Take good care of your baby


Parenting: Strategies to Get Your Baby to Sleep

As with most aspects of parenting, you'reyou are available on hand to attend to her
sure to come across a wide variety ofneeds.
opinions about baby's sleep! Friends,
relatives and others have their views on howOne of the best actions you can take to help
much sleep babies need, the best sleepwith baby's sleep is to establish a sleeping
routines  and  more.routine. This adds to her comfort and
eventually becomes a clear signal to her that
Here are some practical guidelines you canit's  time  to  sleep.
follow. They've worked with many babies and
so are worth trying out. Of course, everyHere are several things you can do to
baby is different, so nothing works all theestablish  a  bedtime  routine.
time  for  all  babies.
* Bathe the baby during the early evening.
One of the first decisions you must make isThis can help the baby sleep longer at night.
about where the baby should be sleeping.Which means you can enjoy uninterrupted sleep
Should you let the baby share your bed?as  well.
Should she use her own crib? If she's to use
a crib, should it be located in your bedroom* Start bedtime with a story or a lullaby
or  in  a  separate  room?followed by hugs and cuddles. You might want
to feed the baby, give her more cuddles and
For safety reasons, many experts advisethen  put  her  to  bed.
against the baby sharing your bed. It's easy
for the baby to get trapped under you or your* Lower the lights, but don't make it
partner.completely dark. In time, the baby will come
to associate the lowered lights with
If you're a heavy sleeper or are overlysleep-time.
tired, you should probably avoid sharing your
bed with the baby. The same goes if you're on* Try not to vary the routine. Have the same
medication that makes you drowsy, of ifpeople involved and do things in the same
you've  had  alcohol.order every night. That way, the baby
understands  that  it's  time  to  sleep.
Place the baby on her back when putting her
to sleep. This helps her breathing. Avoid* Many babies will fuss and try to avoid
anything that can interfere with hergoing to sleep. Despite that, make sure
breathing -- such as plush toys, heavythere's a certain finality to your routine.
blankets, comforters, etc. Use a firmThe baby will eventually understand that no
mattress. If you use a soft mattress, thematter how great the pre-sleep routine was,
baby's head can get stuck into it and she mayit  always  ends  with  her  going  to sleep.
not  be  able  to  breathe.
Follow these simple parenting guidelines and
Consider having the baby sleep in a crib inyou will very likely reduce a lot of the
your room. That way, she can sleep safely andstress that goes with getting baby to sleep.



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