How Do You Sing Lullabies To Babies?
One secret most people will not share is they enjoy late night feedings. The loss of sleep is difficult, but it is eased by something irreplaceable; a special bonding experience with baby. This bond is because the focus is on baby and helping them drift back to sleep. One of the easiest ways to get a baby to sleep is by singing a lullaby. Prepare the baby for sleep. The purpose of a lullaby is to help babies drift gently into sleep. Before you sing, make sure that the baby is ready to go back to sleep. The baby should be dry, fed and warm to help ease the transition to sleep. Learn the words to lullabies. Although babies are too young to know the words to lullabies, many people do not sing to their babies because they don’t know the words. The National Institute of Health website has a wide range of songs. This will help refresh your memory on many children’s songs. Gain confidence in yourself. Many people are anxious about singing a lullaby to a baby because they believe they don’t si
• Hold the baby. Cradle your baby in your arms, rock back and forth. Your contact might soothe the baby, aiding in getting him/her to sleep. • Create a rhythm. Creating a rhythm will help the baby. S/he might not understand the words, but the rhythm will soothe your baby. • Quiet is golden. Belting out your favorite song won’t cut it. Soft, soothing tones and rhythms are the best. It calms. • Focus on the melody. Your baby doesn’t care if you are the worst singer in the world. Your melody and slow rhythm calms. None of the fancy stuff is needed. • Try to sing soft slow songs. Sing any song you want, just keep it slow and soft. Simple songs like “Rock a Bye Baby” can give you a start. To finally put your baby to sleep, keep singing the same song over. A sudden change of melody could arouse your baby. Gradually get slower and quieter while patting her back and swaying in time. The motion will make her/him slip into a nice sleep.
