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We’ve been asked by Pampers to find out what Mumsnetters’ pearls of wisdom are for getting your little one to sleep as much as they need.

Pampers say “Getting your baby to sleep as much as they need is the holy grail for parents, and everyone loves hearing their baby wake up in the morning with a giggle. Whether it’s teething, wind, or a damp nappy that’s disrupting those golden hours, every parent has their own tried and tested methods to help guarantee their little one has a restful slumber. Pampers Baby-Dry nappies with Micro PearlsTM stay up to 2 times drier than ordinary nappies, giving your baby the sleep they need to wake up giggling.”

Pampers are asking Mumsnetters to share their own pearls of wisdom for babies' sleep. They want you to post the useful nuggets of advice, the most valuable tips, which worked for your baby and which could help another baby to get a bit more shut-eye.

Whatever your top baby sleep tips are, Pampers would love to hear them.

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Thanks and good luck,
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Have a particular song or musical mobile at bedtime,and always sing or play it,so it is associated with sleep time.

Relax, babies pick up on when you are stressed.

I fed my babies to sleep and was told I was making a rod for my own back, but it worked for us and that was what mattered in the end.

They grow out of sleepy cuddles so enjoy them whilst you have the chance!

After having 3 children I've learnt the most important thing about bedtime is routine. A warm bath, clean nappy and a bottle. They soon get used to a bedtime routine and fall into a deeper (hopefully longer) sleep than their daytime sleeps.

Routine! Bath, book, feed and bed... Make the bedroom a sleepy area, hushed talking, dark, no playing. I also have a light projector that plays sleepy music that I have on in the room which is slowly becoming his sleep association

Bringong baby into my bed. I tried everything else, then finally did what felt natural, ignoring the advice of others. From that point on, when he was about 4 months old, he's slept through every night and I haven't looked back. Plus, he's cuddly and cosy and delicious right there with me.

My Health worker gave me a great tip, it was don't stress about the baby sleeping at night, just take advantage of when baby naps in the day. When baby sleeps mom sleeps. How things have changed most moms have to work full time now so there is not chance of that anymore.

My tip is routine, get the little one used to going to sleep at the same time, it may take a little while but patience will pay off

Get some really good quality coffee and drink plenty of it to help you through the morning after a sleepless night.

I always found my routine to be my savior.
Bath, milk, winding, cuddling and then bed :) (and maybe another sneaky cuddle when she falls asleep too :P)

It's been difficult to establish a good napping routine due to carrying out the school run twice a day. I've found doing a mini bedtime routine of fresh nappy and sleeping bag really helps.

Don't worry about how much sleep baby is getting. It will always be enough. Think what they have over 24 hours rather than just at night.

I don't tend to talk about how my two sleep with other parents as it makes them hate me. Both of mine slept 7pm-7am from about 10 weeks. I put most of it down to luck as I know others who do the same routine as me without success. I don't know if there is such a thing as a sleep gene but given DH can easily sleep for 16 hours if left undisturbed in a dark warm room maybe they get it from him.

I got both of mine into a routine from an early age. Three naps during the day, naps taken downstairs with radio on/general household noise. Then at bedtime bath, cuddles, stories and lulabye. Final feed done in a dark, quiet room and then put down in their own cot to sleep.

DS 1 is 4 and has now perfected the ability to sneak into our bed at some point during the night without us realising. Good morning cuddles with him are lovely though so can't complain.

Don't wake baby up to change a nappy. Ever!
Also, my Mum's advice has proved golden for all 3 of my babies "sleep begets sleep" - don't stop them from napping in the day in the hope they'll sleep at night, they will just get overtired.

I had a 'bad' sleeper and a 'good' sleeper. Routine was key with both but I've discovered as they've got older that the 'bad' sleeper just doesn't need as much sleep as most children!

Routine is your best hope. But it's not guarenteed. Kids are different, ours were.
We did get both to take either bottle or brest though. That way both parents can do shifts and at least both of you get half a nights sleep.

Routine first and foremost. Same music at bathtime, same order of getting ready for bed. Same phrases used. We did use controlled crying at one point when DD was around 16 months as she wouldn't settle herself unless one of us was in the room with her, and that could take 2-3 hours, especially in the middle of the night!

The best thing we did was set up a camping mattress, pillows and duvet in her room. Now on the rare occasions she won't settle on her own, at least DH or I can just lie there comfortably and doze/sleep, rather than try and fail usually! to wait for her to drop off so we could sneak out. She has an unbelievable Spidey sense when it comes to that!

If only I knew!
Just try not to stress about what they 'should' be doing and do what works for you. If baby needs snuggles, do it, if baby needs white noise, do it! Co-sleeping? If it's right for you and you do it safely, do it! Sleep will come.

I did Hypnobirthing and now play my calming 'labour music' during our bedtime routine. Since my son was four months old we've been doing bath, book, bottle, cuddles, then bed. Coupled with the music it immediately made a dramatic difference - bedtime is now much for relaxing for everyone!

I always give my baby a bath and then a gentle baby massage before bedtime as this really soothes her and helps her sleep through.

A crib that rocked was a godsend! Day-time naps seemed to mean better night-time sleeps. Plenty of milk during the day might have helped. Mainly being patient. The longed-for "sleeping through" did happen - eventually!

We have a routine that we follow every night which includes a nice warm relaxing bath, low lights, quitter voices, story time, PJs.
The main thing is to avoid any sleep aids (music, dummies, rocking, etc) that mean the baby needs you back to help them resettle each time they stir.

Music and being calm myself. Children pick up on these things...

Warm bath before bed, story time and cuddles, and we find using a grobag helps too. Having said that, our new baby wakes a bit more than our eldest!

Sleeping bags are a godsend, no kicking the covers off!

Stay calm. Keep to a routine as much as possible, but not so strictly that it's a disaster if things don't go to plan (e.g. use same songs, stories, comforter to maintain familiarity no matter where you're staying). If up during the night keep the lights dimmed and speak softly, conversation and chat to a minimum, change and feed and settle as quickly as possible, and if all else fails bring into bed with you very early in the morning to claim the last few hours of sleep before starting the day!

i was shown by a midwife to swaddle my new born baby as it makes them feel secure.

Also - buy a tummy tub bath - this was a godsend for my boys - it helped colic, relaxed them and set them up for bedtime

The Fisher Price Winnie The Pooh Light Show is what helped ours - it picks up on the baby crying and automatically switches on, showing a light show on ceiling of Winnie the Pooh and friends and sings lullabies.