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

Intimacy

Our baby is now 11 weeks old and we both adore him! However, we recently found out he has severe reflux (now medicated) and CMPA + soya+ egg allergy (also being exclusively breastfed due to bottle refusal) so he is a stage 5 clinger and only naps during the day on us but does do short stints in the next to me bed by himself at night.
My question is how are you all being intimate with your partners? We are still flirty and jokey with each other stealing kisses and cuddles when we can so I know the spark hasn’t gone. But how do you get more intimate? We can’t do anything during the day as explained and at night he is in the bedroom with us so seems wrong to do anything 😂
Help a girl out who would like to do her husband again😂

2AM wake up

Anyone else’s 6-month-old still waking up around 2 a.m.? Our pediatrician cleared us to give a little water instead of a full formula feeding during that wake-up since she’s now 6 months old. We tried it last night, and she would fall asleep for a minute or two, then wake right back up. The second I brought her into bed with me, she passed out immediately.

Now I’m wondering if this could be separation anxiety starting already? Has anyone else gone through this at 6 months?

Next2me bed

Hello,
So my baby decided to start doing 360 in his next2me bed 🙄
I really did not want to move him to his room yet even though I think would be better for him because I know myself and my partner keep waking him up at night . I’m just not ready for him to sleep in another room 🥺
He kept moving in his bed last night from 8pm until 11pm and I kept putting him back in the right position. From 11pm he slept normal , stopped ‘rotating’ in his bed.

Is this a sign he is ready to be moved to bigger bed or should I take it as one off ?
Has anyone been in similar situation?
Size wise he is still okay in next2me for at least one month.
Should I close the side of the bed so he can’t put his legs there etc ?

Nap times

I have a (nearly) four month old baby, she goes down in her cot for around 30 min naps in the day but if she sleeps on me she could go for 2+ hours - how long should I be letting her sleep for? She still seems to sleep through the night regardless, just seems like a really long nap! She also gets upset if I disturb her. Maybe it’s a stupid question x

Sleep

Anyone’s baby fall asleep independently yet?

Daytime Naps

Any tips on getting lo to sleep longer than 30 minutes during daytime naps? He wakes up after 30 minutes exact!

Putting baby to bed - husband

I every night put my baby to bed whether she’s kicking off or not…. Am I wrong for saying to him to be quiet after I put her to sleep and actually listen to me I am uptight about it but I’m the one that has to go and sort her out not him… I explained to him that if you get the full 8 hours sleep and not wake up with her and I’m always the one then yes you should be the quietest person ever when she’s been put to sleep….. he’s wanting his mate round to have a shower and I said I don’t want him to have one as he’ll wake up the baby and I’m the one that’s got to sort her out….
He told me I’m being too much and always do this but I value the time I have once she’s been put to down for bed…….. I’m fed up with feeling like I’m bloody crazy…. For saying be quiet and to tiptoe around… but it’s true one slight noise and she’s up!!!!!!

Waking up early

I'm a FTM, and I don't take naps regularly during the day. Is it common when 7 wks pp that I will be waking up around 4 or 5 am and not sleeping again until 11pm?

Routine

Anyone in a routine yet or similar ? My little girl is 17 weeks and it’s a right mess , have no idea when she’s due naps ,feeds are generally ok but it’s her naps she’s always constantly overtired ….sometimes nursery runs feed into her naps …and wake windows are forever changing ,just when I feel like she’s content and go do something like. Walk or Asda she’s unhappy …

Co-sleeping & not sleeping through the night

I’m not sure what to do. My son is 8 months old and we’ve taken to co-sleeping with him because he was never able to settle at night. He naps during the day fine now (he use to only contact nap) in his own crib and will fall asleep in the mini crib we have in our room totally fine but will not sleep through the night and when he wakes up at night he refuses to be put back in his own bed. We put him down at 6:30/7:00 and he sleeps well independently until 10:30/11:00 when he usually wakes up to eat. After that, it’s usually game over. We can’t put him back in his crib. If he falls asleep in my arms he will wake up immediately when I put him down or shortly after. After a few tries I just end up bringing him into bed with me which means no pillow for me and moving the blankets down. Then he usually digits and wakes me up slapping me in the face at least 2-4 times at night and usually eats once more at 2/3am. I love the cuddles but would also love to sleep without worrying about squishing him or him slapping me awake. Sleeping with a pillow again would also be a dream. Any tips? Has anyone experienced something similar?