It is very likely that although your baby settles well at night in his cot, he just refuses to settle for his daytime naps in there. To have your baby go to sleep in the daytime in his cot or crib can be quite challenging, I’m not going to lie to you! But once you’ve cracked it, his naps times will become one of the most precious parts of your day giving you a good chunk of time to yourself, so it’s worth persevering.
If your baby already sleeps in his cot at nighttime, then I suggest you try and replicate the routine for his naptimes during the day for a couple of weeks or so.
THINGS YOU COULD TRY:
· You could get him into his cosy nightclothes (much more comfortable than day time clothes),
· Draw the curtains and make the room as dark as you can. I always used blackout blinds, which always worked a treat and helped my babies go to sleep.
· Put on a little lamp and sing him a few songs, or even read a cardboard book, which they love at a very early age or just cuddle and rock for a few minutes
· You could even give him some milk at this stage to settle him (either breast, bottle or cup depending on the age).
· Then put him down, tuck him in, say goodnight and close the door (they don’t get spooked at this age) or just do whatever your normal procedure is at the end of the day.
WHAT IF HE WON’T SETTLE?
· Go into him after 10 minutes but not before. Say quietly that he is to go to sleep, stroke his head, or back, say a few shhh, shhhh’s and then leave the room again
· If he carries on crying repeat the above every 10 minutes.
WHAT IF HE STILL DOESN’T SETTLE AND IT’S NEARLY THE END OF NAP TIME?
· If he’s still not settled and he’s absolutely exhausted then get him up, put him into his pram, or car chair or anything else that he will normally go to sleep in, and let your baby go to sleep until the rest of his naptime. Don’t let him oversleep otherwise you’ll have trouble getting him to bed in the evening.
· Try the same again the following nap, and the nap after that. Do persevere, as they will get into the habit of it.
TIP # 1: If you let your baby go to sleep in a car chair, then put him and the chair in the cot so he gets used to experiencing his cot in the daytime.
TIP # 2: Allow your baby to experience his cot outside of his ‘sleep time’. Pop a couple of toys in there and leave him to play (you can do this from day one). That way he will come to associate his bed as a nice place to be.
Bridget Rose is a Princess Christian Nanny as well as an Internet Marketer, Business Woman and Teacher with a degree in Education.
Baby Sleep Remedies
Baby Sleep Site
Article Source:
http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Bridget_Rose
Hey Readers! I’ve been comin across some crazy stuff the past few days from a few different blogs around the web which I just had to share with you. Check em out below…
Are Green Diapers Really Affordable – Itsabelly: Baby Concierge …
Below is a quick cost breakdown of several diaper brands for newborns. Keep in mind that we do change between 12-16 diapers for the first 2 weeks and as the baby becomes older, the frequency of changes drastically decreases. …
Hello To All From Photographer Ute Ville Of Studioute. Com …
To Get The Free Education. « Money From The Experience Of the Photographers Life · John Lund?s Interview with Jonathan Ross, Founder of Blend Images » … Tags: Pet Photographer / Photography , Portrait Photographers , Senior Portrait Photographer , Maternity Photographer / Pregnancy Photography , Glamour Photographer , Stock Photographer , Baby Photography / Child Photographer , Commercial Photographers , Event Photographer , Digital Photographers , Female Photographers …
Juno Baby: Award-Winning Early Music Education for Young Minds …
Juno Baby: Award-Winning Early Music Education for Young Minds- DVD Review and Giveaway. The great philosopher Plato once said that music “is a more potent instrument than any other for education”. Recent research has proven that music …
Hope you enjoy the read as much as I did and please if you have something to say, use the comments form below to let everyone know your thoughts.
Have a great day!
During your pregnancy no doubt many of your friends and family are eager to get involved and help out, and a baby shower is a great way to get everyone involved and have some fun at the same time. Your friends and family will be glad to get the opportunity to shower your upcoming child with gifts. Those who have kids will think fondly back to their own pregnancy and those who have yet to have any children will be looking forward to their turn.
You’ll need to keep all these excited guests busy while they celebrate your baby shower so take a look at some of these fun and simple ideas for Baby shower games. For most of them you wont need much more than some simple household items, so get stuck in and enjoy your baby Shower.
* Dirty Diaper Game – A fun way to start the event, handing out napkins to each guest wrapped up like a diaper, one napkin contains a kiss, make the guest who receives the Dirty Diaper (the one with a kiss in) do either a forfeit or wins a prize.
* Guess the Delivery Stats – Have fun guessing the delivery stats of newborn, straight forward although you will all have to wait for the results!
* Pin the Binky on the Baby – A fun rendition of a classic party game, see if your guests can pin the binky on the baby while blindfolded.
* Mommies and Babies – Do your guests know the correct names for animal babies? make a list of well known and some not so well known animals and guests have to answer the correct names of the animals infants.
* Baby shower games Word Scramble – Two teams battle to unscramble the baby words
* Baby Picture Guessing Game – Can your guests guess each others baby pictures? brilliant for a laugh
* Baby Shower Bingo – What would a girly get together be without a game of bingo!
Obviously these are just a few ideas to get you started, after all it’s your bay shower and your the one having a baby so make it as fun as you want.
About The Author
If you would like to find more tips and advice for new moms, or if your just interested in more games for your baby shower games likeword scramble be sure to check out http://www.aboutmybaby.info
Sponsored Links
