Make a Baby Sleepy - Use dimmers. One way in which to regulate your baby's internal clock and circadian rhythm is by using light. Use dimmer units to reduce the light and make your baby naturally feel drowsy and ready for sleep. During the day hours, use bright lights in the home to increase the contrast between night and day.
Swaddle your baby. Wrap your baby up tightly and snugly in blankets and cloths. This can help your baby feel secure, which in turn helps him to fall asleep more quickly. For optimal results, wrap him up in a lightweight cotton flannel material.
Make a Baby Sleepy
Massage your baby. Massaging is a relaxing and soothing technique that helps get babies ready for sleep, and also encourages drowsiness. Massage your baby's back gently for approximately 15 minutes before her bedtime. Apart from helping your baby sleep sooner, it will also help her sleep soundly and restfully all through the night.
Create some noise. Babies are used to the loud sounds of the mother's uterus. As a result, babies are adapted to loud rhythmic noises. To relax your baby, put on a radio with static, a white noise machine or a compact disc with nature sounds, such as the sound of rushing waterfalls, falling rain and birds chirping.
Give your baby a pacifier. Pacifiers are an easy way to relax a baby and wind him down after a long day.
For new parents, sleepless and restless nights are the name of the game. Getting a baby relaxed enough to fall asleep can sometime seem like a hopeless endeavor, and nothing is more frustrating than a cranky and unhappy baby the next day. For tired parents, several tips can help make your baby sleepy. - by eHow
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