The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley

Author:Elizabeth Pantley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2002-09-28T04:00:00+00:00

Mother-Speak

“I finally found a lovey that I like for Carrson, and he likes it also. When we hold it between us when we nurse, he plays with it and talks to it. It’s becoming a ‘friend.’”

Pia, mother of eight-month-old Carrson

Make Night Sleeping Different from Daytime Naps

This idea may help everyone.

When your baby wakes up, he doesn’t know if he’s waking from a nap or from nighttime sleep, so you need to differentiate the two for him. You can help your baby stay in a sleepy state all night by keeping nighttime quiet and dark. These are some ways to make night sleeping unique:

• When your baby wakes in the night, do not talk. Say “shhhh” or “night night,” but refrain from conversation.

• Do not turn on any lights. Even a twenty-five-watt bulb can trigger your baby’s biological clock to signal “wake-up time.” (Use a low-wattage night-light if you need one.)

• Keep your activity slow and quiet.

• Put your baby in absorbent nighttime diapers with lots of ointment. Change only a soiled or very wet diaper or if baby desires a change. Every diaper change will wake up your baby and reinforce night waking. (Think of it this way: when your baby is sleeping through the night, you won’t be getting up to change your sleeping baby’s diaper, will you? Also, as your baby is waking up less to nurse or have a bottle, his diaper won’t get as wet.) When you do change a diaper, have all your supplies organized and close by so that you can do it quickly. And make certain you use a warm wipe on that sleepy bottom, since a cold, wet washcloth is a sure way to wake your baby up.

• If you have windows that let evening or early morning light in, cover them up with something dark or opaque, like light-blocking blinds, thick curtains, or even a temporary shield of cardboard. (Leave the covers off during daytime naps.)

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