*Establish a bedtime routine - a series of soothing activities that you do in the same order every night before bed. Babies thrive with repetition. This routine can help improve sleep. You can start implementing this routine as early as 8 weeks of age.
*Help support your baby's natural body clock (circadian rhythm). When it's time to sleep during the day and at night you want to keep your baby's sleep environment dark by closing the blinds and turning off the lights. When it's time to be awake open the blinds and keep the lights on.
*Have a sleep environment that is sleep friendly. Like adults, babies sleep best in a quiet, cool environment that is free from stimulation (mobiles, musical aquariums, etc.)
*Follow an age-appropriate schedule. Sleep begets sleep and the better a baby sleeps during the day at age-appropriate times and for age-appropriate durations, typically the easier the night.
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Yours in sleep,
Tracie / Rest Well Baby
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