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• A wonderful choice for a bed warmer is a microwavable aromatherapy heat pack scented with lavender, vanilla, or chamomile. This can be particularly effective because it works with two of your baby's senses, and it creates a lovely cue for sleep.
• Take advantage of a baby's desire for soothing sounds. Let your baby fall asleep and take his entire nap to gentle lullabies or white noise, such as recordings of ocean waves, rainfall, the hush of wind, or the sound of a heartbeat. A radio set to a low-key, talk-only station is also a wonderful "white noise" choice for a baby because of the soothi...
• Let your baby have several quiet play sessions in his crib during waking hours. Stay with him and engage his interest. Point out the things he sees. Introduce new toys. Let him see you as a part of the crib experience so that he gets a happy feeling there and becomes familiar with the setting. This way, when he is put in his crib for naptime, it wo...
• The Pantley Dance It's extremely common for a baby to fall asleep in someone's arms but then to wake up the moment she is put into the crib. The reason for this is that the conditions are drastically different between being cradled in warm, cuddling arms and lying on the flat, still surface of a bed. The difference is so dramatic that baby instantl...