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Sleep Associations: What They Are and 5 Tips to Gently Shift Them for Better Sleep

If your baby needs the exact same thing every time they fall asleep, whether that’s rocking, feeding, co-sleeping, or…
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Sleep Hygiene for Children: Quick Wins to Help Your Child Sleep Better in 2026

If your child struggles to fall asleep, wakes frequently at night, or wakes up too early, you’re not alone.…
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Your Child’s First Mattress: What to Look For in 2025 (and Why It’s Worth Spending a Bit More). Origin Hybrid Mattress Review.

What should your child’s first mattress be? As parents, we often agonise over our baby’s cot mattress, and rightly…
nursery and baby sleep, screen-free bedtime activities

10 of the Best Screen-Free Bedtime Activities for Kids to Wind-Down (Aged 3–10)

If bedtime in your house feels more like a battlefield than a blissful wind-down, you’re not alone. Many families…
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Snoring in Children: Why it Matters in 2026 (and Why I Always Ask About It)

Snoring in children might seem like just a funny little sound your child makes at night, but in some…
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Starting Nursery and Baby Sleep: Smash the Transition, 2026

Starting nursery is a big transition for both babies and parents. Many families worry about the impact of starting…
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The 5 Biggest Child Sleep Myths (and Why They’re Ruining Your Little One’s Sleep)

When it comes to children’s sleep, misinformation is everywhere. Well-meaning advice from family, friends, and the internet can fuel…
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The Well-Rested Workforce Initiative: Why Sleep Support for Working Parents Matters More Than Ever in 2026

The Well-Rested Workforce Initiative. Why? Well, I’ve lost count of the number of conversations I’ve had with exhausted parents…
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Newborn Sleep Consultant UK: How Expert Advice Can Improve Your Baby’s Sleep in 2026

Searching for a newborn sleep consultant UK? If you’re a sleep-deprived new parent searching for ways to improve your…
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3 Year Old Not Sleeping? Here’s Why (and How to Improve It!)

Is your 3 year old not sleeping? Are they fighting bedtime, waking frequently, or struggling to sleep independently? You’re…
4 year old not sleeping

4 Year Old Not Sleeping? The Real Reasons and What To Do

Updated 19th November 2025, Gemma Coe, Sleep Specialist Is your 4 year old not sleeping? Are they fighting bedtime,…
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5 Proven Steps to Settle an Overtired Newborn: The Ultimate Guide

The Overtired Newborn Struggle Newborn sleep is unpredictable, exhausting, and, at times, utterly baffling. One moment your baby is…

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I also blog for Huckleberry. My articles can be found on their site here.

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Parents, Don't Make These Mistakes When Trying To Get Your Baby To Sleep

So you’ve got yourself a baby who doesn’t sleep…? Welcome to the club.

With so much conflicting baby sleep advice out there, it can be hard to know where you stand as a new parent trying to get your tiny crying bundle to sleep.

Do you pick them up and soothe them? Do you let them cry it out? So many questions – and to be honest, often no right answers. It’s mostly a case of trial and error, and doing the best you can.

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HEALTH HACKS This is why ‘wake windows’ might be your secret weapon

2nd November 2021

“GETTING your child to go to sleep and into a good routine is a real win.

Not only does it help them hugely, it will make you feel much better than those nights where you got maybe two hours kip.

There are a few tried and tested tricks, but also some that you may not be aware of.

Gemma Coe, a certified baby and child sleep specialist, revealed a few extra tactics to the Sun Online.”

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Dummies, Pacifiers, Soothers Or Binkies: Are They Friend Or Foe?!

20th October 2021

“There’s no doubt about it, babies are born with a strong desire to suck to soothe. Some babies will get instantaneous comfort from a dummy in their very early weeks whereas other babies find comfort in other things and just seem disinterested. But what to do when it comes to taking away the dummy?”

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A Sleep Consultant’s Best Sleep Aid? A Sleeping Bag!

April 23rd 2022

We caught up with Gemma Coe, The Baby and Child Sleep Specialist to chat about how sleeping bags can help you all get a better night’s sleep…

My best sleep aid as a sleep consultant? Sleeping bag. Absolutely! Given all the sleep products out there for newborns upwards you may think I’m mad (or just slightly boring). Hear me out. OK, so not only do these ‘wearable blankets’ look totally cute, but they are great for many practical reasons too. 

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Creating the perfect sleep environment

“Sleep is a skill that our little ones have to learn. Some babies find it easier than others to learn how to settle and resettle. We need to give them lots of opportunities to practice but we also want to help them along the way where and when we can.”

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MUM'S THE WORD I’m a child sleep expert and there are three things every mum of a newborn needs to know

27th November 2021

“WHEN it comes to having children nothing is easy, particularly if it’s your first one.

But what can make every other decision and action a million times harder is when you’re completely exhausted.

Certified baby and child sleep specialist Gemma Coe knows all too well the importance of helping your baby get some good kip – so you can get a rest too.”

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Napping on the go?

29th June 2022

Do you know the feeling? You’re turning into the road to your house in the pram or car and poof, your child has fallen asleep. As we all know, this has been a nerve-racking experience for one parent or another. But what about napping on the go? Do these power naps ruin your little ones sleep routine? Or can you actually use them in a positive way?

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Really struggled with sleep with my 10 month old, Gemma was patient, kind and so helpful.

Made a plan for us that was completely personal to us and our situations

Thank you for everything

Jade, and Roman (10 months)

Thank you for being so detailed in your recommendations to me on a routine that you thought would suit Delilah the best , it definitely helped, also your quick response to all my emails and all my questions 🙂

(at 3 months) Delilah is now doing awesome and sleeping through the night. She has also settled during the the day which is great.

Maurisa, and Delilah (4 weeks)

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