How to Help Your Baby Sleep Well?

Newborns have a hard time telling the difference between night and day, which explains their maddeningly short

bursts of sleep around the clock. Following are four advises for your baby figuring out that nighttime is for

sleeping and help them sleep well.

(1) give your baby a “dream feed”.

If your baby has trouble sleeping, waking him up for a late-night feeding (between 10 p.m. And midnight, for

example) may help him sleep for longer stretches.

(2) Use light strategically

During the day, allow plenty of sunlight into the house or take him outside. Put your baby down for daytime

naps in a well-lit room (unless he has trouble falling asleep at nap time.)

It’s fine to use a nigh-light in his room, but choose a small, dim one with a  bluish tone that’s cool to the touch.

(the vivid yellow and bright white varieties are more stimulating.)

If your child wakes up during the night, don’t turn on the lights or carry him into a brightly lit room. The shift

from dark to light tells his brain it’s go time. Instead, soothe him back to sleep in his dark bedroom.

(3) Relax the rules on diaper changes

Resist the urge to change your baby every time he wakes up - he doesn’t always need it, and you’ll just jostle

him awake. Instead, put your baby in a high-quality, nighttime diaper at bedtime, says pantley. When he wakes

up, sniff to see if it’s soiled and change only if there’s poop. To avoid waking him fully during nighttime changes,

try using wipes that have been warmed in a wipe warmer.

(4) Wait until she’s ready for sleep training

 Following these tips helps establish healthy sleep habits, and you can start as early as the first month of your

baby’s life. But as desperate as you may be for some solid shut-eye, your baby won’t be ready for formal sleep

training until she’s at least 4 months old. By then she will no only be ready to sleep for longer stretches, but she’ll

also be much more receptive to the techniques you use.