We have a great routine, my daughter has a good day sleep, she is in a good sleep environment but is not a good sleeper.

I’m jealous if everyone with a routine. It just doesn’t work for us. I wish it did but baby girl wants none of it. At least she.sleeps well at night.

All fantastic tips – especially that last one. I found with out newborn that as soon as we were anxious and stressed, he worked himself up even more. Tagging and taking turns is the best way. Thanks for this great article!

We have a toddler who sleeps beautifully and deeply, but just finds it hard to nod off. In the end, we have just accepted that she will only go to sleep when she is either physically or mentally exhausted, so keep trying!

Glad you all found my tips helpful. Babies do love consistency however a “routine” is not for all families.
Remember the whole thing with parenting it is very individual and you need to follow your gut feeling.

I’ve been lucky to have 2 very good sleepers, though I am strict in keeping to a regular bedtime (7pm).

we try to keep to a bedtime time and routine.

I didnt stick to a routine with my first so until now it was hare but now we have a routine. I stuck with routine right from start with ny second and its working great. Thanks for the tips

My 12 month old is very easy to read when she is tired. By learning what works best for her, it’s like this, whatever time she wakes up in the morning, 3 hours later I place her into her cot. Within 20 minutes she is asleep. Once she is up from that nap, usually 2 to 3 hours, she will then go down for her 2nd nap of the day 3 hours later. Once up from that final nap, she goes down for the night around 7pm to 8pm. I took me some time to work her out, but once I had, it’s great. The issue is when we go out shopping, it throws her naps for the day out the window. She will rarely fall asleep in the pram and if she does it’s not for very long, so I tend to try and get in and out of the shops before she is due for her naps.

I have to agree, neither of my babies will sleep if the room is too hot, they will shuffle about the cot and make noises. They will sleep fine if the room is just right or even cool. They always have 30 minutes to 45 minutes of chilling time prior to lights out. Usually miss 5 will come and have cuddles with bubs in the cot and pat each other. Clean nappy is a must. Bubs will not sleep with a wet cold nappy on, neither would I. We also only have a lamp on during chill time, nothing bright.

I don’t have a village to come help raise my child, they all live overseas. But mouths of mums is my village for advice.

PATIENCE, I sometimes need to remind myself on some days, that one day I will be pulling this little baby out of bed instead of begging her to sleep. It can be a testing time, especially when their sleep pattern has been disturbed. As my husband says, babies are creatures of habit.

Thank you, your article was great

Its all about routine 🙂

Yes I found it I stayed calm the result was better. Great article thanks.

We have a routine and its the best. Brush teeth and then read book then sleep time. Works like a charm. Temp of the room is very important too.

I found with my son setting a Great routine from early worked very well.

Thank you for the tips.

That’s probably why he’s hungry at 3am too – coz he’s cold

I think that happens to my 16 month old. He often wakes at 3am. He’s quite possibly cold.

I always thought they just slept ad well. I was so wrong. She is sorted for the most part now but only after morenuts of sleep group. My problem now is people who don’t follow my routine while looking after her. It’s like starting again.

Very helpful tips for all the new mums

This is very helpful, thank you.

This is the thing I have found the hardest – I thought babies just slept!! Best thing I did was to call in a Sleep Nanny so I could just follow one persons advice – this included most of the things in this article.