\nBecoming a parent is a blessing. However, it can be a challenging one, as it is a brand new adventure with no in-hand tutorial. One of the biggest ordeals that most parents have to steer through is getting their baby to sleep. Is your baby\u2019s tiresome sleeping routine keeping you up all night?\n
Here are some cool tips that would help you put your baby to sleep faster and let you and your baby have a good night\u2019s sleep.\n
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Babies undergo a startle reflex that happens from birth to 6 months of age. This reflex is caused by a sensation of free-falling and causes sudden jerks and lifting of the arms, which could eventually wake them up. Keeping your baby in a tight swaddle helps them to avoid the jerks and allows them to sleep smoothly.\n
Experienced mom, Lauren Tamm, calls this her \u201csnug as a bug in a rug\u201d rule and she swears by it!\n
Teaching your baby that night is for sleep can be a huge task. However, if your baby understands this one earthly rule, your life is pretty much figured out! Plan your baby\u2019s nighttime schedule and live by it.\n
Using dimmers in the lamps and lights in your house will signal to your baby that it\u2019s time to sleep and regulates your baby\u2019s circadian rhythm.\n
Running yourself a warm bath before snuggling into the bed works wonders for everyone. Why not use it for your baby too! Adding a warm water bath with a fresh diaper change to your baby\u2019s nightly routine could signal to the baby that it\u2019s time to call it a day and work wonders for a smooth sleep through the night.\n
According to Dr. Alan Green\u2019s book, From First Kicks to First Steps, the optimum temperature for an infant\u2019s sleep ranges from 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Keeping your baby\u2019s room temperature a little low allows your baby to fall asleep quicker. Putting on the fan at a low speed or keeping the windows a little open could help a lot.\n
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White noise is extremely helpful for the baby to sleep as it sounds very close to the rush of blood in the veins as heard by your baby in your womb. Finding the right kind of noise that soothes your baby to sleep might to the trick.\n
Putting a fan at medium speed or a white noise machine can work wonders in helping your baby stop fussing and calm down. If your baby sleeps to the sound of the vacuum cleaner, go ahead and put a recording on loop!\n
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Planning tactfully with midnight naps and a diaper change can help your baby have a good night\u2019s sleep. Before the midnight feed, change your baby\u2019s diaper and put them back to sleep with a cozy swaddle. If you change their diaper after their meal, they might be fully awake and then might take longer to fall asleep back again.\n
Caffeine through soda and coffee is usually undetected in the baby\u2019s urine, however sticking to one to 3 servings of caffeine spread throughout the day could be just enough. Taking higher doses of caffeine (5 6-ounce cups or more) might cause your baby to get fussy and irritable.\n
Pay close attention to your baby\u2019s mood changes if you have had a little extra chocolate, soda, or tea during the day and it might help to cut some java from your diet.\n
For the first 6 months, it\u2019s always preferable for your baby to be able to sleep as close to you as possible. Ditching the baby\u2019s crib and keeping a bassinet or using a cosleeper is a great idea to make sure your baby has uninterrupted naps. Bassinets feel cozier and more secure as the parents can be right next to them. Sleeping right next to your baby or taking a quick nap with them can also have the same effect.\n
Your baby might be an Instagram star in the making, however, research shows that babies that play with touch screens like phones or other devices took a longer time to doze off. Keeping the baby away from screens for an hour or 2 before their nap time could help them get ready to call it a day.\n
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The first things that babies learn is to make eye contact to communicate and recognize the people around them. Making eye contact with your baby and talking to it releases the love hormone, oxytocin, which increases the baby\u2019s heartbeat. Hence looking into your little one\u2019s eyes while you\u2019re cradling them to sleep can actually have the opposite effect.\n
A lot of parents swear by one rule: Never wake up a sleeping baby. However, if your baby is sleeping past the next feed time or hasn\u2019t eaten in the last 3 hours, it\u2019s perfectly okay to wake the baby up! This will not only get your baby into the right sleep routine, but also make sure there are no fussy evenings.\n
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Babies have their own likes and dislikes and while there is no set manual for what works best, your baby might be giving you signals as to what is a win-win with them. Be it brushing their eyebrows, or the hum of the hair dryer, every parent has one go to option that does the trick. Catch the signal and go with it!\n
Do you have another epic trick to put your baby to sleep? Let other parents know in the comments below and help them get a good night\u2019s sleep!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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