How To Get Your Baby To Nap

When you have recently brought your baby home, you may be quite exhausted, and chances are they are too!  Babies in general and newborns especially need a great deal of sleep in their first few years; after all growing takes a lot of energy.  There are studies that say that a newborn needs 16 hours of sleep out of twenty-four. When you are looking to make sure that your baby learns to nap properly there are a few things to keep in mind.  Take some time to really figure out how to get your baby on a good nap schedule.

The first thing to remember is that your baby's body will need the nap, even if she is feeling to stimulated to want to lie down.  Because of this, look for body cues that tell you that she is winding down a bit.  Yawning, getting quiet and rubbing at her eyes are all ways that your baby is telling you that she is tired and that she's going to want to lie down pretty soon.  When she get more tired, she may start looking around and reaching for something soft to hang on to, whether that is a toy or a favourite blanket.  They may suddenly lie down in your arms or on the floor.

Ideally, your baby will start to develop a sleep schedule, and the more you can help them develop it, the less you are going to have to resort to extraordinary things to help your baby get to sleep.  While some parents will swear by getting in their car to take their baby for a car ride, do you really want the baby to develop the habit of only napping in the car?  This can make your gas bill go way up!  With that in mind, take some time and figure out when your baby looks sleepy.  For instance, when they get sleepy, go and lie them down in their cot.  The first few times, it might help to lie down with them, so that they don't feel like you're walking away.  Babies can be very much creatures of habit, so help them develop good ones.

Also remember that babies fall asleep much like adults do, and consider the circumstances that would be best for you when you are taking  a nap.  You wouldn't want to nap in a bright room or when there is a television playing loudly, so make sure that your baby doesn't have to either.  Consider a tape of white noise or something equally soothing.  There are lots of ways to make sure that a baby can get the right kind of sleep environment, and keep in mind that the right circumstances can differ from baby to baby.

There are lots of ways to get your baby to nap, so consider what his or her needs are and what you can do.

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