My Tips to Help Your Baby Sleep Safely #Ad

As a parent I have always found that baby sleep safety was one of the things I had the most concern for when my children were very small. Were they too hot or too cold? Should I let them continue to sleep in with me or should I put them in their own room? Should I have a routine?

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Staying in touch with current advice

It is tricky to stay on track with all the current advice. What was right when Grace was small 12 years ago, completely changed when Rex came along 10 years later.

With that in mind, it is great to stay updated with all the top parenting sites. One of those is Emma’s Diary. It is also a great resource for parents looking for information or advice on a whole range of parenting issues from feeding and teething to health and development.

Emma’s Diary also offer some great tips on baby sleep safety. These include not allowing anyone to smoke inside the house, especially in the same room with your baby and to remove any soft toys from the cot before your baby sleeps.

My experiences of getting baby to sleep

When Grace was small, I experienced something that I hadn’t ever come across before. Head-banging and rocking.

I found it really worrying to start with but I had plenty of reassurance by the Health Visitor that it was nothing to be overly concerned with and that I would need to make sure she was safe.

I did take Grace to see a paediatrician and, again, was reassured. You can see how to make sure your child is safe if they rock or head-bang in my tips below.

Rex was a whole different baby when he was small. He had reflux so laying him down for sleep just wouldn’t happen. I was constantly exhausted. In the end, he started to take ranitidine and, as he got bigger and the medication started to work, he did start to lay down at night.

We have always had a routine for bedtime for Rex and it has really helped him and his sleep pattern. It doesn’t stop him getting up early though!

My tips for baby sleep safety

When I found that Grace started to head-bang and rock, I tried to ensure that her bed was away from the wall. When she was small, I would sleep her in a travel cot but made sure it had a suitable mattress. This meant that Grace could not hurt herself on the edges and that the rest of the household could sleep as there was no banging noises!
I have a small heater in Rex’s room which switches itself off when it reaches a specific temperature. This means that it stays constant and I don’t have to worry about him getting cold in the night, especially in the small hours when the temperature drops.
To ensure that Rex sleeps safely, I always use a baby sleeping bag. It means that the covers do not go over his head or fall off during the night.
We always have a bedtime routine which consists of bath, book, a song and then bed. Rex often chats after I put him down to sleep but, unless, he is really crying, I leave him to fall asleep in his own time.

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