Sleep Centre

When setting up your nursery there can be needs and wants and getting a suitable mattress falls into the needs category. Your little one will use it a lot as they spend most of the day and night sleeping when they are an infant especially, so understanding they have a safe mattress is important.

Today, parents are faced with an overwhelming amount of information when it comes to baby sleep, and a lot of it is conflicting and quite simply incorrect. From well-meaning family members and friends offering advice, to the internet, books, forums and more, it can be confusing and overwhelming. 

When baby becomes overtired, their bodies can go into a stress response, triggering adrenaline and cortisol production. Recognising and knowing when to enable your baby to take rest before they get into an overtired state, can save them (and you) from the bigger hurdle of getting to sleep after they’ve become stressed or agitated.

Unless there is a specific medical requirement to bathe your baby, it’s suggested to decide on a time within the first week to give your baby their first bath. Choose a time when baby is relaxed and a time when you can give your undivided attention. 

For new parents, your little one arriving into the world can be a blissful, wonderful and sometimes even challenging time. Setting up your baby for sleep will be one of your top priorities. Where to sleep, how to sleep and when to sleep will be up there on your checklist of priorities.

How to Put a Newborn to Sleep Using These 4 Foundations While there’s no doubt every baby is different when it comes to sleep, there are a few foundations you can put in place to give you a strong start...

White noise creates a masking effect, blocking out loud noises which may disturb your child’s sleep such as the television, older siblings, or traffic outside.  Some white noise machines remind children of being in the womb due to the continuous background sound. 

For some expectant parents, a bassinet is the first item on their newborn checklist, but do you really need one? From how to get your baby to sleep in a bassinet to knowing when the time has come to transition from bassinet to crib, find out everything you need to know below. 

From sleep cycle maturation and overtiredness to hunger, discover the most common reasons why babies catnap below. 

Self-soothing and self-soothing are different. Self-soothing enables children to regulate their emotions while self-settling is a useful tool children use to fall back to sleep without assistance from a parent/caregiver.

Every baby feels hot and cold differently to another, ambient temperatures fluctuate, and different clothing and sleepwear layer combinations will differ in their thermal effectiveness. These factors make it challenging to give blanket advice to parents and carers.

While newborns won’t really notice the difference, there are some simple things you can do to help prepare your baby (or toddler) in the lead up to the clock being wound forward or back.

Sleeping bags were invented as a practical all-in-one bedding option. Mums, Dads and carers everywhere found sleeping bags for babies allowed their little ones to drift off to sleep easier. The design of our LOVE TO DREAM™ baby sleeping bags allows for the arms to be free and not constricted. Whether your little one is rolling, crawling or walking, a sleeping bag is made to keep them warm, secure, but still able to move.

Love to Dream™ are excited to introduce a new line of gorgeous sleepwear layers with the fabric LENZING™ EcoVero™. This is made from viscose fibres, derived from bamboo, with a production process that has a significantly lower environmental impact than regular viscose. 

Having the perfect room temperature will allow your baby to drift off into a relaxing and restful sleep. To keep bub cosy, it is recommended to have the room set at around 20-21 degrees (c). You can then add layers including singlets, jumpsuits, PJs and of course their swaddle or sleep garment. Whatever makes your baby feel super snug and warm.

The early stages of your baby’s life are a perfect time to get to know their nature, their likes and dislikes, and their temperament. Before your baby is able to speak, bedtime is one of the first moments where they will communicate their wants and needs. Creating a nurturing and safe environment, as well as dressing them in warm, safe and snug sleep garments will support your baby to sleep through the night.

One of the most important things parents want from their baby clothes is simplicity: what your little bub is dressed in should make your life easier, while making their life more comfortable. Nothing achieves that perfect combination of comfort for your little one and convenience for yourself quite like a one-piece outfit. That’s why we’re thrilled to be launching the New Love To Dream Romper, our brand new, onesie-style jumpsuit with a quick and easy zip.

Did you settle quickly into a routine with your baby? If so, do you think it worked well for you? No way! We tried but our daughter had tongue tie and I just struggled with breastfeeding but felt guilty for putting her on formula. And her sleeps were all over the place from her feeds being so stressful.

There are three important aspects to get your little ones sleeping soundly again: creating an ideal sleep environment, setting an afternoon and evening routine, and how you respond to your baby over the course of the night to help them sleep through it. All these are part of the simple three-step cycle which forms the basis of the routine you want to return to: sleep, feed, and uptime.

Medial research suggests that swaddling is beneficial in helping newborns to sleep better. Unlike traditional  swaddles that keep a baby's arms by their side or across their chest, the unique ARMS UP™ design of our SWADDLE UP™ has patented 'wings' that allow a baby to sleep in their natural ARMS UP™ position. This means your baby can easily touch their face & suck on their hands & fingers for true SELF-SOOTHING™.

The ‘5-in-1’ SWADDLE UP™ TRANSITION SUIT is a gentle transition solution which helps preserve a baby’s precious sleep routine and is perfect for babies who are having a harder time transitioning.

The suit has been created with a snug fit upper chest and specially designed zip-on SELF-SOOTHING™ sleeves with fold over cuffs to provide a swaddling effect. It also has two ARMS UP™ zip-off wings, which should remain attached to the suit until baby is ready to transition.