Baby Sleep Blog
Free tips, guides, and advice for every age and stage — from newborn to toddler
Growth Spurts and Baby Sleep: Why Your Good Sleeper Suddenly Isn't (And What to Do)
Baby suddenly feeding constantly and waking more at night? It may be a growth spurt. Learn the commonly reported timings, how to tell a spurt from a regression or illness, and how to respond.
Baby Rolling Onto Their Front in Sleep: What's Safe, What's Not, and When You Can Stop Worrying
Found your baby sleeping on their tummy? Here's the Lullaby Trust guidance on rolling: when to gently roll them back, when you can stop repositioning, and what your cot setup must look like.
Twins and Sleep: How to Get Two Babies Sleeping (Without Losing Your Mind)
Getting twins to sleep is a different game: synchronised schedules, safe cot-sharing in the early weeks, corrected age, and night shifts. Here's our honest, practical guide for twin parents.
Signs Your Child Is Ready for Potty Training (And Why Age Is a Weak Guide)
Wondering when to potty train? The real signs of readiness have almost nothing to do with age. Learn the developmental signals to watch for, why starting too early takes longer, and what to do while you wait.
A Gentle Potty Training Method: A Calm, Step-by-Step Guide That Actually Works
A calm, realistic potty training method with no pressure and no gimmicks. A preparation week, the honest first three days, prompting without nagging, and knowing when to pause — a gentle approach for real families.
Potty Training Regression: Why It Happens and How to Respond Calmly
Your potty-trained child has suddenly started having accidents again. Potty training regression is common and rarely a sign of failure. Learn the real causes, the hidden role of constipation, and a calm response plan.
Potty Training Accidents: Why They Happen and the Calm Way to Handle Them
Toddler having accidents during potty training? Accidents are data, not defiance. Learn the calm script to use every time, the common causes, a public-accident kit, and when frequent accidents point to something medical.
Is My Baby Sleeping Too Much? Normal Ranges, Growth Phases, and When to Get Help
Normal baby sleep totals are wider than most parents expect. Learn when lots of sleep is completely normal, when to gently wake a baby, and the signs that need same-day medical attention.
Baby Snoring and Mouth Breathing: What's Normal and When to See the GP
Snuffly, occasional snoring is common in babies with tiny airways. Learn what's normal, how to manage blocked noses, when persistent snoring and mouth breathing needs a GP, and when it's urgent.
Head Banging and Body Rocking at Sleep Time: Why Toddlers Do It and When to Worry
Rhythmic head banging, body rocking, and head rolling at sleep onset looks alarming but is common and usually harmless self-soothing. Learn why toddlers do it, how to respond, and when to speak to your GP.
Melatonin for Children in the UK: What Parents Need to Know (and Why It's Prescription-Only)
Melatonin is a prescription-only medicine for children in the UK — not a supplement to buy online for a baby or toddler. Learn why, the risks of unregulated gummies, what actually helps sleep, and the honest picture for autistic and ADHD children.
Toddler Won't Stay in Bed? The Curtain-Call Problem (And How to End It)
Once the cot sides come down, many toddlers get up again and again at bedtime. Here's why they do it, the silent-return protocol that actually works, and the bedtime-pass alternative for older toddlers.
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