INFANT SLEEP ARTICLES
Introduction
New sleep challenges usually start to face parents from about 5 months of age, as babies become more mobile, interested in their surroundings and teething starts.
At this age there are also important developments with sleep cycles - which make settling infants a whole new exciting challenge for parents.
Unless a baby knows how to self settle (ie fall asleep without your help) then she may cry out for you 4-6 times during the night and need your help to get back to sleep.
In this section we have a comprehensive range of articles to help parents help their infants learn to sleep through the night!
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The end of Daylight Saving
While most of us love the start of daylight savings, the end of daylight saving can seem depressing! By moving the clocks back an hour, all of a sudden seems like summer is nearly finished for another year, boo hoo. The other main downside to the clock’s going back is another interference to your children's sleep and bedtime. Although adults and older children can usually quickly adapt to a new wake up and sleep time, especially if they are already a little sleep deprived, it can be more difficult for younger children.
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POPULAR QUESTIONS
Parents often have the same sleep challenges, so here's our most popular sleep questions:
- When will my baby sleep through the night?
- How can I get my toddler to stop waking early?
- Why has my 6 month old started waking in the night again?
- How can I get my catnapper for sleep longer?
- What is verbal reassurance or VR?
- How can I get my toddler to stay in bed?
- How can I stop my newborn crying?
- How long should I wrap for?
INFANT SLEEP
Adjusting to and from daylight saving time
Teaching your baby to self settle
Verbal reassurance (VR) sleep training
Why is my baby waking in the night?
Sleep challenges for 9 month olds
What is preventing your baby sleeping through the night?
Feeding your baby to Sleep - is it a good idea?
Sleep & Holidays
Solutions for catnapping during the day
Separation Anxiety in Babies & Toddlers
Introducing & using a comforter
Travelling with your baby
Getting your baby to sleep when you are out
Sleep Associations and Self Settling
The 7 Sleep Stealers
Weaning your baby off swaddling
Teach your baby to sleep through the night
Introduction to Babies 4 to 12 months
Does my Baby need a routine?
Dummies - using and weaning
What is a dreamfeed?
Solving sleep problems after holidays
Helping twins sleep at the same time
Why Short Cat-naps are not good enough
Cat-naps - making short naps longer
Cortisol & sleep deprivation
Sleep Quiz
How much sleep does my baby need?
Sample Routines from Sleepy Planet
Baby Wearing
Gently wean your baby off being rocked to sleep
Gentle Sleep Success Story
Gently encourage your baby to self settle
Light therapy for early waking thread
Introducing a comforter thread
Did night sleep training help day sleeps?
4 month old waking at 4am
6 month old waking every 3 hours
8 month old wakes every 2-3 hours
Swaddling & Eczema
Playing & standing in the cot
Feeding 7 month old to sleep
Frequent night-waking & co-sleeping
6 month old now hard to settle
11 month old needs Mum to fall asleep
4 month old having 2 night feeds
6 month old was sleeping through now waking often
Gentle solution for 7 month night-waking
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