Articles & Expert Guides on Baby Sleep

Medically-reviewed expert guides, tips, real-life stories, and articles on Baby Sleep

Wake Windows by Age: Your Easy Guide

Tassia O'Callaghan

Childs Farm’s Complete Guide to Baby Sleep Routines

Katie Mill

Toddler Sleep Regression: Why It Happens & What You Can Do

Tassia O'Callaghan

Moving from a Crib to Toddler Bed: Tips from Real Moms

Tassia O'Callaghan

From Leaks to Sleep: How to Stop Nighttime Diaper Leaks for Better Baby Sleep

Tassia Agatowski

11-Month-Old Sleep Schedule: Naps & Wake Windows

Tassia Agatowski

Newborn Grunting and Squirming While Sleeping? What to Know

Tassia O'Callaghan

4-Month-Old Sleep Schedule: Naps & Wake Windows

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Your Guide to the 9-Month Sleep Regression

Deborah Vieyra

Your Guide to the 5-Month Sleep Regression

Deborah Vieyra

Your Guide to the 11-Month Sleep Regression

Deborah Vieyra

Your Guide to the 3-Month Sleep Regression

Deborah Vieyra

Your Guide to the 7-Month Sleep Regression

Deborah Vieyra

Your Guide to the 10-Month Sleep Regression

Deborah Vieyra

Your Guide to the 6-Month Sleep Regression

Deborah Vieyra

Your Guide to the 8-Month Sleep Regression

Deborah Vieyra

Newborn Sleeping Too Much? When to Worry

Deborah Vieyra

7-Month-Old Sleep Schedule: Naps, Wake Windows & Sleep Regressions

Tassia Agatowski

5-Month-Old Sleep Schedule: Naps, Wake Windows & Sleep Regressions

Tassia Agatowski

10-Month-Old Sleep Schedule: Naps & Wake Windows

Tassia Agatowski

From the community

Am I overreacting

Our son is 6 weeks old, turns 7 tomorrow. my partner never wakes up at night to help unless I ask him , ( sometimes I don’t need his help coz he has to go work and I don’t mind doing it myself ) the only time I ask for help is when I’m extremely exhausted or when baby has really kept me up. when he does wake up on his own he just looks at us and goes back to sleep and sometimes he opts to sleep in the living room on the couch, btw he doesn’t share a bed with me, he sleeps on the floor bed for reasons best known to him! When I ask him to look after the baby he still comes back to ask questions on whether he is supposed to feed him, change him or put him to sleep which is just as good as me staying up and looking after baby myself. I was telling him about appointments I’ve got booked for our son and he said to me he can’t come I need to use uber, this came up after we went for our 6 weeks post natal check and he said to me he could have gone to work . I said to him the baby is ours he need to be a parent just like I do and not be selective on when he can and can’t help and shouldn’t let me do everything on my own., he needs to be involved! That aside, my son still wakes up almost 2-3 hourly for feeds so obviously I was up most of the night, after the appointment he told me he couldn’t look after the baby coz he needed to rest, which honestly I feel is unfair, he slept the whole night, he had his afternoon nap and I didn’t coz baby been fussy the whole day . He is quiet helpful with meal preps but sometimes I just need a break from baby and just get some rest, I feel I’m doing it all alone. We argued about the whole thing coz I have been repeating the same thing for 6 weeks now and he has been calling everyone saying I was screaming at him when I don’t ask him to help , honestly should I ask each and every time? Sometimes I would be eating me meals whilst carrying the baby and he would just be seated . Honestly it’s exhausting having to ask all the time when I have explained several times of what I require from him. keep in mind he wanted the baby, I love my son but he pushed for me to have a baby and he’s also complained about me getting the coil as contraception coz I told him I don’t want to go through this whole experience again. Honestly what would one do in this case

Sleeping through the night

Is anyone else’s babies still not sleeping through the night? My baby still wakes every 2-3 hours

Overtired baby everyday

Tell me I am not the only one please ! I am getting really depressed and I feel like I am suffocating. I have a 10 week old baby that does not nap easily. It takes her 1-3h to put her to sleep. I have a 4 year old boy at home and my husband comes at 7pm. I am trying my best but I feel like I am letting my boy all day alone, trying to put her to bed. I have tried everything. She only naps on my shoulder. In the carrier also, and on the breast, if I take it out of her mouth she opens her eyes. My nipples are sore as she is not even sucking she only open and closes her mouth. As soon as I leave her down she opens her eyes. I can't even follow her wake windows anymore as she is always tired and tired... I am mentally suffering.

Noisy sleeper at night

Mum to an almost 4 week old, he sleeps silently during the day and for his first stretch of night time sleep (usually 3 hours) but after this he spends the whole night grunting and sometimes crying in his sleep - but his eyes are always closed! I know babies are active sleepers but we are barely sleeping because of the noise. Anyone else having the same issue and some advice on anything we can try?

Noisy sleeper

Baby so chill

Anyone else’s babies just so chill. I have an almost 3 year old and he was never this chill so feel so blessed 🙏 she is almost 9 weeks and since she’s been born she has just been the most chill baby. She sleeps about 18-20 hours a day and only wakes up twice throughout night (combo fed)

How can I get my baby to sleep in her cot

My 7 month will not sleep in her cot. When I do try to put her in the cot she will wake up a cry i get really worried that I will roll on her when she sleeps in my bed any advice will be very helpful thank you

Daytime nap location

Where are we putting our babies to sleep in the daytime? I assume like mine most have outgrown their Moses basket x

How to get better quality sleep for us mums?

Is there any point working on getting better sleep for yourself whilst living with a baby who wakes multiple times a night?

I’ve always loved my evening rituals, magnesium, eye mask, meditation etc..

I’d love to try bring some small parts of this back into my life because since becoming a mum it’s all gone out of the window. However I used to be able to get myself into such a deep sleep I’d be a little worried it would make me too sleepy to deal with my baby through the night. Of course I’d have to wake up to settle him but I think that could potentially feel so much worse than I already do.

If anybody could share advice or tips I’d love to hear them

Sleeping

Anybody else still not moved their baby into their own room yet? When i was half way through my pregnancy I started sleeping in my babies nursery in a double bed we had in their before I discovered I was pregnant because I needed more space an i was constantly unsettled. Anyway that meant once she arrived id be sleeping in her room with her by my side, so it would be who transitions out of the room but she would still have to get used to me now being their the way she knows. Shes 8 months old now an i just dont know if theres a right time to leave her alone. Doesn't help that my bf has made our room a mess lol
Wondered if I was alone in this