7 Secrets to Get the Baby to Sleep at Night

Babies are adorable and you simply can't just get enough of them -- or can you? Let's face it, one way or the other, babies are a handful. You will pretty sure agree with that especially if you're a new parent. Probably the major issue of most new parents (and even of those who have had more than one child) is putting the baby to sleep at night. Having a Sealy Baby Ultra Rest mattress or a Sealy Perfect Rest crib mattress alone simply won't do the trick.

Little ones have irregular sleeping patterns. As such, it can be quite a challenge to develop that night time sleeping habit. Then again, you can try a number of things to help them develop a regular sleeping time at night. Of the many ways to send the little one off to dreamland, here are seven that so far, seem to be the most effective:

1. Schedule Naps

One of the best techniques is to schedule the child's naps and stick to the schedule. It's usually ideal to have 3-4 quick naps during the day time and if possible, try to keep the child awake during the late hours of the afternoon so that he or she can sleep early at night.

2. Bedtime Rituals

Habits are developed because of regular rituals. Make a bedtime ritual -- give the child a warm bath, change him or her to his or her pajamas, give milk, read a book, or rock him/her to sleep.

3. Lullabies

Lullabies are a classic, their soothing melodies can surely send anyone off to dreamland (literally anyone because sometimes parents even doze off earlier than their kids when they listen to lullabies). It's ideal to get yourself one of those CDs that you can just play over and over again until the infant gets to sleep.

4. Serene Environment

Serene = quiet. Naturally, you will want to put the infant in a quiet place that he or she can't be disturbed. Most of the time, infants are light sleepers, so you need to make sure that nothing can disturb them. Also, you might want to make sure the area is dimly lit because bright lights makes it hard for the child to get to sleep.

5. Early to Bed, Early to Rise

Everyone has a body clock that tells them when to get some rest or when to get up. To "set" the child's body clock, you need to train him or her to wake up early in the morning, take only quick naps in the day, and sleep early at night.

6. Bed = Sleep

Even at a very early age, parents have to train the baby to associate the bed with sleeping. To do this, you should avoid doing other things on the bed apart from sleeping.

7. Mobiles

Mobiles have an unexplainable way to make anyone sleepy; anyone because even adults get sleepy by looking at them too!

These are just seven of the many other ways you can try to get the baby to sleep at night. Of course, it well surely help if your child has a very comfy bed.