Newborn Sleep Shaping: Nurturing Healthy Sleep Habits from the Start 

Kelly Puttock

Published on: 02/07/2025

If you’re in the thick of those early days, naps that barely last twenty minutes, nights that feel like one long blur, and feeding around the clock, I want you to know something: You are not failing. You’ve just brought a brand-new human into the world. And no one is supposed to know how to “fix” newborn sleep, because it’s not broken, it’s developing. But that doesn’t mean you’re powerless. There are things you can do in those first weeks and months to gently shape healthy sleep habits, without pressure, without routines that feel impossible, and without ignoring your baby’s needs. I’m not here to sleep train your newborn. I’m here to show you how to create foundations that will support better sleep now and, in the months, ahead.