Edel gargan baby sleep consultant and owner of baby sleep academy reveals her top tips that will help you send your baba off to the land of nod which is brought to you by the new aveeno baby calming comfort range.
Ways to help baby sleep better.
This will go far towards helping improve sleep at night and during naps.
Don t talk don t wake.
Put your baby to bed drowsy but awake.
Before your baby gets overtired or cranky you might try singing soft lullabies or swaddling or massaging him or her.
Set a bedtime routine a study of 405 mothers with infants between 7 months and 36 months old showed that babies who followed a nightly bedtime routine went to sleep easier slept better and.
Tiny babies are often interested in sleeping all day and keeping their parents up all night.
You can put a few books or a rolled up towel.
Sleeping in the daytime can confuse your.
Eventually your baby will learn that these activities mean it s time to rest.
This might help decrease the risk of sudden infant death syndrome sids.
Once your baby is a few weeks old you can start incorporating a daily walk or some time spent sitting outdoors.
This puts gravity on his side and helps drain the mucus so he can breathe easier.
I have however learned some valuable lessons and techniques along the journey of parenthood and sleep coaching to help your baby sleep better.
Avoid long late naps.
Think about it while in your stomach the baby s bed was in constant movement rocking him gently back to sleep.
To help your newborn.
Turns out your grandmother was right fresh air really does help children sleep better.
To help your baby sleep better at night raise the head of his bed.
While short power naps are beneficial long or irregular napping during the day can negatively affect your sleep.
Go for a walk with your baby.
Adult beds aren t safe for infants.
Have your baby sleep in your room ideally your baby should sleep in your room with you but alone in a crib bassinet or other structure designed for infants for at least six months and if possible up to one year.
10 ways to help your baby sleep better.
Reduce irregular or long daytime naps.
Babies especially really young ones have much more light sleep than adults and older children.