Free: 24 Hour Sleep Guide

The 24-Hour Sleep Guide

A free guide for babies from around 4 months

If you’re exhausted and fed up with advice that doesn’t fit your baby, this guide is for you. You haven’t done anything wrong.

Wake window charts and age-based routines don’t fit every baby. Every baby has their own sleep needs, and two babies the same age can need very different amounts of sleep. Squeeze a baby who needs less sleep into a routine built for one who needs more, and you can end up with bedtime battles, split nights and 5am wake-ups.

This guide shows you how to work out how much sleep your baby needs, then build a day that fits them, not a chart.

Inside you’ll find:

• How to track your baby’s sleep, and what to write down
• How to work out their 24-hour sleep need (their “sleep tank”)
• How to work out their nap allowance
• How to spread naps across the day, flexibly or with set times
• Why a steady morning wake-up time matters
• Early birds and night owls
• How sleep needs change as your baby grows
• A sleep log you can copy and fill in

About me

I’m Louise, an OCN Level 6 sleep coach and twin mum. My twins had completely different sleep needs, which is exactly why I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all routines.

This guide is general information and doesn’t replace advice from your GP or health visitor. Always follow the Lullaby Trust safe sleep guidance.