| If you understand this, then you can see that teaching | | | | in her crib for her next sleep. |
| your baby how to sleep is possible. | | | | This became our baby sleep schedule with her awake |
| Sleep begets sleep | | | | periods becoming longer as she grew. The more she |
| The more baby sleeps the more baby will sleep! | | | | slept, the more she slept, which meant the more I could |
| This very sound piece of advice was given to me not | | | | too! |
| long after my firstborn arrived. A very wise woman | | | | Sleep begets sleep helped me to change my attitude |
| explained to me that little babies very quickly suffer | | | | toward baby sleep habits. |
| from fatigue induced anxiety caused by being | | | | Consistent baby sleep habits |
| overtired. | | | | Teaching your baby to sleep is also about maintaining |
| She suggested that I should think clearly about how | | | | a consistent routine or schedule. Parents and babies |
| being over tired manifests for me. Easy! I was | | | | move around today with much more ease because of |
| exhausted and this meant huge trouble relaxing | | | | movable baby car seats such as cocoons, and |
| enough to let go and fall asleep. | | | | because of expectations among other parents. This |
| Yes, she said to me - just like your tiny baby when | | | | makes it far more difficult to schedule regular sleeping |
| she is kept awake for too long. | | | | times when your baby sleeps in the crib or cot. |
| This was like a revelation to me and together we | | | | Frequently, babies have their sleep times while driving in |
| watched my little one to detect her sleeping patterns. It | | | | the car between activities. Babies become |
| soon became clear that being awake for an hour and | | | | accustomed to being lulled to sleep through the noise |
| a half was about her limit. I would feed her, change her, | | | | and movement, and learn to need that rather than |
| and place her on a rug for bare bottom time, followed | | | | learning to settle themselves in their beds. Sleeping in |
| by some tummy time to strengthen her. After some | | | | the car also encourages short, or spasmodic sleeping |
| quiet loving play together, she would begin to show | | | | periods. |
| tired signs such as screwing her face up, making fists | | | | A baby sleep schedule which schedules some solid at |
| of her hands, little grizzling sounds, becoming more | | | | home time in your daily activities will encourage a more |
| restless. Then I would swaddle her firmly and place her | | | | consistent routine of sleeping for your baby. |