Dressing Your Baby For Sleep Time

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Dressing Your Baby For Sleep Time
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• For first time parents, knowing what to dress
  your baby in when its time to visit the land of
  nod, may not be that clear, and worrying about
  what your little cherub will be most comfortable
  in, is certainly not uncommon. After all, this
  precious new lifeform is delicate and relies on
  you entirely for its survival, so while it may
  not seem so important to dress your baby
  appropriately for sleep time, it can be the
  difference between your baby getting a good and
  restorative sleep, or your baby tossing and
  turning and getting grizzlier by the minute!
• So, what should you consider when thinking about
  dressing your tot for sleep time?

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• Newly born babies move a lot during sleep time
• With their undeveloped nervous systems, little
  ones find themselves making a lot of reflexive
  movements, whether napping or fully awake, and
  they have virtually no control over their arms
  and legs. Bearing this in mind, swaddling is
  perhaps the best way of keeping babies snug,
  safe and secure while their delicate nervous
  systems are developing and enables them to feel
  more comfortable as they drift in and out of
  sleep.

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• Your babys nervous system will quickly develop
• The nervous systems of new born babies do begin
  to mature quickly though, and when your little
  one reaches 3 to 6 months (the timeline will vary
  for each baby), they will be far more capable of
  moving their limbs in a regulated manner, with
  more control over their arms and legs. You will
  also notice their internal clock otherwise
  known as the circadian system beginning to
  signal to them that night time is when they
  should sleep. When your little one reaches this
  milestone, it will be time to remove the
  swaddling and find a form of attire that allows
  them to move more freely without inhibiting their
  arms and legs.

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• Pyjamas are often seen as being the most
  appropriate form of night time attire for small
  babies when they reach this stage, especially if
  they are all-in-one and lightweight, preventing
  them tangling or rucking up while your baby is
  resting.
• Allow your baby to explore their crib
• Tumbling around, crawling and trying to stand are
  all normal behaviours for growing young tots, and
  provided they are safe and cannot harm themselves
  should they fall over, this exploration within
  the confines of their crib should be encouraged.

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• You may find that having the ability to move
  around more freely while in their crib might
  disorient your baby to begin with, but they will
  soon grow accustomedto it, and in time, it should
  help them get to sleep, since they can freely
  choose what position is most comfortable for
  them.
• Try not to wrap your baby up too warmly
• It can be easy to assume that a warm, snug baby,
  equals a baby who will sleep more soundly, but
  the truth is in fact, often the opposite. Just as
  with adults trying to sleep, if youre in a warm
  room and wrapped from head to toe in something
  heavy and hot, you will feel uncomfortable and
  doubtless begin to

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• perspire. Cool rooms are conducive to a good
  nights sleep for all humans, young, old, large
  or small!
• What your baby should wear in bed depending upon
  the climate
• In cooler weather pop a onesie (or romper suit
  if youre not keeping up with modern times!)
  under your little ones footie pyjamas, and if
  the climate is quite cold, then you can add a
  fleece pyjama over the top of a thin pair of
  cotton pyjamas.
• In warmer weather dress baby in a one-piece
  pyjama suit made from cotton, or pyjamas that
  have no feet. We, as adults, may not be able to
  sleep without

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• something covering us because thats what weve
  grown accustomed to, but babies havent yet
  developed that feeling and will sleep happily
  with their toes or legs exposed, in much the same
  way as they will sleep soundly without a pillow.
• The best advice to take onboard when dressing
  your baby for sleep time, is that after the first
  couple of months, they will need to establish
  their own freedom of movement and comfort levels
  to sleep soundly in their chosen
  position.Restricting their movements too much
  will simply result in a grouchy baby and
  doubtless a grouchy mom, dad, or both!

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