Elissa Ratliff

My daughter was often unsettled, and we couldn't always pinpoint why during the newborn phase — so we dealt with a lot of fussiness. Here are the four things that made that very trying time a lot easier... Versatile products that are an arm's reach away. For the first three months of her life, my daughter only slept while being held. Anytime I'd put her down, she'd wake up and scream (yay!), so putting her down just wasn't an option.

It’s 2.46am. You’ve been asleep for three blissful hours (or maybe it was two). Then, you hear some movement through the monitor. "That’s just the baby turning over," you say to yourself, hopeful that maybe, just maybe tonight you’ll get four blissful hours of uninterrupted sleep. Hopeful indeed. Next thing you know, a wail wakes the household. Then the internal monologue begins: "Is she hungry?

Well, again, that’s where Bonds comes in. Their Cooler Nights Wondersleep Sleep Bag is the only TOG Rated Sleep Bag approved by Red Nose for a safer sleep. Which is a huge weight off any parents' shoulders. They’ve also taken the difficulty of deciding which TOG is the right amount by designing two sleep bags with different TOG weights so your little one can be comfortable all year round. Oh, and they feature the iconic Bonds 2-way zip.