Newborn Sleep Assessment

Newborn Sleep Assessment

  1. What is the 3 hourly pattern and when could it be started? What order should babies sleep, feed and be awake in?
  2. How often should a baby be woken at night for feeds BEFORE they have regained birth weight?
  3. Why is active feeding important?
  4. What are the 5 S’s for calming a crying baby?
  5. Please describe the things parents could try to work on when baby is aged 2-6 weeks of age
  6. What are the 5 sleep habits I recommend starting from 6 weeks (or whenever a parent feels ready)?
  7. What are the steps I recommend including in a bedtime routine?
  8. Please describe the 2 different methods of sleep shaping I recommend from 8-12 weeks+
  9. Please list the length of time you should try to resettle babies for, by age, when trying the sleep shaping methods
  10. What are the 4 things to try to help a young baby who is only having short naps?
  11. What is the farmyard hour?
  12. What are the key tips for how to use a dummy, to help avoid it causing sleep issues when baby is older?
  13. What is the moro reflex and how can we help babies sleep through it?
  14. Why are swaddling and white noise helpful for young babies’ sleep?
  15. What is the 4 month sleep regression?
  16. What are the key things to work on to help with the 4 month sleep regression?