Baby Sleep Blog
Free tips, guides, and advice for every age and stage — from newborn to toddler
Split Nights: Why Your Baby Is Wide Awake at 2am and What to Do About It
Split nights happen when your baby wakes in the middle of the night and stays awake for 1-2 hours. Learn why they happen, how the total sleep budget works, and how to fix them.
Do Solids Help Babies Sleep? The Evidence Says 7 Minutes
The biggest study on solids and sleep found a difference of about seven minutes a night. What the evidence really says, and what to do instead if you're desperate for longer stretches.
Sleep Training Methods Explained: The Full Spectrum
Sleep training isn't one thing — it's a spectrum from gentle to structured. Learn what each method involves, how they compare, and why the right choice depends on your family.
Sleep Deprivation and Parental Mental Health: Why It Is More Than Tiredness
How chronic sleep deprivation affects your brain, mood, and relationships. The link to postnatal depression, when tiredness becomes something more, and where to get help in the UK.
Sleep Associations: Which Ones Help and Which Cause Night Waking
Sleep associations are not all bad. Learn the difference between positive and negative sleep props, why they form, which ones to keep, and when to consider making a change.
Sleep Anxiety in Parents: When You Cannot Relax Even When Your Baby Is Sleeping
The difference between normal new-parent worry and anxiety that affects your daily life. Monitor obsession, hypervigilance, and when to speak to your GP about perinatal anxiety.
Short Naps: Why Your Baby Only Sleeps 30 Minutes
Short naps are one of the most frustrating parts of early parenthood — but they're often biologically normal. Learn why babies catnap and when naps typically lengthen.
Shift Work and Baby Sleep: How to Keep a Routine When Your Schedule Changes
How shift work affects your baby's sleep routine. Evidence-based guidance on rotating shifts, consistency, shared bedtimes, and protecting family sleep when parents work nights.
Separation Anxiety and Sleep: Why Your Baby Suddenly Won't Let You Leave
Separation anxiety is a sign of healthy attachment, not a sleep problem. Learn when it peaks, why it disrupts bedtime and night waking, and what the developmental science tells us about this challenging phase.
Self-Settling: What It Really Means and When Babies Can Do It
Self-settling is one of the most misunderstood concepts in baby sleep. Learn what it actually means, when it develops, and why not all babies need to do it the same way.
NHS + Lullaby Trust Safe Sleep Rules: TOG Guide, Room Temp + Cot (2026)
Every UK safe sleep rule in one place — NHS and Lullaby Trust guidance on back sleeping, clear cots, sleeping bag TOGs, room temperature, co-sleeping and SIDS prevention. Updated for 2026.
How to Push Your Baby's Wake-Up Time Later: Why 'Keeping Them Up' Backfires
Wondering why a later bedtime doesn't mean a later morning? Learn the biology behind early waking and evidence-based principles for gently shifting your baby's wake time.
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