer sleep guidance. What to check before you arrive, what a pram…SleepWhere Should My Baby Sleep?Every health body agrees for the first six months: your room, their own sleep space. What counts as…