Help! Any ideas on how to get baby to nap longer? We're trying a few ideas and tweaking what we are doing. Rather difficult, though, what with drills drilling downstairs, Aiden yelling for his father, Josh blowing his nose outside her door. No wonder we can't keep her asleep.
And Aiden just had the diarhhea. Oh the joys of motherhood!
Nat & Josh are going out on a date night tonight, leaving seasoned grandparents Gram Deb and Papa in charge. Aiden looks like Hugh Heffner in his housecoat (had to have a mid-afternoon bath). I'm trying to wash dishes, soothe a baby, blog and make supper all at the same time.
4 comments:
Play soothing music in her room to drown out all the other noises. That's my advice. Love to all, S.S. Sis
A fan works great, I know the time of year isn't great, but just face it to a wall so it isn't blowing right on her. Also, something with the scent of her mom may also help her feel comforted (like a shirt or sweater), babies know the sound of their mother at birth and their scent by 1 week of age. The biggest thing to remember is that crying is the ONLY exercise little babies get....it's hard, I know, but teaching them early on how to soothe themselves pays off huge in the future! (I am assuming soothers have been tried...some babies just like/need to suck) Good luck!!
Thanks for your comments. Will try
I really found, for Caleb at that age, that swaddling helped. And with Josh when he was a baby white noise (like a fan) really helped with drowning out other noises.
Krista
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