expecting

• Pregnant
• Expecting
• Maternity
• Pregnancy

What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag

By Andrina Wilson - Midwife & Certified Sleep Consultant Packing your maternity bag for birth is one of the most exciting parts of getting ready for your new baby. Your anticipation is thro … Read more

What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag

• newborn sleep
• most popular
• expecting
• summer

How to keep your nursery cool in summer

We can get some pretty hot, humid nights here in Aotearoa which can make settling to sleep difficult for our little ones. It can also make it difficult to keep the nursery to the World Health Or … Read more

How to keep your nursery cool in summer

• expecting
• pregnancy
• newborn
• 3-6 months
• nappies

Modern Cloth Nappies

There’s so much to think about when you’re pregnant and about to bring a little one into the world. From which bassinet or cot is safest to what “size 000” means, it can … Read more

Modern Cloth Nappies

• 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 bas … Read more

Should I choose a bassinet or cot for my baby?

• Newborn
• Expecting
• pregnancy

Baby Monitor Comparison - Which Baby Monitor is Best?

Is a baby monitor necessary or not? It's a question asked by many expecting parents as they navigate what they may need to buy prior to baby's arrival. Like anything, s … Read more

Baby Monitor Comparison - Which Baby Monitor is Best?

• Breast Pump
• Newborn
• Expecting
• feed
• breastfeeding
• pregnancy

Which Breast Pump is Best – What to Consider When Buying a Breast Pump

So you’ve decided you’ll be pumping milk after baby is born, but where do you start when trying to choose the best breast pump? From single or double to ele … Read more

Which Breast Pump is Best – What to Consider When Buying a Breast Pump

• newborn
• most popular
• expecting

How Dads Can Help with a Newborn in the 4th Trimester

By Logan Donnelly @KiwiDad The fourth trimester (the 12-week period immediately after you have had your baby), is one of the most monumental transitions either pare … Read more

How Dads Can Help with a Newborn in the 4th Trimester

• Newborn
• Wellbeing
• Pregnant
• Expecting
• Mother
• Pregnancy
• 4th Trimester

Breastfeeding tips and FAQs

We at The Sleep Store are passionate about helping new parents navigate the bumpy journey of parenthood and breastfeeding can be a bumpy ride indeed. With … Read more

Breastfeeding tips and FAQs

• Newborn
• Pregnancy
• Expecting
• 4th trimester

Advice for New Parents & Parents To Be

Getting ready for a new baby can be overwhelming. There is so much to prepare for, things to buy, books to read, rooms to arrange. All that on top of growing a little hu … Read more

Advice for New Parents & Parents To Be

• Breast Pump
• Newborn
• Expecting
• breastfeeding
• feed
• pregnancy

The What, Why & How of Breast Pumping – Common Pumping Questions Answered

If you’re new to breast pumping or haven’t pumped before it’s easy to be overwhelmed with the ‘how to’. How to start pumping, how to incre … Read more

The What, Why & How of Breast Pumping – Common Pumping Questions Answered

• Newborn
• Newborn Sleep
• Expecting

Preparing for a Newborn

The Sleep Store posted Preparing for a newborn...we'd love you to share your top tips for new parents - sleeping, feeding, whatever you think new parents will find helpf … Read more

Preparing for a Newborn

• Baby
• Parent
• Parent Sleep
• Expecting

What are the Real Hazards with Bed-Sharing?

Co-sleeping and bed-sharing is a tricky topic to write about. There are such polar views on the topic and at The Sleep Store, we feel a strong obligation to take a conser … Read more

What are the Real Hazards with Bed-Sharing?

• Newborn
• Newborn Sleep
• Most Popular Newborn
• Expecting

Newborn Sleep Essentials

Becoming a parent for the first time is the most fabulous and terrifying thing that will happen to you! Fabulous because you have a beautiful new baby, and terrifying b … Read more

Newborn Sleep Essentials