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What do I need for my Newborn?

Preparing for a Newborn

Preparing for a newborn..we'd love you to share your top tips for new parents - sleeping, feeding, whatever you think new parents will find helpful for surviving the first few weeks.

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Newborn Essentials Checklist

Preparing for your new arrival is often a daunting task. There are so many baby products on the market, how will you know what you actually need and what is just clever marketing? We asked our customers what they couldn't do without and here's what they said...

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What do I need for my Newborn?

If you are expecting your first baby, the list of things to buy can seem overwhelming....and at a time you are about to lose one income!

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Swaddles and Wraps

Swaddling a newborn can help baby to calm, relax and settle ready for sleep. Swaddled babies will typically sleep for longer and wake less frequently. There are two main types of swaddle; fitted wraps or traditional swaddles. Read more about swaddling & wraps.

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Sleep Tight Baby Bed Review

You may have noticed that we don't sell padded nests or baby pods at The Sleep Store, even though they are super popular. They seem to be in every baby store, all over Instagram and new parents consider them almost a must-have item. Read more about the safe Purflo Sleep Tight Baby Bed.

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Should I Choose A Bassinet Or Cot For My Baby?

You’re patiently waiting for the arrival of your baby and planning their nursery at the same time. You know you’ll definitely need a cot, but are still deciding whether to buy a bassinet or not. While bassinets are generally less expensive than a cot, babies will only use one for a relatively short amount of time (generally until baby can sit up or about 5 months). Learn more about why to choose a cot vs a bassinet.

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How To Choose A Safe Cot For Your Baby

There are so many things to think about when you become pregnant and are planning for your little one’s arrival. From what to eat to what to do, to which products are best for babies. Here's how to go about choosing a safe cot for your baby.

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How To Choose A Safe Cot Mattress

Buying a cot and mattress is one of the biggest purchases you’ll make when setting up your baby’s nursery. It’s also one of the most frequently used items with babies sleeping for most of the day when younger and often remaining in their cot until around 3 years of age.

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Making Your Baby's Cot

Suffocation from babies having their face covered by bedding is one of the main SIDS risk factors. So if you are using blankets and sheets rather than a baby sleeping bag, it's very important to make the cot up as safely as possible. Here are our tips...

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Newborn Sleep

Newborn Sleep

Welcome! Your precious bundle has finally arrived after 9 long months. But she cries all the time, catnaps for 30 minutes, likes to party all night! No-one told you it would be like this....Read more in out Newborn Sleep Hub

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The Happiest Baby Techniques - The 5 S's

When you are looking for solutions for a crying baby or helping a newborn sleep, look no further than the amazing 5 S's techniques. These techniques are so good, they inspired us to found The Sleep Store back in 2006 after using the 5 S's with our first two babies. Read about Harvey Karp's 5S's technique

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Avoid Overheating With Your Baby

Over-heating is one of the risk factors for SIDS, so it is essential parents are aware of how to ensure their baby doesn't overheat. So read on to learn all about overheating and how to avoid this risk with your little precious.

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Swaddling FAQ

Swaddling works particularly well for about the first 2-3 months, as it reduces your baby startling herself awake. So any time after your baby's startle reflex stops is a good time to start weaning off wrapping.

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White Noise For Calming & Sleep

Lullabies have long been used for comforting babies and helping them fall asleep. However when it comes to calming newborns, white noise is far more effective than lullabies and classical music.

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Building Great Sleep Habits

As your baby moves beyond being a newborn, it’s a great time to look at some behaviours that can help grow great sleep habits for the future. These behaviours can help your baby have longer day naps and sleep for longer stretches during the night as they get older. These techniques can help avoid the need for 'sleep training' in the future, as your baby will have gently and gradually learned to self settle over time.

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Dummies & Newborns

The decision on whether to use, and continue to use a dummy, is completely up to you. It's a topic that everyone has an opinion on, and often won't hesitate to share it with you! At The Sleep Store, we support parents decision to use a dummy. We have used them with our four children. We found them so useful for helping newborns settle, a good tool for stretching out night feeds and pretty much invaluable over the first few months.

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Babies 3 - 6 Months

Solutions for Catnapping

Once of the most common requests we get at The Sleep Store is to help babies sleep longer than 45 minutes during the day. Not only are many babies just not rested after a 45 minute sleep, but it makes for a very tiring day when mum or dad don't get any time for a rest either!

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Why is my baby waking in the night?

Whatever your baby's previous sleep was like, the majority of babies have disturbed sleep at around 4-5 months of age and often this continues. Find out why...

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How And When To Move Your Baby From Bassinet (Or Co-Sleeper) To Cot

Your bundle of joy has been sleeping peacefully (hopefully) in their bassinet since their arrival home. But they’re growing fast. So how do you know when it’s time to move your bubba into their cot and how do you go about it?

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Babies 6 - 9 Months

Gently Encourage your Baby to Self Settle

veryone talks about self settling...but is it really so important? Wouldn't encouraging your baby to self settle mean using some sleep training that involves lots of crying and is totally against how you want to care for your baby?

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Awake times for babies & toddlers

Some parents prefer to use awake times rather than nap times to judge when their baby is ready for sleep. You can use this as an alternative if your baby or toddler only does shorter naps and you find Feed/Awake/Sleep or other routines aren't working for you.

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Teach Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night

If your baby or toddler is sleeping through the night, great! However if your child is not getting enough quality sleep at night, it can impact on their development and behaviour (eg lots more crying or tantrums).

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More 6-9 Months Articles

See all our 6-9 Months Sleep Advice articles and guides here...

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Babies 9 - 18 Months

Our Sleep Plan

Here's the plan we use in our sleep workshops to help parents identify why their baby doesn't sleep through and what to do about it!

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12 month old waking at 4am

Read this case study to find out our helpful tips

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Separation Anxiety

Nearly all children experience separation anxiety between the ages of seven and 18 months. Some have more intense reactions than others, and for some, the stage lasts longer than others, but almost all babies have it to some degree.

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More 9-18 Months Articles

See all our 9-18 Months Sleep Advice articles and guides here...

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