10 Tips to make the baby sleep well

It is the bedtime… but your baby is still awake and keeps crying, showing no sign of desire for sleeping. What should you do? Well, that is not difficult as you think. Parents should try doing the bedtime routine which will tell the baby that he or she should sleep. Follow these 10 tips will help the baby to sleep well.

1. Bath and powder. Bath the baby with warm water, and then wear them with soft cloths that are not too thick or too thin, as this will make the baby comfortable without sticky perspiration. When the babies feel comfortable, they will have a good mood and fall asleep more easily.

2. Massage. Parent should try to gently massage the baby’s body or, alternatively, massage the baby when applying lotion around the arms and legs. This kind of massage will make the baby feels relaxed and falls asleep more easily.

3. Let’s do breastfeeding From the newborn to 6 months old, the baby naturally has his or her own sleep cycle about 10 cycles per night. They will wake up every 1-2 hours and will cry out loud if they see nobody around. Breastfeeding is a way to comfort the baby, making the baby continues sleeping happily. However, this should not be done too often because it will be more difficult to stop breastfeeding.

4. Cradle rocking When the baby seems to be sleepy, put your child down in the cradle, then slightly rock the cradle and sing the lullaby song. Doing this makes the baby feels sleepy and falls asleep more easily.

5. Touching, holding, and groping. Give the baby anything that he likes most, such as a doll, a soft pillow, or a blanket for him to hold before going to bed. These items will make him feel joyful and falls asleep more easily.

6. Tapping the butt, fondling the back  While the baby is asleep, parents may gently tap on the baby’s butt or fondle on its back. The gentle touch keeps the baby feel safe because he knows his parents are around, it can sleep well.

7. Playing the instrumental music. Playing the easy-listening instrumental music helps the baby stays in a good mood and falls asleep more easily. Besides, this helps brain development, organizing learning system, and creating good memory.

8. Suitable room temperature. Hot or humid bedroom air makes the baby feels uncomfortable and moody. So, room temperature should be suitably adjusted so that it is not too cold or too hot. Put a soft blanket on the baby’s chest to make it warmer.

9. Don’t make noise. In the bedroom or sleeping area for baby should be quiet. For example, there should be no noise from television, radio or parents’ loud conversation because these will make the baby excited and cannot sleep.

10. Dim light. In the bedroom, the light should be dim because it is more comfortable for the baby’s eyes so that they can clearly see his parents nearby. This makes the baby feels relieved and sleep well.