Aid Baby Sleep

In
keeping with this idea, try not to encourage long or extensive napping.
Many parents, when they see their baby fall asleep during the day,
will do everything they perceive as needed for their child’s comfort.
This is natural, of course, but often extends to drawing the curtains
and turning out the lights in the room. By doing this you are ensuring
that your child will nap for a long time, and can count on him or
her being awake repeatedly throughout the night.

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Let
Your Baby Nap in a Brightly Lit Room

Although
it seems somewhat counter-intuitive, ensure that when your baby naps,
he or she does so in a well lit area. This will likely ensure that
your baby naps for shorter periods of time, which will make him more
tired in the evening hours, and help him sleep better at night.

The
reason letting your baby nap in a brightly lit room is a good idea
is that it strikes a delicate balance for the parent: it allows you
to influence your baby’s sleep habits without too much direct interference.
The problem is that nobody likes to rouse their baby while he is sleeping
– in fact you’re probably enjoying the peace when he is - and yet
at the same time you want to try and prevent him from sleeping throughout
the day and bothering you at night. By letting your baby sleep in
a well lit room you encourage shorter naps without actually having
to go through the unpleasant experience of physically waking your
child.

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On a general level, there will be no way to avoid the
fact that your baby’s sleeping habits are going to be irregular, and
there are, of course, going to be times when the baby simply wants to
be awake when the rest of the family wants to be asleep. Over time,
however, your newborn will begin to adjust to your family’s regular
sleeping habits if you instill in him or her at an early age a sense
of routine.

A baby, particularly when he or she is very young, is
heavily influenced by these routines. As much as possible, you should
resist the temptation to let the newborn arrange his or her sleeping
habits. The baby, of course, will want to sleep a lot — which is fine
– but don’t let the baby sleep too late into the morning. By establishing
a routine with your baby from a young age you will ensure that the transition
into more regular sleeping habits is both a quicker and smoother one.

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