Jamie Oliver's Trick For Getting Babies To Go To Sleep

With five children in the house, chef Jamie Oliver must know a thing or two about getting babies to settle.

The celebrity cook has been delighting fans with cute pics of his baby son, River, on Instagram, and revealed in a recent post that the music of 80's pop band Spandeau Ballet helps to put the baby to sleep.

The photo, which shows a bleary-eye Jamie feeding wife Jools' bottled breast milk to a very relaxed-looking baby, is captioned:

"Hanging out with my boy with a bottle of the wife's finest.. ah the 2 am feed underrated quality time haha just trying Gold by Spandau Ballet to get him off again but I think he's enjoying it too much."

In another photo posted a week ago, the chef confirmed his son's name was River Rocket Oliver, adding that he thinks the name is a good match for the tot.

"It's probably polite to formally introduce the new boy to you, his names River Rocket Oliver we think it suits him and he's a little gift and we are all very happy.... Thanks for all your kind wishes big love jamie and gang," he wrote.

The hands-on dad has been busy juggling fatherhood and his work at his various restaurants, as well as the impending launch of his new cookbook, Super Food Family Classics.

Although Jamie's job means he's often away from home, Jools says youngest daughter Petal, 7, is her little helper with the baby.

She recently posted a heartwarming pic to her Instagram page, showing her "cutest little sidekick" Petal helping to give River a bath.

-nzherald.co.nz