Put Baby to Sleep - Techniques and Tips

Friendly advice to help put Baby to Sleep

A Baby Sleep Sack – What A Great Idea!

Putting Baby to Sleep in a Baby Sack?

If your baby likes to kick off their clothing then a baby sleep sack well may be the miracle answer you’ve been looking for!  Babies do all sorts of funny things when they sleep and it can certainly put a smile on your face to see “what they’ve been up to” the night before!

 So just what is a baby sleep sack?

It’s kind of like a miniature sleeping bag designed for newborns and babies.  It allows them to kick around without kicking off their clothing.  Your baby can wear them over their regular sleepwear and are designed to take the place of loose blankets.

They can unzip from the bottom to enable easy diaper changing and come in a number of sizes to suit the baby’s weight.  The unique design means that baby will stay warm at night without discarding socks and other clothing items.  These sleep sacks are actually used by hospital nurseries everywhere to help teach parents the various sleeping practices for safety and comfort.

 

Often a baby sleep sack will have open arms so that the baby can still love their arms and not feel overly restricted.  This is also a design with safety in mind too as your baby will need to use their hands if they are able to turn themselves over at night and be able to move their head to prevent suffocation.

 

These sleep sacks come in lot’s of different materials like Muslin, cotton or micro-fleece.  They are always a popular seller and you can see why!  The only thing to remember is that if your baby is still swaddling then these may not be your first choice “yet”, but you can still give some swaddling to help them get to sleep and let them sleep in one of these for the remainder of the night.  They are such a great invention and help prevent sudden infant death syndrome where babies can be smothered by loose blankets.

 

So, these sacks are offered as a safe, snug and warm alternative to blankets, and you have to agree that a baby sleep sack is one of life’s better inventions in modern times.  Use them over jammies in the winter and as they are in the summer.  Their versatility is superb.  They are a great invention and many parents have been hailing their sleep-time successes as being down to simple sleep sacks.  Why not find out more.

Put Baby To Sleep – 4 Quick Fire Tips

Your baby is the most precious thing to happen in your life, and no matter how much you love them, if you cannot put baby to sleep easily then things quickly start to go downhill.  Before long, both the baby and parents will feel the effects of sleep deprivation and sleep disturbance.

Yep, they are going to get pretty cranky!  It’s bad enough when you or I have had a bad night’s sleep, but when your bay is also struggling this only makes things worse.  Things get even more intense when you think about the fact that your baby may not sleep at the same times as you for a few months from birth.

Here are four top tips to help you put baby to sleep so you get plenty of the same and can feel refreshed and invigorated (for once!).

  1. If your baby is unwell then he or she is going to feel cranky anyway.  Babies often get congested so it’s important to help them shift that excess mucus by raising their upper body a little bit.  Try to use a baby sleep positioner to keep them in the right position.  A wedge under the mattress will elevate the head end, raising their upper body, keeping the mucus away.  Alternatively a sling may be of use if the baby has bed sores and would feel more uncomfortable sleeping on their side.
  2. A routine is one of the best things you can ever do to aid with sleep patterns.  It pays huge dividends for both you and your baby.  Develop a habit that is repeated each and every day.  Perhaps a baby bath around 5pm to 6pm, followed by a drink or feed for your baby and then followed by bed.  If you follow the same routine day in, day out, they quickly adapt, and they begin to know that a bath the bottle means bed.
  3.  When you want to put baby to sleep, wrap your baby tight with a blanket, ensuring their arms are wrapped close to their sides.  This is a useful tip if you are finding it hard to put baby to sleep.  Ordinarily, your bay may be reaching out for the comfort and snuggling from their parent.  This wrapping tightly helps them feel like they are being snuggled and will help them with their sleep.
  4.  Avoid eye contact and keep the room darkened.  Babies will often look to your eyes for reassurance when they are in their bed. You need to avoid eye contact with them wherever possible.  This will help set the right conditions for them to fall asleep.  They won’t have anything to “do” apart from go to sleep because everything else will seem boring.  The darkened room also helps set the tone as they have very little to look and think about.

If you are struggling to put baby to sleep then hopefully one of the above techniques will be of use.  Just give them a try and be persistent for 2 weeks consistently and see if things begin to improve.  Let us know how you get on as we would love to hear your thoughts!