The Baby Fact Check

Newborn Sleep: White Noise, Wake Windows & Self-Soothing – S1 E1

Social media is full of newborn sleep advice - but what if some of the “rules” are actually making life harder for new parents?
In this episode of The Baby Fact Check, Greg Foot - new dad and creator & host of the popular BBC podcast Sliced Bread - is joined by trusted experts to fact check some of the most common pieces of social media parenting advice around newborn sleep:
“Keep your newborn baby awake more in the day and they will sleep better at night.”
“White noise is a cheat code for baby sleep that helps them sleep longer and deeper.”
“You should put your baby down drowsy, not asleep, or they’ll never learn to self-soothe.”
With help from Professor Helen Ball (Durham University Sleep Lab and author of How Babies Sleep: A Factful Guide to the First 365 Days and Nights) and Sarah Ockwell-Smith (author of The Gentle Sleep Book), Greg explores why newborn babies sleep the way they do, what parents can stop worrying about, and how to get through the early months with a little more confidence.
 
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The Baby Fact Check is a Science Media Studio production. Series Producer: Greg FootContent Producer: Graihagh JacksonVideo Producer: Adrienn RuszAudio Mix: Jonnie HowardRecorded at: The Raspberry Pi Foundation, with help from Daria Hupov & Peter SimisonSpecial thanks: Teddy’s mummy, Katrin!

Welcome to The Baby Fact Check with Greg Foot - Trailer

The new parenting podcast where trusted experts fact check the baby advice filling your social media feed. 
As a new dad, Greg Foot - creator and host of the popular BBC podcast Sliced Bread - is being bombarded by parenting tips so he’s making this podcast to work out what’s fact and what’s fad. 
With Greg’s son Teddy only a few months old, Series 1 focuses on newborn babies - fact checking advice on newborn sleep, skin-to-skin contact, crying, language development, gassy babies, bottle feeding, playtime and baby skincare - to find out what really helps, and what’s just noise!
As always, our podcast promise to you is... no influencers trying to sell you stuff, no pursuit of parenting perfection, and no judgement. Just evidence-based advice from experts you can trust, to help you be the best parent you can be today. Let's figure this out together. 
If you've seen a piece of parenting advice you'd like us to fact check drop us an email to thebabyfactcheck@gmail.com and come join The Baby Fact Check Family on Patreon at patreon.com/TheBabyFactCheck
Follow us on social media:
Instagram: @TheBabyFactCheck
TikTok: @TheBabyFactCheck
Facebook: @TheBabyFactCheck 
Credits:
The Baby Fact Check is a Science Media Studio production.Series Producer: Greg FootContent Producer: Graihagh JacksonVideo Producer: Adrienn RuszAudio Mix: Jonnie HowardRecorded at: The Raspberry Pi Foundation with help from Daria Hupov & Peter SimisonSpecial thanks: Teddy’s mummy, Katrin!