Catnapping Catnapping is something that frustrates many mums. A catnap is a short nap, anything from 20-40 minutes. For babies, under 3-4 months of age, a cat nap can be a normal phenomenon.https://nurtureparenting.com.au/baby-sleep-and-catnapping/Until they are...

Feeding schedules and demand feeding Demand feeding has become an overused and misinterpreted phrase. Formula-fed babies are rarely demand fed. It’s mainly breast-fed babies. Whilst this is a good thing in the early months, to...

Sleep regression The 4-month sleep regression derails babies, starting off a spiral of sleep deprivation. I’m taking you right back to my Health Visitor training in England. Parents are taught at 2-8 weeks postnatal, how to help their...

Julia was the quintessential catnapper. She was a colicky baby and would only do 45min at the time, only rarely she would surprise us with a longer nap. The nights were not that bad and...

Catnapping Catnapping is one of the biggest sleep problems for parents of young babies. It confounds, frustrates and drives a lot of mums demented. I get asked a lot, 'Why can't my baby sleep for...

As a Child and Family Health Nurse in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, I am a convert to swaddling babies.In the UK, as per SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) guidelines, we didn’t swaddle. Instead, we tucked...