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Wake Window Essentials for Better Naps & Sleep
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items Wake windows can feel like a guessing game, especially when you're running on little sleep. These are the products that helped keep my baby happy between naps and made nap time feel a little easier. Practical essentials to support wake windows, bette...
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🌞 Wake Window Activities
😴 Nap Time Essentials
🌞 Wake Window Activities
Activities and essentials that help make wake windows feel a little smoother for both baby and mum.
This was wonderful! My daughter used this for the whole 1st year and then beyond with the keyboard. It's such a great activity to fill the wake windows in with. Saying that, my daughter also fell asleep a few times with the music 😅.
Baby Einstein 4-in-1 Kickin' Tunes Play Gym
If there was only one thing you could buy for baby sensory, it has to be these! My daughter absolutely loved these. We would play peekaboo for ages! When she was a bit older, she just loved putting them on her head and my head, and being able to see ...
Lolakee 12PCS Juggling Dance Scarves 24in
This was great to use for tummy time! It kept my daughter busy in her wake windows. She would hit the mat and watch me push the fish about. She was happy doing this for a while.
Infinno Inflatable Baby Water Play Mat
So simple, yet great. My daughter would love holding and chewing this. It was so light and was a really good size for her to be able to hold with her fingers. The colours were so bright and appealing too. It's a product to have, and the price is grea...
Bright Starts Oball Easy Grasp Classic Ball
Another tummy time, wake window activity we would do! It's a beautiful sensory toy. Added bonus of a mirror again, as my daughter really did love a mirror, and this was also ao easy to take with me when we were visiting family and friends.
Topsochir Baby Sensory Music Caterpillar Toy
I loved these! My daughter was so active with her arms and legs and loved these! I used them for as long as they fitted her. They were so perfect to just put in my bag too, for when we was out and about.
Infinno Baby Wrist Rattle Socks & Foot Finder
My daughter eyes used to widen so much when she was looking at herself in the mirror. She was so taken by all the images too. We did this a lot when she was little between naps.
URMYWO Black & White Baby Toy, Tummy Time
These are just great, aren't they! My daughter would of jumped all day in this if she could have! The little piano where her feet went, was a great addition too. They don't all have one, and my daughter loved it!
Skip Hop Baby Activity Center, 3-Stage, 4mo+
😴 Nap Time Essentials
Nap time favourites that can help make settling easier and support more restful sleep.
This was great for nap times when I was watching my daughter. It supported her compared to just being flat in a moses basket. She would sleep so well in this.
Infant Support Cushion Baby Lounger 0-24M Gray
It was so handy to have a portable white noise machine! I'd have it around the house and when we were out on walks. Another bonus of a portable one, was when we went on holidays, it was better than taking our big one!
Portable Baby Sound Machine - 12 Sounds, Timer, 15H Battery
My daughter has always been such a good sleeper. A dummy brings her so much comfort, and she sleeps so well with one. I just love MAM products too, so easy to sterilise!
Mam Start 0-2M Night Soother 2Pk - Uni
I was always asked by friends and family where I got this from, they couldn't believe how quickly my daughter went off to sleep, and how useful this was when we were outside instead of using a pram umbrella!
My daughter napped a lot in her pushchair...
Orzbow Universal Stroller Mosquito Net
Essentials for naps in the hot weather! My daughter was such a hot baby anyway, but with the sun cover on and the fan going too, It was perfect for her to sleep. She still slept really well in the summer but wouldn't have had good naps without this.
Gaiatop Mini Portable Stroller Fan, 3 Speed, Rechargeable, Clip On
My daughter couldn't sleep without a sleep sack or blanket for naps. These were ideal for over her clothes in the day with it only being 0.5 tog. She always slept really well in these.
Yoofoss Baby Sleep Sack 0-6 Months 3 Pack
This is essential if you baby just wants to contact nap! I loved wearing mine and having my daughter close. Bonus, I could get things done still!
KeaBabies Baby Wrap Carrier Newborn-Toddler