My Baby Won’t Sleep: A Gentle Sleep Guide for Tired Parents

When Your Baby Will Only Sleep on You

A gentle sleep guide for exhausted mums who want more rest, without sleep training or going against their instincts.

Your baby falls asleep beautifully in your arms, but the moment you put them down, those little eyes spring open.

You’ve tried the cot. You’ve tried waiting until they’re deeply asleep. You’ve tried putting them down ever so slowly, only to find yourself back at square one.

And while you absolutely love those sleepy cuddles, you’re exhausted. You’d quite like to stretch out in bed, have a little space to yourself and maybe even get a few hours of uninterrupted sleep.

Sound familiar?

I promise you’re not the only one.

Your baby isn’t giving you a hard time. They’re having a hard time.

Babies are biologically wired to seek closeness. Your warmth, heartbeat, smell and touch are all wonderfully familiar to them.

And yet, we’re often made to feel that babies should be sleeping independently, settling themselves and following a routine.

When that doesn’t happen, it’s easy to start wondering whether we’ve created a bad habit.

But what if we stopped trying to fix our babies and started understanding them instead?

A different approach to baby sleep

I created this guide for the mums who don’t want to sleep train, who believe in responding to their babies and who know that closeness is a need, not a bad habit.

But who also really, really need some sleep.

Because I don’t believe you should have to choose between nurturing your baby and nurturing yourself.

This 32-page guide brings together an understanding of infant sleep, practical ideas for navigating those exhausting nights, safer sleep information and gentle ways to support your own wellbeing.

What’s inside?

• Understanding your baby’s sleep: Why babies seek contact, wake frequently and sometimes resist being put down..
• Sleeping close to your baby: Information about infant sleep safety, including the risks of chest sleeping and considerations around bedsharing.
• Finding more rest: Realistic ways to share the load, make nights more manageable and create opportunities for rest.
• Nurturing your nervous system: Simple ways to support yourself through broken nights, overwhelm and exhaustion.
• Trusting your instincts: Letting go of the pressure to sleep train and finding an approach that feels right for your family.

This isn’t another sleep training guide

There are no rigid schedules, promises of twelve-hour nights or instructions to leave your baby crying.

Instead, you’ll find reassurance, understanding and practical ideas to help you navigate infant sleep with more confidence.

Your baby doesn’t need fixing.

And you deserve support, too.

A little note from me

I’m Laura, a mum of two, postnatal doula and the founder of Mama Nurtured.

I’ve spent many, many nights breastfeeding, cuddling and sleeping close to my babies. I know how beautiful those moments of closeness can be, and how utterly exhausting motherhood can feel when you’re surviving on broken sleep.

I created this guide because I wanted mums to have the sort of support I believe we all deserve: compassionate, realistic and rooted in an understanding of our babies’ needs.

Think of it as a little bit of reassurance and guidance from one tired mum to another.

With love,

Laura x

Ready for a gentler approach to sleep?

32 pages of practical information, reassurance and support, ready to read whenever you need it.



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