by Kami | Sep 29, 2014 | Healthy Sleeping Habits, How to Get Healthy
Nothing brings more love, joy, excitement… and pure exhaustion than a newborn. We welcomed our little (big) baby boy just 5 weeks ago at 9 lbs 2 oz and 22 inches. We are just in love with him although Mission Get-Baby-To-Sleep is in full effect. Although these tips are specifically for newborns, most of these sleeping tips can help any baby or young toddler sleep longer. Since you and I are watching the clock knowing our babies can wake at any minute, I’ll get right to my sleeping secrets. Because of these tips, our super-little-man last night slept from 10:30 pm to 5 am, ate, and then went back to bed until 8:30 am. These tips will help your baby sleep anywhere from 1 to 3 hours longer than they currently do. Every bit helps, right? ***Please check with your pediatrician on how long you should allow your baby to sleep between feedings. I was given the green light at my baby’s two week appointment to let him sleep as long as he would.*** 1) White Noise Machine Did you know that inside the womb is as loud as a vacuum? Have you noticed how vacuums, blow dryers, shhh-ing, and noise/vibration from the car are soothing to your baby? Your baby grew from conception to birth with sounds from mom’s lungs, heart, stomach, etc. White noise and not silence is very soothing to your newborn. White noise will save the day (especially night)! I now have two of these affordable white noise machines, one for my almost 3 year old daughter and newborn son. There are several sound options, but...
