Sleep Advice Blog

• Sleeping Bags
• Sleeping Bags Buying Guide
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Sleeping Bags

Find the right sleeping bag We're specialists in sleeping bags and we've hand-picked the best selection of sleep sacks you're likely to find anywhere, including award-winning styles by Woolbabe, … Read more

Sleeping Bags

• Newborn
• Newborn Sleep
• Most Popular Newborn

Do I need to heat my baby's room?

Adding to the endless list of parental worries is how warm your baby’s room should be, particularly in the middle of winter when temperatures drop. It’s important to try and maintain … Read more

Do I need to heat my baby's room?

• Nursery
• Safe Sleep
• Expecting
• Nursery Buying Guide
• Bedding and Linen

For a Safe & Comfortable Sleep

Choosing a cot is a big decision for parents, and is often one of the first big purchases of baby gear, followed closely by the all-important nursery decor scheme! We have the following tips to … Read more

For a Safe & Comfortable Sleep

• Newborn
• Newborn Sleep
• Most Popular Newborn
• Most Popular
• Expecting
• Pregnant

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 b … Read more

Should I choose a bassinet or cot for my baby?

• Nursery Buying Guide
• Newborn

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 when you're about to lose one income! The large baby chain stores will give you a lon … Read more

What Do I Need for my Newborn?

• 4th trimester
• postpartum
• newborn

Postpartum self-care - Tips for new mums

Cultivating a practice of self-care is ideal to do before your baby arrives, so you will know what activities and tools make you feel best. Adapting your self-care rituals to life with a newb … Read more

Postpartum self-care - Tips for new mums

• Newborn
• 4th Trimester
• Most Popular Newborn
• Newborn Sleep
• Swaddling

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 Sl … Read more

The Happiest Baby Techniques - The 5 S's

• Newborn Sleep
• Swaddling
• 3-6 Months Sleep

Swaddling Instructions

Down Up, Down Up Technique This is Dr Harvey Karp's DUDU - Down Up, Down Up - technique which is very effective for calming babies & helping them sleep longer. If you have any family history … Read more

Swaddling Instructions

• gifts
• registry

Best Practical Baby Gifts

Knowing what to give a new mum or baby can be a tough decision. They can often be overwhelmed with a huge range of cute soft toys, booties or bodysuits, lovely gifts, but in reality, there are o … Read more

Best Practical Baby Gifts

• merino
• buying guide
• clothing and sleepwear
• clothing
• Winter

Top Merino Clothing & Sleepwear Questions from Our Customers

At The Sleep Store we're passionate about helping new babies and parents sleep better, which is why we've developed our exclusive range of 100% Merino wool clothing, sleepwear and sleeping ba … Read more

Top Merino Clothing & Sleepwear Questions from Our Customers

• Parent
• Child
• summer

Camping with a Baby

By Louise Tanguay I’ve camped all my life - from 6 months old, apparently. We’ve also kept up a strong family history of camping, often going away for 2-3 weeks with extended fa … Read more

Camping with a Baby

• Toddler
• Toddler Sleep
• Most Popular Toddler
• Most Popular

Night Weaning Your Toddler From Breastfeeding

Annette Faamausili is one of our Sleep Coaches and offers FREE sleep advice and support in The Sleep Store Toddler Facebook group. She also runs her own business Serene Sleep and has been advi … Read more

Night Weaning Your Toddler From Breastfeeding

• 3-6 months sleep
• 6-9 months sleep
• newborn sleep
• most popular
• travel

How to get your baby to sleep in a portacot

If you’re planning on travelling with your baby or are leaving them in the care of a relative / friend, you may be worried about how they’ll sleep away from home. After all, everyone … Read more

How to get your baby to sleep in a portacot

• 3-6 Months Sleep
• 3-6 Months
• 6-9 Months Sleep
• 6-9 Months
• 9-18 Months
• 9-18 Months Sleep
• Toddler Sleep
• Toddlers
• Night Waking

Dummies - Using & Weaning 4-18 Months

If you are reading this article, it's likely your baby has been using a dummy for a few months. Perhaps you are wondering if dummy use is OK. Or perhaps your baby is waking many times a night … Read more

Dummies - Using & Weaning 4-18 Months

• Swaddling
• Baby Sleep
• summer

Summer Swaddling - How to swaddle safely when it's hot

Summer Swaddling - Your Guide to Keeping Baby Cool, Calm & Secure Swadding your baby in summer can make parents a little anxious - how do you keep your newborn swaddled, without overhe … Read more

Summer Swaddling - How to swaddle safely when it's hot