· I rock Zaliea to sleep in my arms and she sleeps their during the day. At night she sleeps in my bed. I'm trying to get to sleep in her cot. Mother of Zaliea 10 months
· In establishing a routine I found it important to be firm yet still be available if your baby really got distressed. Mother of Xanthe, 10, Dylan, 5, Alana, 3
· YES! Teaching to self settle - taking time & doing it slowly made a bigger improvement than the CIO method which made things worse. Mother of 7, 2.3 years, 5 months
· Jack- waking 8-10 every night at 8 months. Was breastfed so I put him on formula and it stopped. Mother of Jack 2.5yrs Emma 6.5 months
· Yes they both woke/wake through the night but co-sleeping allows me to get more sleep as I don’t have to get up. Mother of Ella 12 years Fraser 8 months
· Yes not easy to transfer when asleep, but would not self settle. Tried cd's, patting, rocking, etc All that worked with 1 was BF to sleep and when in a deep sleep transfer. 2 BF to sleep and co sleep. Mother of Jake 2 yrs Harry 9 months
· Have only just been able to get her to sleep on her own, and she is now 13 months old. Have given her toddler milk to help fill her tummy as all other attempts with formula and cow’s milk have been unsuccessful in helping her go to sleep and stay asleep. She is very unsettled and a very light sleeper. I find making sure there is background noise helps if there is a loud noise as she is already aware of noise to begin with. Mother of Zeva, 13 months
· Yes, with alethea I used infants friend. Mother of James, 3 and Alethea, 2
· Both of my boys did not sleep full nights or fall asleep on their own until about 16 months old. This was very, very tough for me as I had no support. They eventually found their own way. i think it is a nice way to do it and am now very, very happy that they sleep well and enjoy sleeping. They know i am always and will always be there for them, night or day. it was incredibly difficult at the time, but worth it. i would love it if our society lived more "communally", if that is the right word, where we all helped out a parent with young children. aunts uncles grandparents and cousins should be involved. that would be nice. nice for mum, nice for baby and nice for the relatives to share the life of a baby. To be part of a community. A close knit family. Mother of mitchell 4 years Lochie 2 years
· Only issue we had was some wind, we just raised one end of her mattress so she was sleeping a bit upright.. Worked like a charm. Mother of Mya - 18 Months
· My youngest I have had problems but i just kept changing his routine and found one that fits. When the sleep problem started through he would be up every half hour at night and never sleep during the day. Mother of leah age 8. emily age 6. maddox age 2 and a half and talon 6 months
· Waking every two hours up to the age of 7 months. Ngala saved my sanity, a day visit was all it took to turn my son around and he now sleeps through the night! Mother of Curtis - 3yrs Calvin 18months
· i had trouble with connor he wanted to always be held so i used to put the top i had been wearing all day in his bed and lay he on top so he could smell me and that seemed to work. Mother of olivia 5, connor 4 and monique 1
· Yes still do, we all sleep in the same bed, she is clingy. Can't wait for her to want to have her own bed. No idea otherwise as to how to get her out of our bed. Mother of Daniel 10yo Emily 22 months
· At the start - he really needed to be wrapped. Once we got the Miracle Blanket we were right. Mother of Zach 14months
