Sleeptime can be a challenging time for you and your little one. When you’re feeling a little sleep deprived yourself, try these tricks to help alleviate what can become a tricky part of the day or night:
1. Layer your crib sheets. Place another waterproof pad on your clean crib sheet followed by another clean crib sheet over it. Repeat. This way, when your baby is all wet in the middle of the night, you don’t have to fuss with changing sheets. Just peel off the wet sheet and waterproof pad. You will already have another clean sheet ready to go! When your little one is still really little you can do this with layers of receiving blankets and slightly smaller waterproof pads. You’ll find there is only minimal tucking on the edges.
2. Keep one of their favorite toys, stuffed animals, or blankets in the crib. This will give them something to look forward when it’s sleeptime. They will get excited to get into their crib where something familiar and comforting is waiting for them.
3. When your picking out a CD player for your nursery so you can play lullabies, make sure it has a repeat button that will repeat the WHOLE CD, not just one song on the CD.
If any of you readers have a sleeptime trick you would like to add, please share it with us!
