All living creatures need sleep. Sleeping gives people and all living creatures the time for the body to recuperate and regenerate. Lion’s needs 16 to 18 hours of sleep, while primates, ten to twelve hours of sleep. Humans need, on average, six to eight hours of sleep to rejuvenate. Human babies need a full eight hours of sleep and naps in between.
Babies, therefore, need their sleeping time to develop muscles, limbs, and skeletal structure. To achieve a good night’s sleep for your baby, it is important that your baby has comfortable and inviting bedding. The secret to a good bed feels just right. Beds that are too big may make your little one feel insecure. Your baby’s bed should be cozy and offer security for them to get a good night's sleep. Selecting the proper bedding should also be a concern. The bedding should be easy to touch and feel cozy. Bedding that is too stiff or even too fluffy decreases your baby’s comfort level and therefore reduces their sleep time. We would want our babies to enjoy their beds and consider it a place of security.
Try to make your baby’s sleeping experience a pleasant one. Bedding should be inviting to the eye. There are so many wonderful patterns and fabrics on the market today that choosing the right bedding should not be too difficult. Remember that your baby needs enough rest to stimulate their growth and development, and when this is achieved, your baby can reach his full potential.
One of your priorities will be to establish good sleeping habits with your newborn as a new parent. Your baby needs to learn to sleep independently; the transition from sleeping with his mother to sleeping by himself takes some time. Of course, to add a bonus, if you get your baby to learn to sleep on his own, you will also get some much-needed rest yourself. To instill good sleeping habits in your baby, research and try to employ different baby sleep tips: try many things, see what works for you, and don’t be afraid to trust your instincts.
Many baby sleep tips center on the idea of establishing routines and associations for your child between nighttime and sleep. The sooner your child begins to associate bedtime with sleep, the more likely he is to be able to go to sleep without a fuss. However, a period that is often overlooked in establishing day vs. night associations is the period of “transition” – that is, the one between being awake and falling asleep. Here are some transitioning techniques to try:
Try what is sometimes called “fathering down.” Just before placing the baby into bed, the father should cradle the baby so that the baby’s head rests on the father's neck. The father should then talk gently to the child. Because the male’s voice is much deeper than the female’s, babies are often more soothed by it and will fall asleep more easily after being exposed to it for some time.
You can also try what is sometimes referred to as “wearing down.” This is effective if your baby has been active throughout the day and is too excited to go to bed easily. All you have to do is place your baby in a sling or carrier – “wear him” in other words – for about half an hour before his bedtime. Simply go about your regular household activities: being close to a parent and slowly rocked about before bedtime will provide your child with an easier transition from being awake to being asleep.
Finally, if you’ve exhausted other options, you can go for the tried and true method of “driving down.” Most parents are probably familiar with this as a last resort: place your baby in the car and drive around for a while until he falls asleep. This one, while inconvenient, usually works every time, and if you desperately need some sleep, it can be a godsend.
Obviously, you don’t want to do things like drive around every night to get your child to sleep. Nor do you want to have to carry him around in a sling. However, the idea is to start with these more drastic techniques and then slowly ease out of them. Keep in mind what a major transition your baby is going through when he is tiny: he’s never slept on his own before. He simply doesn’t know how to transition himself from being awake to being asleep. By employing these transition techniques, you will be slowly teaching him how to do so, and as they are gradually removed, your baby will learn good sleeping habits, which will ensure that both you and your child get a good night’s rest.
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