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The Sleepy Little Bubs, Melbourne (2026)

10/10/2026

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**Waking constantly overnight? More sleep isn't always the answer.**

One of the biggest misconceptions I see is that if a baby is waking frequently overnight, they must be overtired and need more daytime sleep.

But that's not always the case.

In fact, sometimes the exact opposite is true.

Here are 3 things I would be looking at:

**1. Sleep pressure**

If your baby is having too much daytime sleep, their naps are poorly distributed or they're not spending enough time awake, they may simply not have enough sleep pressure to sustain longer stretches overnight.

**2. Sleep associations**

If your baby relies on feeding, rocking, patting or being held to fall asleep, they may look for that same assistance when they wake between sleep cycles.

And while waking between sleep cycles is completely normal, needing help to return to sleep can result in multiple parental interventions overnight.

**3. Their overall sleep needs**

Not every baby needs 12 hours of overnight sleep, and not every baby sits at the higher end of the recommended sleep ranges.

If you're expecting more sleep than your baby actually needs across a 24-hour period, you may find yourself constantly trying to fix a problem that is actually related to their sleep distribution.

Of course, age, hunger, illness, discomfort and medical concerns need to be considered too.

**The takeaway?**

Before adding another nap, bringing bedtime earlier or assuming your baby needs more sleep, look at the bigger picture.

Sometimes the answer isn't MORE sleep, it's better sleep distribution.

If your baby is waking frequently overnight and you're exhausted trying to work out why, we can help.

Our 1:1 sleep consultations look at the whole picture, including your little one's routine, sleep needs, settling and overnight waking patterns, so we can work out what's happening and what needs to change.

🤍 Book your sleep consultation via www.sleepylittlebubs.com

07/10/2026

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How much sleep does your child actually need across 24 hours?

As a general guide:

👶 Newborns 0–3 months: 14–17 hours
👶 Infants 4–11 months: 12–15 hours
🧒 Toddlers 1–2 years: 11–14 hours
🧒 Preschoolers 3–5 years: 10–13 hours

But this is the important bit — these are ranges, not targets.

One 8 month old might sleep 12.5 hours across 24 hours and be perfectly well rested, while another may genuinely need closer to 14–15 hours.

And it’s not just the total that matters. How that sleep is distributed between naps and overnight can make a huge difference too.

If your child is experiencing frequent night waking, early morning rising, split nights, short naps or bedtime battles, one of the first things I look at is how much sleep they’re actually getting across the entire 24 hours — and whether their current routine matches their sleep needs.

Save this so you can come back to the ranges later 🤍

And if you’re looking at your child’s sleep thinking “Okay… but what does MY child actually need?” — that’s exactly what we can work out together.

Baby & toddler sleep consultations are available worldwide, with in-home support available in Melbourne.

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06/10/2026

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Here’s what a 5 month old sleep routine can actually look like 👇

At 5 months, we’re typically looking at around 12–15 hours of total sleep across 24 hours, usually split between 3 naps and overnight sleep.

A good starting point for awake time at this age is around 2hr15min - but awake windows are guides, not rules.

And there isn’t ONE perfect 5 month routine.

Some babies will do better with a shorter morning nap and a big lunchtime nap. Others will distribute their day sleep differently.

What matters is looking at the whole 24 hours and how your baby is actually sleeping.

If you’re dealing with frequent night waking, catnapping, early morning rising, false starts or bedtime becoming a battle, simply copying a routine from Instagram might not fix it.

That’s where we come in.

We look at your baby’s routine, feeding, sleep environment, settling, wind down, development and what’s happening across the whole 24 hours to work out what actually needs to change.

Need help with your baby’s sleep? Book a sleep consultation via the link in our bio 🤍

01/10/2026

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My toddler slept in TWO HOURS longer than usual.

And as a sleep consultant, I did absolutely nothing about it 😂

We’d had a big weekend, Lucas was a little under the weather, grumpy, irritable and very clearly bloody tired.

So when he kept sleeping that morning, I let him.

I went in a few times to see how he was and every single time he made it VERY clear he wanted to keep sleeping 😂

So I left him alone.

He eventually woke up two hours later than he normally would and went off to daycare.

And this is probably the point where you’d expect me to say we pushed his nap back, capped it, skipped it or moved bedtime.

Nope.

Daycare put him down for his nap at his usual time.

He slept as usual.

We kept bedtime the same.

And overnight?

Also completely normal.

Because sometimes they’re just bloody tired.

One longer sleep doesn’t automatically mean you need to start manipulating the rest of the day to compensate for it.

He’d had a big weekend, wasn’t feeling 100% and clearly needed to catch up.

So I let him.

And then we carried on as normal.

Sleep doesn’t need to be micromanaged every single time something goes slightly off schedule.

And if you’re constantly changing naps, bedtime and wake windows because sleep feels like one giant guessing game, this is exactly what we work through in consultations.

We look at the whole picture, your child’s routine, feeding, sleep environment, wind down, settling and what’s actually happening across the 24 hours, then work out what needs changing and what absolutely doesn’t.

🤍 Consultations are available via the link in my bio.

29/09/2026

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Want to sleep train, but the idea of leaving your baby alone to cry is the thing stopping you?

Sleep training doesn’t have to mean cry it out.

We use a huge range of settling techniques, with different levels of parental involvement, from very hands on approaches through to techniques that give your baby more space.

But here’s the important part…

We don’t just pick a sleep training technique and go.

Before we even get there, we look at the whole picture.

Their feeding.
Their sleep environment.
Their routine and total sleep.
How that sleep is distributed throughout the day.
Their wind down.
How they currently fall asleep.
What happens at bedtime and overnight.
Their age, development and temperament.

Because there’s very little point changing how your baby falls asleep if everything surrounding their sleep is working against them.

Once those foundations are right, then we look at settling.

And there are far more options than the handful you usually hear about online.

The technique we recommend depends on your baby, what’s currently happening and how much involvement you want to have while moving towards independent sleep.

We’re not teaching your baby how to sleep. Sleep is biological.

We’re looking at what is getting in the way of sleep, getting the foundations right and, where appropriate, changing how they get to sleep so they can fall asleep independently.

If that’s what you want, but you have absolutely no idea where to start, that’s exactly what we help with.

Virtual consultations available worldwide, with in home support available in Melbourne 🤍

Ready to get started? Book your consultation through the link in bio.

27/09/2026

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If you’ve reached the point where every rough nap, difficult bedtime or bad night has you questioning the entire routine… this is for you.

Earlier bedtime. Later bedtime. More day sleep. Less day sleep. Longer awake time. Shorter awake time.

Eventually, you’re changing so many things that you don’t actually know what’s helping anymore.

And sometimes? The routine isn’t even the problem.

That’s the difference between another sleep tip on Instagram and having someone actually look at your child’s sleep.

In a consultation, we look at the whole picture, what’s happening during the day, naps, bedtime, overnight, settling, feeds, development and your child’s individual sleep needs.

Then we work out what I’d change, what I’d leave alone and exactly where I’d start.

Whether you need a 30 minute troubleshooting session or want us beside you while you make the changes, there’s support available.

Ready to stop guessing? Book your sleep consultation through the link in bio 🤍

26/09/2026

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Daylight savings is coming ☀️ and if you want to prepare your baby or toddler before the clocks change, the first option starts MONDAY.

I’ve put together 3 different ways you can handle the clock change:

🤍 Option 1: Gradually adjust over the week
🤍 Option 2: Make a quicker adjustment closer to the change
🤍 Option 3: Do absolutely nothing beforehand and adjust afterwards

There is no one “right” way to do it. Pick the option that works best for your little one and your family.

The full blog gives you the exact timings and tells you what to do with naps, bedtime and morning wake time.

Read the blog here - https://sleepylittlebubs.com/daylight-savings-baby-sleep

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24/09/2026

Bringing home a newborn is beautiful… but absolutely nobody prepares you for just how confusing those first few weeks can feel 🤍

The constant feeding.
The day/night confusion.
The 27 different noises they make while sleeping.
The catnaps.
The cluster feeding.
And wondering approximately 400 times a day whether what your baby is doing is actually normal 😂

Newborn sleep isn’t supposed to look perfectly predictable.

Those early weeks are about getting to know your baby, responding to what they need and slowly finding your rhythm together - not trying to create the perfect routine from day one.

And if you’d like a little more guidance, we’ve created a free newborn sleep guide with newborn sleep basics, example routines and settling techniques.

Want a copy? Comment your baby’s age in weeks (just the number!) below - 0, 1, 2, 3… all the way to 12 - and we’ll send it straight to you 🤍

And make sure you’re following Eva Beke & Team - Baby & Toddler Sleep Consultants so you don’t miss our message.

Save this one for those 3am “is this normal?!” moments - and send it to someone about to enter the newborn bubble 🤍

21/09/2026

Tell me I’m not the only one doing sleep maths like this 😂

Awake time can make a huge difference to sleep - but there isn’t one magical wake window that guarantees a perfect night.

Your baby’s age, day sleep, development, sleep pressure and individual sleep needs all play a part.

Want our free sleep training guide with example routines and settling techniques? Comment SLEEPYTRAIN and we’ll send it straight to you 🤍

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