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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.

Everyone who posts on this thread will be entered into a prize draw where one winner will receive a £200 John Lewis voucher.

Please note your comments may be included on Pampers social media channels, and possibly elsewhere, so please only post if you're comfortable with this.

Thanks and good luck,
MNHQ

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I have just had my third baby recently and I have learnt that the best thing to do is to put them down for a sleep awake and let them learn to self settle on there own from a young age. It has worked wonders with my son. Also stick to a routine, have lots of patience and make sure baby has a clean nappy , warm clothes and a full tummy . And most of all trust your own instincts and do what is best for you and your baby as every baby is different

Routine is definitely what worked for both of mine. warm bath, swaddle, warm milk and cuddle til they settled. I would add though that ensuring they got good naps in the day was important too to stop them being so overtired by bedtime that they were loopy. Admittedly, I think I did luck out though as this doesn't work for all children .

a drive up the bypass always got my eldest to sleep

playtime, bathtime, lovely little massage and then in to his nursery for his last bottle and put straight into his cot.
we've Been doing that since he was 3 weeks old and now 5 months later he still sleeps just as well! he sleeps for 12 hours a night.

The only thing that got me a halfway decent night's sleep with either of my children was co-sleeping. We got a co-sleeping cot for DD, which was brilliant as she was in her own space but within arms-reach.

a warm bubble bath followed by a bottle and a relaxing cuddle for half hour before bed. works every time

Warm bath, story or quiet singing in dimly lit room, growbag so they dont get cold when they kick the covers off, warm milk job done!

I have two very different babies, but the element of getting them to sleep at the right bedtime has always been about routine, routine, routine.

From day one, we would bath them, get them ready for bed and have storytime with milk.

To this day, they are four and two now, we still have this same routine and most nights they go to bed without a stir.

Making sure they are comfortable throughout the night is essential, we had various trials (and errors) with this. The right temperatures, the right amount of clothing and bedding, the right noises, the right amount of light and making sure they go to bed at the right time. We have always used pampers on our babies too... maybe thats just a coincidence.

My first, who is now four slept through the night from 6 weeks old. He was a dream. My second, who is now two, has only just started to sleep all the way through and still does not sleep through every night of the week. We have tried everything and I think it is just her. She is not a perfect sleeper, but all I can do is make sure she is comfortable.

We chose a routine from birth and stuck to it. We rarely have any bedtime issues.

Coffee and chocolate cake - for parents

Use lots of different methods to settle them to sleep so they don't rely on just one.

And remember, these days are not forever.

I use a onesie on my 2 year old. It stops her back and tummy getting cold when she twists and turns. She has a disturbed night if she wears a nightie.

Our son has always been a tricky sleeper but as long a we stick to the routine of bath, books then bed he will go down and we try to do as much as possible to ensure nothing will disturb his sleep so its lights off, room at 20 degrees and a Pampers Actifit size 5 (currently)

I've had brilliant sleepers, both were breastfed and slept through from 2-3 mths. We had a good routine and I have never fed to sleep as I think that is a bad habit, but I can understand that some mums will do anything for an better nights sleep. I have always done the up for 2 hours down for a nap in the daytime, with the last night at around 2.30pm, but never past 4.30pm and then bed is always 7.30. They sleep until around 8am which is brilliant as my husband and I love our sleep too!

Little trick I learned was babies don't like cold bedding, especially when they have just been fed and are snuggled up close to you, so placing a hot water bottle to gently warm the bedding works a treat, leave it in there for 5 minutes, remove a good few mintutes before placing baby in and 9/10 my sons didn't wake or stir, smooth transaction and a little me time :)
Another thing I always did during the night was zero interaction with baby, its night time, not a time for play and socialising, make it clear that you're just doing the necessities with very little light, noise and eye contact.

Some babies sleep more easily than others. It's just the way they are. If your baby sleeps, it isn't because you have all the answers. If your baby doesn't sleep, it's not necessarily your fault!

Go with what you both feel comfortable with. My Little Boy co-slept with us for the first 10 Months, His choice - Not mine! He started sleeping through the Night at 10 Months, and then He started going through the Night in His Cot by 11 Months. Only because I felt it was the right time for us both. So go with a pace your both comfortable with

Firstly, 1 thing to remember while you are dying on you feet and desperate for your baby to sleep and just the 2 of you are awake is: The giggles, smiles, feeding faces and even tears that your baby does in these times are memories only you will have and there will be a day when they sleep through in their own bed and you miss their dependence on you.

Right now the advice- DONT do controlled crying if you are not going to go through with it- if you are not convinced or confident in the method you will cave in and the tears will have been for nothing. I did it with both of mine at 6 months and swear by it.

Skin to skin with a new born really helps when they wont settle / feed well

You have 1 year maternity leave- take this as your baby is not meant to sleep properly until they are 1 and everything else is a bonus

Those mums who say their new bourns sleep through are the same mums who say their 18 month old can recite French Poetry and their children never watch TV/ eat chocolate - (THEY LIE)

If your baby has a cold elevate their mattress under their head end with a folded towel or something

Take the side off the cot/ or put them in a bed before they realise that they can get out and run around

Routine, routine, routine- even if its just for your own sanity

Good luck and remember- one day your baby will sleep and you will sneak into their room to give them a kiss on your way to bed and your heart will break as they grow up too fast!

dont try and force them to sleep, embrace it, they are not little for long and dont waste the precious time stressing about them not sleeping. when they are 16 and coming home late you will wish they were a crying baby!

If your baby uses a dummy and wakes up when they lose it, place about six dummies in the cot at bedtime, so that if they reach out trying to find the one they lost, they can easily find one to pop back in their own mouth without waking you up to give it to them.

Make sure you don't put them to sleep hungry

Chill out and go with the flow. And embrace room sharing or co sleeping - adults generally sleep together so why do we expect babies to sleep alone?

A warm, milky drink, followed by being laid down in a quiet, dark bedroom, in a warm cot.

I honestly think every child is different. I have 2 my oldest is 19 months, my youngest is 9 weeks. With my oldest baby massage. I would bath her, massage her, breastfeed them hey presto. She doesn't let me massage her now she can move but it was so lovely when she was a baby. It would just be me and her. She now sleeps from 6pm-6:30am. My youngest is completely different and is such hard work to get to sleep. Then wakes every 2 hours, whereas my older daughter was sleeping for atleast 6 hours by the time she was the same age

Babies need quality daytime sleep to get their night time sleep right. Keeping them up in the day won't ensure a good nights sleep. Young babies typically need a nap 2 hours after waking. As soon as I realised this everything got a lot better!

White noise app or sshh sound made by us. Baby massage. Nothing is foolproof though!