On Sunday 25 October 2026, the clocks go back by one hour. At 2 am, British Summer Time ends, and we return to Greenwich Mean Time. An extra hour in bed! Wonderful news, isn’t it? Well, perhaps not if you have a baby who already wakes at 6 am. Because...
Your baby finally falls asleep at the breast. Their body becomes heavier, their hands relax and you wait – just to be sure. Then you carefully try to put them down. Their eyes open almost immediately. Or perhaps your baby sleeps peacefully beside you but wakes again...
An early extract from The Baby Sleep Handbook by Alexandra Kalmár. When you are exhausted, it is completely understandable to want someone to tell you what to do. My baby wakes every two hours. How do I stop it? My baby only sleeps for thirty minutes. How do I make...
Around six weeks, many parents have the slightly bewildering feeling that someone has swapped their baby overnight. A baby who seemed to sleep almost anywhere a week or two ago may suddenly stay awake for longer, become harder to settle, wake the moment you put them...
Your baby has been relatively content for most of the day. Then late afternoon arrives and suddenly nothing seems to work. They want to feed, then pull away. You walk around with them, they settle for a few minutes, then start crying again. They fall asleep in your...
