Baby Sleep Blog

Have you commissioned your baby’s own lullaby yet?

Published on 2011-12-13 02:03:41

Over the last three years our personalized lullaby CDs have been hugely successful and we’ve had no end of wonderful feedback informing us how these CDs have not only been a Godsend at night time, but how they have also added a magical and personal touch to a myriad of family occasions.   We’ve heard how guests at these family events have been dazzled [...]

Fairy Tales and Lullabies

Published on 2011-04-18 05:29:40

Children love a good fairy story at bedtime to help them sleep.  However, we’ve always found the scary characters synonymous with most classic tales to be an odd choice for helping the child get to sleep!  Now the last thing we want to do is to brand these fairy tales as inappropriate for children at bedtime.  These stories are part of our culture [...]

What! Me? A distraction?

Published on 2010-10-27 12:40:10

We’re almost at the 2 year mark now.  Aidan’s been sleeping in his own room (off and on) since he was 9 months old.  We switched him to a big boy bed about 3 months ago.  After he got over the initial fear of a “new thing”, he discovered it was pretty cool that he [...]

Drunk Dad Puts Baby to Bed… in the Oven

Published on 2010-09-20 04:58:45

Larry Long of Kentucky took the phrase a bun in the oven far too literally last week when he put his baby to bed in the kitchen cooker. Larry had downed a bottle of Whisky with his wife Brady Hatton and had been smoking marijuana before he attempted to fulfill his nightime parenting obligations.  He was in [...]

Sleeping through the Night – tips and techniques

Published on 2010-06-03 09:16:04

Most paediatricians agree that ‘Sleeping through the Night’ actually means your baby sleeps for 6 or more hours in one stretch (5 hours for newborns).  It’s important you realise this fact or you might set unrealistic goals. So how do you achieve this elusive ‘Sleeping through the Night’ status?  Well obviously every baby is different and [...]

Have you got any Parenting Tips to Share?

Published on 2010-06-02 04:27:11

We are currently looking for parents who would like to contribute to this free resource by sharing their experiences about parenting with our readership.  Not only will you be helping hundreds of new parents who are struggling to digest all the information out there but, if you contribute regularly, you will find that we’ll treat you from time to time [...]

The Crying Debate Continues as it’s announced, “Leaving your baby to cry could damage its brain.”

Published on 2010-05-18 01:59:34

Penelope Leach, the child development guru, has reignited the debate about the best way to deal with a crying baby when she recently announced that, “Leaving your baby to cry could damage its brain.” Via the TV, radio and most noticeably the internet, parents and professionals alike have been queuing up to put in their two cents’ worth [...]

Ditching the Dummy – How to Get Rid Once and for All

Published on 2010-02-15 07:00:41

There are many reasons why parents choose to ditch the dummy but the most common reason I hear about is for helping a baby to sleep through the night.  Because the dummy tends to fall out of the baby’s mouth at night time, mum and dad usually get summoned to retrieve it countless times every [...]

Have a Cute Christmas!

Published on 2009-12-07 02:20:25

Here are a few items from our baby store that are sure to make Christmas even more special this year. How adorable would your little little one look in the following items!? 1. Baby Santa Suit. Okay, so he won’t be drinking sherry and chomping down full mince pies but this Santa will still be [...]

How to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night

Published on 2009-12-07 01:56:08

Every baby`s sleep pattern is different. While some babies quickly learn to sleep through the night, others take a lot longer to get used to it. A good indication of how your baby will sleep can be learnt from the baby`s sleep patterns in the womb, but some babies are quite simply unpredictable. Generally speaking, [...]