Easy Sleeping Tips To Make Baby Happy!! #formula for happiness
This post is sponsored by Gerber® Good Start® Gentle but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.
Whew, lately Quincy has been one unhappy camper when it comes to bedtime. I’m just not sure why he feels the need to fight sleep like he do, its like he dreads to go to sleep every night and boy do it bring a lot of stress on everyone! With my schedule being busy daily, these nights can sometimes become overwhelming for the both of us.
I’ve looked for many ways to adjust his schedule and mine so that he can become a more happier baby before bed time.
Well, here are a few tips and tricks I found to help Quincy get to sleep.
1) Give baby a warm bath before bed time.
This works for me every time, we don’t use toys anymore. I simply talk to Quincy while I softly stroke him with his washcloth. It never fells, a warm bath and a gentle washing stroke always relaxes him and before you know he’s ready for bed!
2) I clear all toys off the bed so he won’t have anything to distract him.
This also works for us, having anything in the bed always distracts him so with the bed being free from toys he can now settle down to sleep.
3) Add a little natural fragrance oil to your baby’s room.
Now, I learned this from another mom I know. She informed me to add a little lavender oil to Quincy room and it worked. The all natural lavender oil scent resonated throughout his room which left his environment so relaxing. As you can see he slept good that night!
4) Make sure all PJ’s are comfortable and made of natural fibers, like cotton, to avoid irritation.
Keep in mind that sleepwear that isn’t flame-retardant (like jammies made of cotton) should fit snugly, according to the U.S. Consumer Products.
5) For those hot summer months let your child sleep free from PJ’s.
I found doing this for him works rather well! No pj’s for Quincy during the summer months helps him sleep pretty good. He’s not overheated , he can actually sleep good when he wears no pj’s plus if it gets cool you can always add a cover when needed!
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This post is sponsored by Gerber® Good Start® Gentle but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.
very nice tips thanks
This looks like the formula for success. Thanks for sharing this on your blog.
I do like the nice tips and thank you for featuring this on your blog.
Maybe I should give that a try for myself. I have a hard time falling asleep.
Great tips! The bath before bed time seemed to work and I always liked soothing sounds playing in the background for my children.
These are really great tips!
I had five children. Only ONE of them was a non-sleeper. OH my gosh. I never ever knew you would get a kid like this. I never slept again until she left home at 18, I swear. LOL NOTHING worked. She just did not go to sleep easy and would fuss and wake up her siblings and make the whole thing a nightmare.
Good thing they do grow up….
The warm bath before bedtime is a great tip. Also, keeping the kids away from tv and computers for an hour or so before they turn in helps.
Great tips, I have used most of these methods to help my little ones sleep.
Great tips. I will have to tell our granddaughter. Thank you
Thank you for the great tips. I will have to try the warm bath and essential lavender oil tips.
What a cutie! My child always fought sleep at this age too…its very stressfull for both mama and baby. These are great tips!
It’s been a long time since I’ve had a little one at home, but your tips sound perfect for helping little ones to fall asleep comfortably!
Great tips! The natural fragrance really helps as it is calming and soothing and a familiar scent and can be associated with bed time.
The no pjs is big in my house my boys were always so hot even in the winter but love to be covered up so they don’t wear any either although I was very lucky with my littlest one who would tell me it was time for him to go to bed at about 9 he would say well come on mom it’s time for me to go to bed!
These are great tips! I hope to use some with my daughter and see if it helps. Thanks so much!
I tinkk keeping the distractoions down is a huge one. There are so many who have musc or TV r whtever going. Someplace nice and cool woks best because as you say you can add blankets but sleeping without PJs is best.
Bath time is a must, when my son was a toddler he couldn’t sleep until he had his bath!
Thanks for the great tips
Awesome tips and my goodness, your little man is adorable!
You are an awesome mom or trying so hard to make sleep time better.I think routine is a must and I also used to give them a bath every night.That always worked for me.
Warm bath is the key.
There is nothing more difficult than trying to get a little one to go to sleep when you are overtired yourself. I think your suggestions are helpful!!
Those are great tips. I commend you for trying so hard to make the transition to sleep to be easier. I could use some of the tips for me too! 🙂
great tips on this post, i’ll be sharing with my family & friends…thank you!