Infant sleep and safe co-sleeping

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Infant Sleep and Parent Sleep is a 3-page practical mini guide designed to bring calm and confidence to tired new parents. It explains how newborn and infant sleep develops, what’s normal (and what’s not), and how to create a safe, soothing sleep environment for your baby and for yourself.

This guide covers:

• Understanding your baby’s changing sleep patterns from birth to 12 months

• How to build a calm bedtime rhythm that works for your family

• Safe sleep essentials and room-sharing recommendations

• Evidence-based tips for safer co-sleeping or bedsharing

• How to respond to common sleep challenges, from regressions to night waking

Written with care for new families, this guide combines practical know-how with gentle reassurance. 

Helping parents make informed, responsive choices about their baby’s sleep.

Perfect for expectant parents preparing for the early weeks, or anyone in the thick of the fourth trimester looking for more rest and clarity.