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Ask Sally · the column
A reader asked
My baby has learnt to pull themselves up to stand in the cot and now will not lie back down at bedtime. What do I do?
Ahh yes, this is such a fun new trick that
...Ask Sally · the column
A reader asked
I need tips for re-sleep training my 2 year old! Bub did well after sleep training initially, but this winter, with prolonged back-to-back sickness, she’s ended u
...Ask Sally · the column
A reader asked
What do I do if nap 2 is shorter? My baby is nearly 7 months. They go down at 12:45pm and sometimes wake early. Occasionally I can resettle them but often I can’t
...Ask Sally · the column
A reader asked
How do I get my baby sleeping in a portacot?
As many of you know, travel is a huge passion of mine and, as a family, we place a lot of value on it.
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...Camp Snooze · how it works
I got this question last week and I have been sitting on it, because it is such a good one and it deserved more than a caption. So let me talk you through how Camp Snooze
...Ask Sally · the column
A reader asked
Which cot and nursing chair would you recommend? I’m planning to breastfeed after an elective caesarean.
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Sleep Answers · early rising
Why does my baby keep waking at 5am?
A 5am wake is not always genuine early rising. If bedtime is very early, your baby may simply have banked the eleven to twelve hours
...Camp Snooze · night three
Night three of Camp Snooze is done and dusted, and we have just come off roll call. It is not only the coffee. I am on a high, because everybody is doing so well and every
...Camp Snooze · day eight
We are at day eight of Camp Snooze, so let us find out how these eight beautiful babies are going. I am going to work in the order their 7am logs came in.
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Tried and Tested
Trigger Warning: This post contains discussions about my experience with a traumatic birth. If this topic is difficult for you, please feel free to skip this post. Your well-being co
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Is your 6-month-old waking at 5:30 am? Have you dropped the third nap thinking it would help, only to find your baby now waking at 4 am? You're not alone, and a sleep-science explanation is behind it....
I am a huge fan of pink noise and so is my baby. When your baby was in utero, the sounds around them were the equivalent in volume to that of a vacuum cleaner. Pink noise can help emulate this aural e...
