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Top 5 Winter Essentials for Baby Sleep

Keeping baby warm in winter needn't be hard! Parents can fret over how many layers is too many or if baby will wake up cold, but with a few key pieces, all you'll have to do is add or take off a … Read more

Top 5 Winter Essentials for Baby Sleep

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When to Introduce a Pillow

The Sleep Store's view on pillows We generally recommend a pillow from about 2 years old, however there is no reason to introduce one if the child has not asked for one or is not wriggling round … Read more

When to Introduce a Pillow

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Choosing the Weight of Your Sleeping Bag

Tog Rating A tog measurement is a European warmth rating: the higher the tog, the warmer the product. Cotton baby sleeping bags such as Love to Dream or Ergopouch or Purflo are generally availab … Read more

Choosing the Weight of Your Sleeping Bag

• Newborn
• Newborn Sleep
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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?

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Top 5 Must-Have Items for Your Baby

All parents will have their different opinion on what items they deem essential when it comes to parenthood. It varies of course, as every baby is different. Factors such as lifestyle, family v … Read more

Top 5 Must-Have Items for Your Baby

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Muslin | The wonder fabric for babies

Babies and muslin go hand in hand, wherever you meet newborns and older babies you’re bound to spy some muslin lurking nearby. Renowned for its softness, lightness and breathability, musli … Read more

Muslin | The wonder fabric for babies

• 4TH TRIMESTER
• WELLBEING
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First Weeks With a Newborn – What To Expect Once Baby Is Home

The anticipation is finally over, your little bundle has arrived and you are home. Now what? It’s very normal for parents (especially first time parents) to focus on the ‘big day&r … Read more

First Weeks With a Newborn – What To Expect Once Baby Is Home

• Newborn
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• Newborn Sleep
• Wellbeing

Burping, Wind & Reflux in Newborns

Wind is one of those things that people love to say causes unsettled babies...and is blamed as the cause of poor sleep in newborns. Some babies are definitely affected more by having a burp stuc … Read more

Burping, Wind & Reflux in Newborns

• 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 famil … Read more

Camping with a Baby

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Choosing a Safe Bed for your Newborn Baby

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, it’s likely because you have your first baby on the way. Such an exciting and wonderful time, and filled with all the decisions about what yo … Read more

Choosing a Safe Bed for your Newborn Baby

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Baby Shower Gifting - Top Gifts for Mum and Baby

Baby Showers aren’t just a time to celebrate the upcoming birth of a baby, but are also a time to celebrate mum, even if it’s not her first child. If you’ve been invited to a … Read more

Baby Shower Gifting - Top Gifts for Mum and Baby

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Gently Encourage your Toddler to Sleep

Once your toddler is out of a cot, gentle sleep training techniques definitely work best.If you use cry it out or controlled crying, your toddler will be constantly getting out of bed, screaming … Read more

Gently Encourage your Toddler to Sleep

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How to Set Up a Nursery on a Budget

Is it possible to set up a nursery on a budget and cover all the essentials? Yes it is, here's how: Start with a cot, mattress & waterproof protector bundle deal Consider a trave … Read more

How to Set Up a Nursery on a Budget

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Catnapping Solutions for During the Day

Catnapping! One 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 catnapping babies just not rested after a 45 … Read more

Catnapping Solutions for During the Day

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Travel Cots and Beds

Find the portacot, travel bassinet or bed that suits you best We have a great range of travel cots, and we get asked "which is best?" an awful lot. The answer, in short, is it depends wha … Read more

Travel Cots and Beds