BABY SLEEP
Another unsettled night? Start with your question.
Perhaps naps are unpredictable, or nights have become harder after a calmer spell. Perhaps your baby is starting to roll and you’re wondering about the swaddle. Choose the question that sounds like your night, with UK guidance close at hand.
Prepared by Nerumi · Sources checked 23 September 2026
In the early weeks, what is worth noting down?
When feeds and naps run into one another, recording every minute can become another job. Begin with the details that help you recognise a pattern or explain a change.
How to track newborn sleep without watching the clock all day
A simple approach to sleep records, with feeds, nappies and safer sleep kept in view.
Start with newborn sleepDoes the next nap really need a deadline?
You’ve seen the wake-window charts, but your baby seems to have other ideas. Look at what timing can tell you alongside the signs you notice in your baby.
Baby Wake Windows: Does the NHS Recommend a Schedule?
Explore wake windows in the context of NHS sleep guidance, without treating an online chart as a timetable you must meet.
Put wake windows in perspectiveWe were getting somewhere. Why has sleep changed?
Shorter naps and more waking can feel especially frustrating after a settled spell. This guide starts with that experience and looks beyond the “regression” label.
Is the 4-Month Sleep Regression Real? What the Evidence Says
Read about changing sleep, the limits of a fixed regression timetable, and when other symptoms need attention.
Understand a change in sleepTrying to roll? Revisit the sleep setup.
A new movement raises a practical question as well as a developmental one. Read the rolling and swaddling guidance before relying on the sleep setup that worked last week.
Baby Rolling in Sleep: When Should You Stop Swaddling?
Find UK advice on stopping swaddling, rolling during sleep and keeping the cot clear as your baby becomes more mobile.
Read about rolling and safer sleepWhen might we get a longer night?
Other babies may seem to be sleeping for longer, but “sleeping through” does not mean the same thing in every conversation. Explore the feeding and sleep questions behind that phrase.
When Will My Baby Sleep Through the Night? UK Guide
A UK guide to longer sleep stretches, night feeds and realistic expectations as your baby grows.
Explore longer night stretchesIf you’ve been told that dinner is the answer, read Do solids help babies sleep through the night? before changing the feeding plan.
See sleep alongside the rest of the day
The UK newborn guide and UK 4-month baby guide bring sleep together with feeding, development and routine care.
These articles offer general information. Follow any feeding or care plan from your baby’s clinical team, and ask your health visitor or GP about a change that concerns you.
Sources and official guidance
These resources support the topics on this page. The linked articles include sources for their detailed guidance and identify national differences where relevant.
- NHS — Helping your baby to sleep: Sleep patterns, routines and coping with disturbed nights.
- The Lullaby Trust — Swaddling: Safer-sleep charity guidance on swaddling and signs of rolling.