However, as you get used, a bath can become
part of your bedtime routine If you need to answer the door or pick up the phone, bring the baby along with you.
That's why baths are often a
useful part of a bedtime routine: when you take your baby out of the bath, the air on his wet skin makes his body temperature drop, which helps make him sleepy.
Gently try to keep your baby awake for a reasonable amount of time during the day with playtime, a change of scenery, a change of clothes or even a bath (if this is
not part of your bedtime routine).
For babies, «the most
important part of any bedtime routine is putting him down in the crib just before he falls asleep,» says Judith Owens, M.D., Parents advisor and director of sleep medicine at Children's National Medical Center, in Washington, D.C..
Before bed session: I don't think there's anything wrong with nursing to sleep in general, but it probably is going to be easiest to drop this session since it's not an
essential part of your bedtime routine.
I don't believe in doing bath as
a part of the bedtime routine.
As your baby learns that bath time can be relaxing and fun, consider making
this part of a bedtime routine.
Bedtime feeds are usually the most difficult to stop as many breastfed toddlers see their bedtime feed as an important
part of their bedtime routine.
Used regularly as
part of a bedtime routine, a dimmer switch can help your baby wind down and sleep.
Instead of growing increasingly exasperated, try to anticipate all of his usual (and reasonable) requests and make
them part of the bedtime routine.
Try to anticipate all of your child's usual (and reasonable) requests and make
them part of the bedtime routine.
Clean up time could even be
part of the bedtime routine!
There are many different moves and strokes that can either help stimulate your baby when she needs some playtime, nurture your baby when her digestion is unhappy, or settle your baby as
part of a bedtime routine.
The problem I run into here is that if I feed him at 4 pm and then do an early bedtime routine, I would be feeding him again at 6 or 6:30 as
a part of his bedtime routine, but since its so close to his last feeding, he often doesn't eat well.
Giving a child a bath should be
a part of the bedtime routine.
Information I found online was a little conflicting, as a number of parents feel they need to bathe their babies every day as
part of a bedtime routine.
My favorite time to massage my daughter has always been after her nighttime bath as
part of her bedtime routine.
As
part of your bedtime routine, ask your child to run down the list and make sure everything he needs is pulled together and sitting by the door.
The best shaped sleep behaviors have the same SLEEP STATEMENTS each night as
part of the bedtime routine.
Make winding down
part of your bedtime routine, right after brushing your teeth.