3 Common Baby Sleep Problems and How to Address Them
During the first year, your baby is likely to have sleeping problems every now and then. Some problems, like bad habits, can be phased out, while others, like sleep regression, can seem to persist no matter how you put your baby in the bedside bassinet. Here are some tips that will help both you and your baby get more sleep. Remember that your baby is likely to cry at first with any of these, as they adjust to the changes.
Sleeping During the Day, Staying Awake at Night
It’s not uncommon for newborns to mix up night and day cycles. Their circadian rhythm hasn’t fully adjusted to being out of the womb, making them stay awake all night while sleeping during the day, which is likely the opposite of what you usually do. To help your baby correct their sleep cycles, start limiting daytime naps to about three hours. Take them outside so that they experience sunlight. When it’s time for bed, try to keep the room as dark as possible to reinforce that nighttime is for sleeping.
Baby Needs to Be Rocked to Sleep
A bassinet that vibrates can help ease a baby to sleep without needing to rock them, which will help calm them enough to fall asleep on their own after you turn off the vibration. Second, instead of fully rocking your baby to sleep, put them in the bassinet or crib when they are still drowsy but not asleep. This helps them learn to finish falling asleep by themselves. Again, this could cause crying for the first few nights or a week but will ultimately help them learn to fall asleep on their own.
Sleep Regression
Often, around the 4-month mark, babies go through a sleep regression. Your baby was normally sleepy at a good time, but now they just want to be awake and experience the world. The best way to overcome sleep regression is by starting or continuing a sleep routine. Give your baby a bath, feed them, sing lullabies, and put them in the bassinet. Your baby might also need more naptime during the day, as an overtired baby would rather cry and tell you they are tired than go to sleep. Sleep regressions are temporary but can happen a few times in the first year as they hit developmental milestones.
About HALO® Sleep
Educating parents and equipping them with the necessary tools to help ensure their little ones sleep safely and soundly is HALO® Sleep’s mission. This has made HALO® Sleep one of the most trusted and well-known brands when it comes to high-quality infant sleep products. The HALO® Sleep team never stops innovating safe and comfortable products for infants and toddlers, whether it is a twin bassinet that helps to keep twins close but safely separate or a bedside bassinet that vibrates to help your baby fall asleep. HALO® Sleep’s other signature product is the SleepSack® line, including the Swaddle, the choice of many hospitals. The team also partners with leading infant health and safety organizations, and a portion of HALO® Sleep’s proceeds are dedicated to educational efforts.
Shop for sleep essentials from HALO® Sleep to keep your baby safe and warm at Halosleep.com
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Sleeping During the Day, Staying Awake at Night
It’s not uncommon for newborns to mix up night and day cycles. Their circadian rhythm hasn’t fully adjusted to being out of the womb, making them stay awake all night while sleeping during the day, which is likely the opposite of what you usually do. To help your baby correct their sleep cycles, start limiting daytime naps to about three hours. Take them outside so that they experience sunlight. When it’s time for bed, try to keep the room as dark as possible to reinforce that nighttime is for sleeping.
Baby Needs to Be Rocked to Sleep
A bassinet that vibrates can help ease a baby to sleep without needing to rock them, which will help calm them enough to fall asleep on their own after you turn off the vibration. Second, instead of fully rocking your baby to sleep, put them in the bassinet or crib when they are still drowsy but not asleep. This helps them learn to finish falling asleep by themselves. Again, this could cause crying for the first few nights or a week but will ultimately help them learn to fall asleep on their own.
Sleep Regression
Often, around the 4-month mark, babies go through a sleep regression. Your baby was normally sleepy at a good time, but now they just want to be awake and experience the world. The best way to overcome sleep regression is by starting or continuing a sleep routine. Give your baby a bath, feed them, sing lullabies, and put them in the bassinet. Your baby might also need more naptime during the day, as an overtired baby would rather cry and tell you they are tired than go to sleep. Sleep regressions are temporary but can happen a few times in the first year as they hit developmental milestones.
About HALO® Sleep
Educating parents and equipping them with the necessary tools to help ensure their little ones sleep safely and soundly is HALO® Sleep’s mission. This has made HALO® Sleep one of the most trusted and well-known brands when it comes to high-quality infant sleep products. The HALO® Sleep team never stops innovating safe and comfortable products for infants and toddlers, whether it is a twin bassinet that helps to keep twins close but safely separate or a bedside bassinet that vibrates to help your baby fall asleep. HALO® Sleep’s other signature product is the SleepSack® line, including the Swaddle, the choice of many hospitals. The team also partners with leading infant health and safety organizations, and a portion of HALO® Sleep’s proceeds are dedicated to educational efforts.
Shop for sleep essentials from HALO® Sleep to keep your baby safe and warm at Halosleep.com
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