Early Years Sleep Guide
From newborn to preschool, uncover all there is to know about your little one’s sleep.
Sleep in the first five years is challenging. There are good nights and bad nights. As parents ourselves, we’ve walked this path and are still deeply immersed in it (thank goodness for caffeine). But guess what — it’s OK and normal if your baby isn’t a perfect sleeper. Those little humans are miraculously growing, developing and learning at an incredible rate. All this growth is bound to interrupt their sleep in ways that are sometimes predictable, sometimes not.
However, knowing that doesn’t make it easier to get through. And with so much information and well-meaning advice out there, it’s VERY easy to get lost down the rabbit hole of sleep do’s and don’ts.
Guys, we’re here to help. We’ve partnered with industry-leading baby sleep consultants, Safe Sleep Space, to bring you a series of step-by-step sleep guides. Each of the five guides is designed to give you workable strategies and tools to safely navigate your way through changing sleep needs and routines in the first five years. Underpinned by research and the belief that every child and parent is unique in their situation, free baby sleep advice in our guides provides a gentle, response-based approach to create an emotional and physical safe sleep space and tips to help babies and toddlers sleep.

Newborn Baby Sleep Guide (0–4 Months)
Baby, sleep & the fourth trimester
Welcome to the world, little one! In this guide we explore safe sleeping and sleep cycles for a newborn. Discover the importance of infant mental health, how much sleep is appropriate for this stage, identifying tired signs and cries, and how to overcome common challenges. Learn about the startle reflex, and get prepared for the rolling milestone. Jump into those precious newborn days empowered and ready — you’ve got this!
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Infant Baby Sleep Guide (Early Infancy, 4–8 Months)
Your growing baby
In this guide we offer a step-by-step process covering the lengthening sleep cycle of an infant, tired signs and sleep associations, normalising sleep, predictable patterning and getting prepared with the right sleep attire.
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Infant Baby Sleep Guide (Later infancy, 8–12 Months)
Sleep, baby, sleep…establishing healthy sleep patterns
Your sweet babe is quickly approaching toddlerhood. The days are full of new skills, transitions, and curiosities and sleep is in the danger-zone. Our no-nonsense guide to late infancy will help you transition your mini to two sleeps a day, establish healthy sleep habits for this stage, while it also covers dream feeds, separation anxiety and transition objects, and helps you prepare a safe sleep environment and attire for your little adventurer.
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About Safe Sleep Space
Sleep disturbances in babies, toddlers and children can be a result of many factors. Whatever the cause, the effect on both child and family can be enormous!
The Safe Sleep Space approach has been sought after by thousands of families and is used by professionals around the world. Our techniques are underpinned by research and an understanding that every baby, child and family is unique.
With an emphasis on a child’s healthy social and emotional development, our approach helps you reach sustainable change in a loving and informed way.
Our baby sleep consultants are qualified, experienced health professionals and parents. With patience and their support, your baby or toddler will develop healthy sleep habits and the ability to sleep more soundly.
Join our Safe Sleep Space Community on Facebook or Instagram to keep up with the latest news/blog posts and tips to help you with your child’s sleep or download our App Rockabub with step by step guide to settling your baby and child.
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Toddler Sleep Guide (12–24 Months)
The emerging toddler and the importance of sleep
Hello, toddler! The tornado you didn’t see coming is here, supercharged with love, giggles, tantrums and energy (so. much. energy!) We’ve got your back with our toddler sleep guide. Covering everything from the changing toddler sleep cycle and its effects on naps and behaviour through to overnight waking.
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Preschooler Sleep Guide (2–5 Years)
Predictability and consistency is the key
‘Safety’ is the word of the day as we transition out of the cot and encounter new, but normal, challenges with overnight waking and boundary-testing. Your growing child may start having nightmares and night terrors, a normal but tricky developmental milestone.
Our sleep guide for the preschool years will help you understand the changing sleep cycle, the importance of rest, the role of childcare in sleep routines, managing night terrors, and how to safely transition into a big bed. You’re sooooo close to a more predictable sleep routine with your child, hang in there. Sleep is just around the corner!
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