On Friday Logan was napping in the car when we got home, so we decided to go straight out to dinner to take
advantage of the sleeping baby.
Not exact matches
Take
advantage of early opportunities to learn the basics: holding, comforting, changing, burping, swaddling, bathing and putting your
baby to
sleep.
Being supportive, taking tasks away from mom, helping her
sleep and deal with the challenges and becoming a bonded dad with
baby will all help ensure that the
baby has the
advantages of being breastfed and will help mom feel good about her experience.
You have a lot
of things working to your
advantage when
sleep training your
baby, especially at the newborn stage.
Although it does lack the storage space found in larger bassinets, it does have the
advantage of a complete
sleeping set that can be removed and placed in the washing machine, making maintaining good hygiene standards for your
baby a top priority.
From the reading I have done, I would say that if it is a goal
of yours to eventually have your
baby fall asleep without being soothed to
sleep (and this generally has the
advantage that he will need less comforting during the night, since he will know how to go back to
sleep on his own), you should try to put him down drowsy but awake.
There have been a lot
of discussions about
baby sleep sacks in the recent years, considering their
advantages as well as disadvantages.
The basic
advantage of this setup is that toddler (3.5 years old) or
baby (1.5) waking up in the middle
of the night is (98 %
of the time) minimally disruptive on anyones
sleep.
Things like, «Parents don't need to be in bondage to their
baby's
sleep needs,» and «None
of the
sleep manipulation methods offer any healthy
advantages» and «Why use
sleep association props in the first place, when a basic routine will naturally enhance restful
sleep?»
If you have the luxury
of a partner or family member keeping up the house when you are recovering, take
advantage of sleep time to play with the diapers, you will gain confidence using them for longer periods, and learning your
baby's wetting habits and what fits best.
Babies and toddlers need
sleep throughout the day, so make sure you stick with the nap and take
advantage of that time when they are
sleeping.
Stressing with sensitivity the uniqueness
of different mother -
baby pairs, she still manages to teach us how to take
advantage of our own infant's innate capacities to
sleep, but while doing so, reminds us to be open to the messages our
babies whisper to us.»
Consider the
advantages and disadvantages
of each way and build your nighttime parenting that gives best result on a healthy
sleep attitude for your
baby and restful nights for yourself.
There are many
advantages to having a
baby who
sleeps through the night early, but a long wait for your first post-
baby period isn't one
of them.
With so many
advantages of co
sleeping with
baby, it's no wonder so many people are starting to give it a try.
Another
advantage of co-sleeping and breastfeeding (if mother does not use alcohol or drugs) is that mother and
baby's
sleep rhythms tend to synchronize so that
baby never wakes needing food just when mom is most deeply asleep.
Mom and
baby will need to take
advantage of additional
sleep, so it's very important to put an end to night feedings when possible.