8 Steps to blissful baby sleep for tired UAE parents

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8 Steps to blissful baby sleep for tired UAE parents

Ensuring you and your child get a proper amount of rest is healthy for the whole family

Published: September 30, 2020 16:35 Aoife Stuart-Madge

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Baby sleep — KEEP NIGHTTIME QUIET: It’s no secret that babies are creatures of habit who thrive on routine – and the same applies at bedtime. “A bedtime routine allows the body to unwind so the release of melatonin coincides with sleep and makes sure your baby is calm enough to nod off,” explains infant sleep consultant Katie Palmer (infantsleepconsultant.co.uk). “It helps them to differentiate between day and night as well as creating a period of intimacy between parent and child.” Image Credit: Supplied

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BC Baby sleep — TRY NOT TO FEED TO SLEEP: If you get into the habit of rocking or feeding your baby to sleep, your baby can start to rely on that in order to be able to fall asleep. Fine at 7pm, but not so fine at 3am. “Parents need to be aware that many sleep aids can turn into a sleep prop that their child becomes reliant on,” explains sleep consultant Katie Palmer. This doesn’t have to be a negative if you are happy to continue feeding to sleep overnight as your baby gets older, but if not then you may want to try some other strategies. “Use white noise (for young babies) and a comforter (for babies over 6 months), but as much as possible you want to encourage your baby to settle without help.” She adds, “Offer a feed but try not to feed to sleep. You may want to do a feed in two stages, offering some before bath and a top up before bed.” Image Credit: Shutterstock

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