Mommy Wendy's Stories

Tips on how to make baby sleep longer at night based on experience: 🌛⭐️😴

1. Lights 💡🪔🕯
During day time, room should be bright while on night time, room should have dimmed light.

2. Noise/Sound📀🎶
Common noise during day is okay, you can play your favorite songs while during night play your lullabies.

3. Clothes🧦👕👖
Make sure baby is comfortable based on room temperature, not too hot nor too cold. Swaddle can help during night time but swaddle is not recommended for babies who knew how to roll.

4. Feed🍼🍼
Baby should not be hungry. Offer pacifier but don't force it. Make him burped between feeds.

5. Bath🛀
Baby should be comfortable, bath will make him fresh. Make sure diaper is cleaned. For us, no fancy lotion, oil or balm, simple bath with baby soap is enough.

6. Bed 🛌
No toys on bed or any pillows. Bed should be flat. No pillows for head so he can freely move his head and neck side to side. Don’t use weighted blankets, sleepers, or swaddles on or around your baby.

7. Rocking🤱
If you rock your baby to sleep before bedtime, then he will expect to be rocked to sleep after nighttime awakenings. Instead, try putting your baby into bed while drowsy but still awake. This way baby will learn to fall asleep on their own.

8. No to Eye to Eye 🙈
Baby even cries a little before falling back to sleep on their own. Unless you think that your baby is hungry, ill, want diaper change or needs to burp, see what happens if you leave your baby alone for a few minutes — he might settle down. No to eye to eye, for sure he will be awakened.

9. Routine 🤱🧑‍🍼
Established sleeping schedule. If your baby wakes during the period that you want them to sleep, keep activity to a minimum. Resist the urge to play with or talk to your baby. Make small changes which may allow a slight shift in schedule.

P.S.
It may take a few nights to establish this routine, but being consistent will improve your chances of success. 😘

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Benefits of High-Contrast Images?

✅️ Visual Development
Using high-contrast images/books with your baby who is used to seeing blur, allows him/her to really focus. Our retinas send visual signals to the brain. When a baby is shown stark black and white images, it sends a stronger signal, increasing visual and brain development. ❤️

✅️ Reading to babies starting at birth can lead to better communication skills and a larger vocabulary according to research. Reading to your baby can help their listening skills while teaching them things like letters, numbers, shapes, and even social skills. Reading to your baby can also build the your bond with him/her. Using a high-contrast images/ book not only aids in vision development and brain growth, but can also make the bond between parents and the baby stronger. ❤️❤️

PS. We are using black and white contrast for 0-3 months old baby. 😊

Source:
https://speciallygifted.org/parent-tips/babies-and-the-benefits-of-high-contrast-images-for-development/ #:~:text=Using%20high%2Dcontrast%20images%2Fbooks,increasing%20visual%20and%20brain%20development.

Importance of Tummy Time?

1. Helps motor skill development

When they spend time on their bellies, little ones use and develop the muscles that allow them to lift their heads up, roll and, eventually, crawl.

2. Reduces chances of skull deformity

Babies should sleep on their backs, which can help reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). But babies who spend too much time on their backs can develop flat head syndrome, or positional plagiocephaly — which tummy time can help.

3. Promotes sensory development

Being on their bellies allows babies to experience different body positions and movements, and they start learning how their arms and legs move. It also shows them a completely different view of the world — literally.

4. Opportunities to bond

In the beginning, there aren’t a lot of opportunities to have fun with your newborn. And even though tummy time isn’t initially all that interactive, your baby will become more engaged as their skills develop.

Source: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/3-benefits-of-tummy-time-for-newborns-how-to-do-it-safely/

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