Sleep

You’re half-awake at 4 am with a wide-awake baby in your arms and wondering if you’ll ever get a full night’s sleep again. Don’t worry, you will. Your baby will eventually learn to sleep through the night. You know this because  you eventually learned to sleep through the night when you were a baby. The tips below will help you and your baby adjust, as will what the Canadian Paediatric Society says about newborn sleep development any time of day ¾ or night!

Did you know? Getting your baby into good sleep habits now can affect their sleep as they grow up. 

When your baby first comes home from the hospital, their irregular sleep patterns can be both challenging and exhausting. With little care for day or night, your new little bundle will probably wake often for feedings, diaper changes, or comfort. Be assured that this won’t last forever and by six months, 24 hours in the life of your baby will look very different.

A good night’s sleep is essential for the long-term health of your baby.

As a new parent, your baby’s sleeping habits are probably one of the first things you talk about with other new moms and dads. Here’s a rough guide of what to expect.

Is your baby struggling to settle? Still getting up lots of times in the night? Being woken up before sunrise? Try these ideas for helping your little one get the sleep they need for healthy growth and happier days for everyone.

Did you know? A regular bedtime routine can help your baby drift off to sleep.

Scientists agree that good sleep is important for healthy growth, so follow our all-day guide to better sleep for baby.

Did you know? By the age of nine months, about three out of four babies are sleeping through the night.

As well as recharging your baby’s batteries for tomorrow’s playtime, sleep can help their brain, body, and even vocabulary develop.  

Did you know? Not getting enough sleep may lead to your toddler consuming extra calories.

“How do I get my toddler to sleep?” is an age-old, universally asked question. Find out how other parents are doing it across the globe.

Did you know? The amount of sleep your toddler gets may be linked to their behaviour, language development, and future weight.

Take a look back in history to compare sleep stats, then and now, and get tips to help your little one drift off into a slumber. Because a good bedtime routine is timeless.

Even with a well-established regular bedtime routine, there may be times when your toddler’s sleep is disrupted. Try these ideas to help deal with some of the common causes so you and your little one can enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep.