Night and Day Sleeps

Jo Tantum is the UK's No 1 baby sleep expert. Her best-selling book Baby Secrets is available at all good bookstores and also available through Amazon.

If your baby sleeps for several hours in the day and wakes up a lot at night they probably  have their day and night times mixed up.

Daytime means light, people talking, noises, cuddles and being woken up for a feed but night-time means dark and quiet. Don’t wake your baby after their dream feed so they can have their long sleep during the night. Only change the nappy if it’s dirty.

Soon your baby will start sleeping longer in the night time and daytimes will be more settled with regular feeds, naps and lots of playing and smiles.