The Best Baby Sleep Tips For Your Baby

When the baby comes home, nothing is the same again. This is the case of the hours of sleep, which are altered again and again by the cries of the newborn. Here we offer you a few practical best baby sleep tips to provide greater and better rest.

1. Environment. It is convenient to prepare the room in which the newborn is going to sleep. He should always sleep in the same crib, and in a secluded, calm and quiet corner, where there are optimal temperature conditions. The ideal humidity of the environment should be around 60%. Likewise, noise must be controlled, moving him away from the living room and ensuring that his room faces a street without excessive traffic. In any case, it is convenient to insulate the windows with double glazing in order to optimize protection.

2. The temperature. The little ones suffer a lot from the heat and the cold. For this reason, they should not be over-or under-dressed. Pajamas, a sheet, and a cotton or wool quilt depending on the season are sufficient. Sleeping bags are also a valid alternative. The temperature can be controlled by installing a thermometer in your room. Make sure the mercury is between 20 and 22 degrees.

3. The carrycot and the cradle. In the first months (normally up to the fourth) the child will sleep in a carrycot or bassinet. When he begins to turn and move with some autonomy, it will be time to move him to the crib. The position recommended by experts to avoid what is known as sudden infant death is face up. It is important that the carrycot or crib is flat, rigid, and robust, and that the mattress has sides for the winter and summer seasons. It is convenient that the manufacturing material favors perspiration. Likewise, the pillow should be avoided in the first months. When it begins to be placed, it must be very low -a couple of centimeters thick-, made of anti-allergy and anti-asphyxiation material.

4. The position. Pediatricians recommend putting the baby on his back to avoid sudden infant death syndrome.

5. The pajamas. For babies, the most practical is the well-known rompers, which even cover the feet. The important thing is that the child is not overly warm. For the elderly, a two-piece pajama, always made of natural fibers (and preferably elastic), will help them to fall asleep better.

6. Teach him to sleep. To avoid problems at bedtime, it is advisable to start from the first months with a series of actions, the same every day, that allow the infant to associate the first one with sleeping time. The usual thing is to start the series with the bath, followed by pajamas, dinner... The routine must be fixed every day so that the baby ends up adopting this behavior.

7. The light. If the child is afraid of the dark, you can leave a lamp next to the child's bed as it will help him calm down and fall asleep better.

8. The trusted object. A stuffed animal, a t-shirt... Any object can give security to the little one in the absence of the mother. For this reason, the child often resorts to these objects when he has trouble falling asleep. The most important thing is never to forget the object in the crib when the child has fallen asleep.

9. Sleep with parents. You have to be aware that once you have acquired this habit, it can be difficult to abandon it. Most experts are in favor of the child not sleeping in the bed with the parents. It is associated with the risk of sudden death in babies, increases the risk of falling out of bed, and suffocation when crushed by the body of the parents. It hinders the rest and independence of the parents and the correct development of the baby's sleeping habits. Thus, the idea is to get the baby used to sleeping in her crib.

10. Sleeping in arms. As in the previous case, sleeping with the child in your arms is a risk because later it is difficult to wean him. It usually facilitates sleep but can create excessive dependence.