If over 6 months old provide a lovey or pacifier (if they can replace it on their own) to help them soothe easier.
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Then you can gradually wean off this if you wish (talk to me about how to do it properly). You can place them in the crib and settle in the crib with some patting, shushing or singing. You also want to put them in a good sleep sack (if rolling, don’t swaddle, a sleep sack is sufficient). If transitioning out of the snuggle me, try placing baby horizontally in the crib so the crib bars are closer to their head and feet, this will still provide the sensation of being enclosed. Then I can show you how to gradually reduce this rocking/shushing so that we are eventually having baby settle in the crib on their own or whichever way you choose is best and safest for them to sleep. If products such as the rock n play are recalled then you will need to wean faster so instead of putting baby in the Fisher Price Rocknplay, rock or settle in any other way possible.
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Try to get a little longer stretches and settle for a bit more each night until you are getting full nights in the crib. Try to get as long of a stretch as possible in the crib and if baby still won’t settle after that first wake up then put him/her back in the swing/rocknplay/snuggle me/doc-a-tot. For the first night try to keep baby in the crib for as long as possible. Contact me to chat about which soothing technique will work best for your family, your baby’s age, temperament and comfort. You will be using soothing techniques to settle baby in the crib. You can also start during your first nap of the day as this is the nap where there are residual sleep hormones from nighttime and again sleep drive will be high. The best time to start is bedtime as sleep drive is the highest. Just to clarify, see the AAP and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s safe sleep for a list of safe sleep guidelines.ģ easy ways to wean baby from sleep products and into their cribĬontinue with your regular bedtime routine to have baby wind down and prepare for sleep.
Co-sleeping is considered sleeping in the same room as your baby while bed-sharing is sleeping in the same bed. No matter how you choose to sleep, providing the safest environment possible is of the utmost importance.Ĭo-sleeping is not the same as bed-sharing. If you are bed-sharing that’s totally your decision, just make sure you are doing it safely. If your baby is currently sleeping in one of these products, THATS OKAY! Let me show you how to wean them off, to give you peace of mind and together we can work on making them love their (safe) bed! When sleeping, a baby's head can fall forward because their muscles are under- developed, and their airway can become constricted.Īlways supervise a baby that is sleeping in any of these products and transfer to a flat, firm surface with no loose bedding or bumpers. So what products exactly am I taking about? Here is a list of products that are NOT considered safe for sleep according to the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics):īabies should only sleep in separate, flat, firm surfaces with no loose bedding or bumpers. I promise a win-win can be achieved for all, without taking the chances. You CAN have both and not have baby dependent on movement (if you wish to use movement for sleep that’s totally fine but ask me how we can achieve this safely), and recreate those womb-like conditions in a safe way. So what do you do when you have to choose between your sanity and safety?Īlways choose safety. There has been a lot of products in the news recently that have been re-called because of infant deaths. I know, I know mamas, sleep products can sometimes be our salvation! Anything that gets that baby to sleep! I hate to be a bummer, but the truth is that products that can lull baby to sleep are not meant for unsupervised sleep and are sometimes just not safe.
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