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For parents running on love and no sleep

You are not failing.
This really is hard.

Practical guidance, honest stories and a softer place to land when your baby or toddler needs more than the books prepared you for.

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Created for parents navigating colic, reflux, sleep struggles and high-needs parenting.

A Black mother soothing her sleeping baby during a long night
Real stories.
No judgement.

What do you need help with?

Popular: sleep · reflux · constant crying

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What are you struggling with today?

Choose the thing that feels heaviest right now. You do not need to solve everything today.

Colic & constant crying

For the hours when nothing seems to settle them.

Reflux

Feeding, winding, upright time and getting heard.

Sleep

Split nights, false starts, contact sleep and survival.

Toddler behaviour

Big feelings, intense needs and relentless days.

Feeding

Pressure-free support for difficult feeding journeys.

Mum burnout

Because you matter too—not only as their parent.

Feeling alone

For the parents nobody seems to understand.

Every family belongs here

Different homes. Different stories. The same long nights.

The 1AM Club reflects the parents, carers and children who make up our communities—because every family deserves to feel seen in the support they turn to.

A South Asian mother gently winding her baby at dawn
Care through the earliest hours
An East Asian father comforting his sleepy toddler in the early morning
Comfort when sleep feels far away
A Black father soothing his baby while the baby's mixed-race mother rests nearby
Sharing the weight of the night

Nobody prepared us for this

High-needs doesn’t end when the colic does.

Sometimes the baby who needed constant movement, contact and reassurance becomes the toddler who feels everything deeply, sleeps lightly and needs you intensely.

This is a place for the whole journey—not quick fixes, perfect routines or judgement.

Resource library

Tools for the moments when your brain is tired.

Simple, printable support designed to reduce the mental load—not give you more homework.

Available soon

Sleep Tracker

Spot patterns without obsessing over perfect schedules.

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Feeding Tracker

Bring clear, useful observations to appointments.

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Routine Planner

A flexible rhythm for families who need room to adapt.

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Hospital Bag Checklist

A calm checklist for planned or unexpected stays.

Available soon

Nursery Transition Guide

Help your sensitive toddler prepare for a big change.

Available soon

Questions for Your Health Visitor

Prompts to help you explain what is happening clearly.

☀♥From survival
to solidarity.

Why this club exists

I lived the nights that felt like they would never end.

I created The 1AM Club because I remember searching for answers in the middle of the night—colic, reflux, broken sleep, constant crying—and still feeling completely alone. This is the club none of us planned to join, but nobody should have to survive it by themselves. Here, lived experience sits alongside careful, responsible information so parents feel seen and better equipped to ask for the right support.

— Isabella Arday, founder, mum and registered nurse

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Practical guidance. Honest stories. Encouragement without pressure.

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A little clarity

Questions parents ask at 3am.

What does “high-needs baby” mean?+

It is an informal phrase many parents use for babies who are especially alert, sensitive, intense, wakeful or in need of close contact. It is not a medical diagnosis.

Is colic my fault?+

No. Persistent crying can be deeply distressing, but it is not evidence of poor parenting. If you are concerned about your baby, seek personalised advice from a qualified health professional.

When should I ask for urgent help?+

Trust your instincts. Seek urgent medical help if your baby is struggling to breathe, unusually difficult to wake, has blue or very pale skin, a seizure, a rash that does not fade under pressure, or you believe something is seriously wrong.