Let me start with something I say a lot, because I think it matters: there is no judgement here. If you've found yourself feeding your baby at 4pm, so exhausted that you can barely keep your eyes open, desperately worried about falling asleep on the sofa with them, no-one else at home to help you, then this post is for you. Not to lecture you. Not to scare you. But to give you the practical, honest information that will actually help you keep your baby safe in those moments. Because here's...

It's 8:00pm. You've done the bath, the teeth, the stories, the goodnight kisses. You've finally made it out of the room. You've barely made it to the bottom of the stairs when you hear the familiar thud of little feet, and a small face appears at the door. Sound familiar? If you're in the thick of this right now, you are absolutely not alone. Getting a toddler to stay in bed is one of the most common sleep challenges that parents come to me with. And while it can feel relentless, the good...

Let me start by saying something that I feel really strongly about: there is absolutely no judgement here when it comes to feeding your baby to sleep. It works. Your baby loves it. And for those early weeks and months, it is genuinely one of the most powerful tools you have in your sleep toolkit. So before we talk about why you might eventually want to move away from it, let's talk about why feeding to sleep is so brilliant in the first place. Why Feeding to Sleep is Magic for Newborns If...