How Do You Help Infant Sleep Schedules?
Young babies often have trouble sleeping. Mom and Dad want to help infant sleep, but aren’t sure what to do. Baby is used to being warm and comfy, all snuggled up in Mommy’s belly, but after Baby is born, things are very different. Finding ways to recreate the womb atmosphere is a great way to help infant sleep become more comfortable. Sound Off! Baby is not used to complete silence- he or she has been soothed to sleep with the loud shwoosh-shwoosh of your heartbeat for the past 9 months, not to mention the sloshing of the amniotic fluid, and the sounds of the world around you. Ever try to listen to someone talking with your head underwater? That’s what voices sounded like to your baby when he or she was in the womb. Now that he or she has been born, noises are sharper and can be a little scary. If you can find noises that mimic the loud shooshing baby heard before being born, it will go a long way toward creating a comfortable sleep environment, which will help Baby sleep. A TV or rad
