There is no magic wand to put babies to sleep quickly, and that many mothers have wished for. What there are are tips and tricks that help us to facilitate the baby's sleep. The most important thing for the baby to sleep is that he has a routine for it, and a calm, serene and safe environment in which to rest.
Regarding the position, the scientific community fully agrees that to reduce the chances of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the most advisable is that they sleep on their backs and without a pillow.
Routines before bedtime
As we have pointed out, create previous routines at the time of sleep goes predisposing the baby to fall asleep. But you know, what works with your first child may not be working with the next, so you have to try it in several ways.
Un pleasant surroundings It will make your baby want to sleep fast. The optimal temperature is considered between 22 and 24 degrees. It is convenient not to stimulate the baby at night, since if we start to play with him, later it will be more difficult for him to calm down at bedtime. In order to reassure a baby you use the baths, hugs, massages, white noises, singing ... You can start with some of these actions, always in the same order, so that when it comes to last the baby falls asleep quickly.
Consider the pacifier use as action when you go to sleep. Suckling has been shown to have a relaxing effect on babies. If you see that he is very active before sleeping, his use may be enough to calm him down. They also usually sleep on the chest.
Techniques to put a baby to sleep fast
On the Internet and in various books they will tell you about a wide variety of effective tricks to get babies to sleep fast throughout the night. Of all those we have seen, we have been struck by Nathan Dailo, an Australian father, who uploaded a video to YouTube in which he showed how she was fast asleep her 3 month old baby, in less than a minute. The technique consists of gently wiping a tissue over the baby's face. You can try.
Some families choose the colecho, as a technique for babies to fall asleep quickly. East colecho It can be in the same bed as the parents, or in the mini cribs that are placed right next to it. When it comes to falling asleep fast, for a baby, feel that their parents are close and having human warmth helps you relax and sleep soundly. There are different studies on the dependency that babies have with co-sleeping. Opinions are diverse, but to put it to sleep quickly, it is still a technique.
El Oompa Loompa method To sleep fast babies has many followers, but also detractors. And it is that while some babies fall deeply asleep with the circular and gentle movements, others have a lot of fun, and thus there is no way to put them to sleep! Through certain movements the baby (in theory) calms down thanks to the tactile sensations and the feeling of calm, this depends on the synchronization between the parasympathetic nervous system and the cerebellum.
Apps for fast baby sleep
And at this time, you cannot miss mobile applications that help you sleep faster with your baby. The best known are:
- Baby Sleep Instant. This app offers you 13 types of rhythmic sounds, or record your own melody that help your baby sleep. They can be programmed from 5 to 30 minutes.
- Sleep Baby: In it you will find white noises, lullabies, or record calming sounds. The advantage is that it does not require an Internet connection to use it.
- Baby relax. This application combines light therapy: lights, videos and sounds to relax and sleep the baby gently. It has two options, a sleep mode to put the baby to sleep quickly and a relax mode with zen sounds and relaxing environments. While the other two apps are for Android, this one is for IOs.