Calmer days and nights with your newborn
A gentle, practical guide to your baby's first four months, from safe sleep and settling to feeding and finding a rhythm. Written by Anna Deacon, Norland-trained nanny and certified sleep consultant.
Instant PDF download. Easy to read on your phone during night feeds.
Bringing your baby home
Coming home with a newborn can be nerve-wracking. You don't know what to expect, or how the days are going to go. Everyone talks about how little sleep you'll get and the newborn trenches. This handbook gives you a bit more guidance on what might happen, and the steps to follow if it does.
Does this sound familiar?
Your baby sleeps beautifully in your arms but wakes as soon as you lay them down.
Every book, app and friend tells you something different about contact naps, dummies and routines.
The evenings have become a long stretch of unsettled crying, and you're not sure why.
You'd love to know what's normal at this age and what you can gently shape.
What's inside
The foundation: a note from me, plus safe sleep guidance to come back to whenever you need it.
Understanding your newborn: the fourth trimester, what newborn sleep looks like, and wake windows and sleepy cues.
Settling: naps and the contact nap question, the five S's, cot side comforting, winding and swaddling.
The right environment: building the body clock, light and dark, sharing a room, and buggies and car seats.
Feeding: how feeding and sleep fit together, bottles and combination feeding, and night feeds and comfort sucking.
Making it work: finding a rhythm, the bedtime routine, the witching hour, and a word for you.
What comes next: the four month shift, and how to work with me if you'd like more support.
Gentle from the start
There's no leaving your baby to cry and no rigid schedule. The handbook helps you read your baby's cues and build a loose rhythm that suits your family.
Hi, I'm Anna
I'm a Norland-trained nanny and Level 6 certified sleep consultant, and I've spent around ten years working with families and their little ones. I wrote this handbook to give new parents the same clear, gentle advice I share with the families I support, in a form you can return to whenever you need it.
What families say about working with Anna
"Thanks to her guidance, we finally have our evenings (and our bed!) back." Yee and Gemma
Questions
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Parents of babies from birth to four months, and parents-to-be who'd like to feel prepared before their baby arrives.
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No. The handbook covers gentle settling, understanding your baby and laying good foundations for later.
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As soon as you've paid, you'll get a download link by email. It opens on any phone, tablet or computer.
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My free Settled Sleep Handbook is written for babies from around four months, or you can book a free initial chat.
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Book a free 15-minute chat and we'll talk it through.
Feel ready for the nights ahead
The Newborn Sleep Handbook, birth to four months. £20, as an instant PDF download, so you can start reading tonight.
Would you rather have one-to-one help? Book a free initial chat.