There is much talk about this subject; "What is a dream feed? Why wake your baby when he is fast asleep? I’ve started a dream feed and my baby still wakes in the early hours!" Baby sleep expert and founder of Baby Secrets, Jo Tantum answers your

Reyner, sleep researcher at the Loughborough Sleep Research Centre. ‘It's not just to do with growing as they grow when they're awake, and it's never been proved it's connected to the brain development.'Research shows newborns spend nearly half

From the age of six months your baby should be pretty well settled into his own routine.Hopefully, you'll be getting a better night's sleep by this stage but even so, many mums still find it a shock when baby drops his usual morning and afternoon

, but for sleep times continue to swaddle under her arms.Soothing touchTouch is a tool that mothers use intuitively with their babies, from a kiss to a hug. If your baby tends to be fussy, try a daily massage. When she's crying, use gentle but firm patting to calm

oxytocin, which triggers the let-down reflex.N is for... Night cryingResearch has shown that from around six weeks, babies cry more in the evening. Click here to see how to get a good night's sleep.O is for... Oxygen levelsIt was once believed that crying

more than 3 hours a day, more than 3 days a week and lasting for more than 3 weeks.How can I prevent colic?1. In pregnancy, avoid stress - this has been linked to stressed babies who cry more.2. Watch your baby's awake times. Babies that sleep regularly

relax in the knowledge you're doing everything possible to protect your baby. And remember, worrying yourself sick won't do either of you any good.Keep them closeUntil your baby's 6 months, he should sleep in a cot in your room. While it's lovely

Sleep - it's something you take for granted before you have a baby, and something you can only dream about once they've arrived.With newborn babies waking frequently at night, it's no surprise new mums report spending their first weeks and months

. Either, try and leave her for 10 minutes when she wakes to see if she can settle herself back off to sleep. If she starts to cry, pick her up and pat her back until she stops and then put her back down again. Try this for 20 minutes and if she doesn't go