Sleeping Tips For Baby

Feeling tired and having difficulty putting the baby to sleep? Follow these tips we have collected from other moms.
Remember, there are several ways to achieve the same result. Apply for the advice provided here and print the result that best suits you, your child and the needs of your family.

For You

    * For a few weeks after birth, trying to sleep when the baby sleeps. housework can be done later .... or better yet, someone else.
    * Expect a night of food to be presented by the father or another caregiver support.

Your child

    * Babies can not be "spoiled" in the first two months of life, to help the child to sleep by all means necessary During this period (examples include holding, rocking, singing, give nipple).
    * Avoid "train" your child to sleep alone after dark and silent. This can be achieved by giving a little 'noise with the day's activities.
    * Apply pressure slowly and gently on the skin of your baby just before naps or bedtime to help your child settle.
    * Try to put your baby to sleep before he / she gets tired. Children can become very irritable when I'm too tired.
    * Models of sleep in children do not usually appear until about 3-4 months of age. May be helpful to a timetable for sleep stages of your baby for about a week to help determine the child's sleep habits. Determining sleep habits for your baby will help you know where to put the baby to sleep before he / she gets tired.
    * Approximately 3-4 months, babies can begin to calm down to sleep. Let your child about 10 minutes to get back to sleep. If the child is not solved yet, offer your help for a few minutes at a time and try to do as little as possible to help your child falls asleep.

Maximize your sleep at night with a baby:

    * Do not let your baby sleep for hours, over 3 consecutive months on any day.
    * Feed the baby more often during the day. This will help stretch the feedings at night a bit '. Even an extra 30 minutes to an hour of sleep is good.
    * Give your baby a pacifier when placing your baby to sleep. The children are soothed by sucking lollipops and have been associated with reduced risk of SIDS.
    * Do not change a diaper (unless your child has a diaper rash) in the middle of the night to keep the low level of stimulation.
    * Making the night feedings boring. Try not to talk too much about your baby, keep the low light ... just change the level of your child (if necessary), feeding your baby, then put the baby to bed.
    * Dress your child in a dress to make it easier to change diapers at night.
    * Some children, especially in the first month of life, feel safe when wrapped. And 'better to wrap the baby during the day when you wake up and check on him. If your child wrap a night to wrap securely with your child or your arms out of the global coverage to prevent cover mouth and noise while sleeping or using the Miracle Blanket.
    * Provide the last meal as late as possible.
    * For children fed artificially
          No water bottles in a pre-made and pre-measure the amount of foam in a separate container closed. Prepare enough of these all night long. When it's mealtime, a powder mixture of water and power together. This eliminates lukewarm milk.

Maximize your sleep at night, when the child is 2 months and over:

    * Put your baby to bed awake.
    * Develop a routine at night before bed. For example, the routine is to give my baby a bath after your last meal, followed by a brief massage, in pajamas, read a short story or singing a lullaby. Between 2-4 months, you may want to make your first bed routine and provide a last meal.
    * Be consistent with the NAP and bedtime routines.
    * Make sure your child sleeps in the same place and at the same time.
    * Start bedtime routine earlier so that your child is sleeping before he / she gets tired.
    * After 6 months of age when the risk of SIDS has decreased slightly, you can allow children to sleep with an element of comfort, like a blanket or a stuffed animal.