Sleep
Sleep, swaddling and what a baby wears to bed
Almost every sleep question a parent asks turns out to be a question about temperature, layers or timing rather than about technique. That is the thread running through these guides: how to swaddle and when to stop, what a baby should wear given the room they are actually sleeping in, how often bedding needs changing, and which disruptions are developmental and simply have to be waited out.
We are a textiles brand, so we are more use on the fabric and layering questions than on sleep training, and we have not written about the latter. Where the honest answer is that something does not matter much, the full moon being the obvious case, we say so.
She hated thick clothes but slept best swaddled. It took me ten years to work out why.Shan tossed all night as a baby and I never found the reason. At ten it is obvious: she's sensitive to materials. What I would check now, and for free.
Is My Baby Getting Enough Sleep?How much sleep babies need by age, why the published ranges are so wide, and the signs that tell you more than any total on a tracking app.
A Guide to Sweet Dreams for Your BabyThe six safe-sleep non-negotiables, a room set up for the tropics, and a bedtime routine short enough that you'll still be doing it at eleven at night.
Our Top Solutions for Helping Your Baby Sleep SoundlyA baby who was settling well starts waking again. Work through the causes in order, temperature, timing, hunger, development, before changing anything big.
Playful Days, Peaceful Nights: Working Through Bedtime Issues With Your ToddlerBedtime resistance is about the day ending, not about tiredness. Where it really starts, which decisions to hand over, and how to defuse the stalling.
How to Help Your Toddler's Sleeping ProblemsNight waking, five o'clock starts, night terrors and the climb out of the cot. What's behind each of the common toddler sleep problems, and what shifts it.
What Is Swaddling? The Complete GuideThe explanation nobody gives you before you need it. What swaddling is, why it works, when it must stop, and what to wrap her in.
Why You Should Swaddle a BabyYou can see the moment it takes. Why the wrap calms a newborn, whether it buys you sleep, and the fabric that suits this climate.
Soothing and Safe: How to Swaddle a NewbornHow to swaddle a baby in five unhurried steps, the hip and safety rules that matter, when not to swaddle at all, and what to try when it isn't enough.
Is Swaddling Safe? The Rules That MatterYes, for a baby not yet rolling, provided four things are true at once. The rules, the hip question, the SIDS picture, and when not to swaddle at all.
What Should a Baby Wear Under a Swaddle?Usually a nappy and a short-sleeve bodysuit. Often just the nappy. A layer chart by room temperature, with the air-con on and off.
Should You Swaddle Your Baby for Naps?Naps as well as nights, because the startle reflex keeps no office hours. The exception nobody mentions, and why the nap swaddle never goes first.
Baby Keeps Breaking Out of the Swaddle: What to DoAn escape artist at 2am is nearly always a size or technique problem, but check for rolling first. Seven fixes, in order.
Baby Hates Being Swaddled: Is That Normal?Most babies who seem to hate swaddling hate the wrapping. The two-minute test, what else it might be, and what to do if she won't have it.
Can a Baby Roll Over While Swaddled?Yes, and that's exactly the problem. Why a wrapped baby who reaches her tummy can't get back, and how to spot the first attempt before it happens.
When Should You Stop Swaddling a Baby?When should you stop swaddling a baby? At the first sign of rolling, around 2-3 months. How to see it coming, and how to make the change gently.
Swaddle vs Sleep Sack: Which Does Your Baby Need?They're consecutive, not competing. What each is for, why never both at once, and exactly what to buy before the birth.
What Should a Baby Wear to Sleep in Singapore: With and Without Air-Con?What should a baby wear to sleep in Singapore? Simple dressing rules for air-con, fan-only and in-between nights, by room temperature, not season.
Baby Sleep Sack Guide Singapore: TOG Ratings, Air-Con and Sizing ExplainedTOG explained for a climate that has no winter. What to buy by room temperature, how it should fit, and when the swaddle hands over to the sack.
Bamboo vs Cotton Muslin Swaddles: Which Is Better for Singapore's Weather?Both make a lovely muslin. Only one was made for a climate that never drops below warm. The fibre difference, the heat, and the caveats.
What Else Can You Use a Bamboo Muslin Swaddle For?The swaddling window is two to four months and the square lasts years. Everything else it does, the one thing it must never do, and how many you need.
Why You Should Use Bamboo Rayon Sheets for Your Baby's CotIt's rayon made from bamboo, and the benefits come from the fibre and not the plant. What that means for skin, heat and washing, and when cotton is fine.
How Often Should You Change Your Baby's Cot Sheet?Once or twice a week, sooner in humid weather, and at once after any mess. Why the climate changes the routine here, and how many sheets to own.
How Often Should You Change Your Child's Pillowcase or Buddy Pillowcase?Weekly at least, twice weekly in humid weather, daily during illness. Why buddy pillowcases need the same schedule, and the pillow rule for under-ones.
Full Moon ParentingNearly six thousand children, twelve countries: five minutes less sleep at full moon and nothing else. Why the belief persists, and what a bad week really is.