It’s that time of year again…the days are getting shorter with more noticeable changes in the weather as daylight savings time draws nearer. It’s a tough time for most people to adjust to, let alone babies, as entire sleep schedules within a household tend to shift to accommodate for the change. This often means an earlier wake-up call for an already sleep-deprived mama.
So to help make the transition a little easier for babies and mama, I’m sharing my top sleep tips to keep in mind!
Best Baby Sleep Tips for Daylight Saving Time
1. Stick to baby’s schedule.
This is the MOST important piece of advice I can offer. As much as possible try to keep a consistent schedule…because to baby, nothing has changed. If baby typically goes down for the night at 8 pm, try to stick with that time. So no matter what the clock says once daylight savings hits, remember it will still feel like 8 pm to baby.
Tip: When you Fall back, remember to put your child to bed earlier to avoid a cranky overtired baby (8pm feels like 9pm, so put baby down at 7pm to keep the schedule!).
2. Have a downtime routine.
Another tip to help baby get to bed on time is to try a bedtime routine that starts to be a trigger for downtime. I use the 3 B’s routine that my pediatrician explained: bath time, books and bed. These three “activities” help remind baby that it’s time to quiet down and get ready to rest.
3. Keep baby comfortable
To keep baby sound asleep and thwart potential disruptions throughout the night, make sure baby is comfortable when putting down. This not only includes comfy pajamas and a soft mattress, but also a dry diaper! A wet diaper can quickly disrupt sleep throughout the night, but with three absorbent layers that provide up to 12 hours of overnight dryness protection, Pampers diapers help minimize these worries.
If you stick to these basic sleep tips, you and baby can learn to sleep well during the changing seasons!
What are your best sleep tips to help baby adjust to seasonal change?
Ana, a mom to three rambunctious little boys, has supported hundreds of thousands of women throughout their pregnancy and motherhood journey since 2012 as a blogger and maternal health advocate at MommysBundle.com.
A nice bath before bed helps my sons sleep. We also keep a routine and use a sound machine.
Making sure that baby is full and burped really well before nap/bedtime
@c2momof2
Warm bath with a hint of lavender and rountines help.
We make sure her tummy is full, put a clean diaper on and lotion her up with night time calming lotion.
Nice hot bath before bed, use a lavender wash and lotion. Then a nice bedtime story 😀
Turn off lights, soft music and rocking a bit.
Stick to a routine, give your baby a warm bath, and keep the room dark!
Make sure baby is full. Clothes aren’t too tight or too loose. Make sure the baby isn’t under dressed or over dressed. Don’t put the baby to bed with wet hair either.
Bath before bed and a fan in room
It’s important to stay on a sleep schedule, a nice bath before bed helps.
A full belly and sticking to a routine – especially with the time your little one goes to bed – has really helped us!
A little lavender always works for me! 🙂
Keep a consistent pattern no matter what.
Make sure your child has the right amount of nap time during the day so you’re not approaching the bedtime routine with an overtired child.
We would dream feed to help longer stretches of sleep at night!
I keep a very consistent bedtime routine to help my baby sleep.
A Warm Bath Before Bed!
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White noise!!
Making sure the baby is fed, and clothed comfy
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Full belly and a good night time story 🙂
We use a fan in babies room for noise.
Give baby a bath and message baby before putting to bed.
i make sure my babies tummy is full before i put him to sleep
when my daughter was old enough i would put a little baby cereal in her bottle at bedtime and it would help to keep her from waking up hungry.
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keep a routine!!
My youngest slept well when he was nearby me. And then it made nursing easier for me as well. We just nursed in bed.
I am due in June…guess I will learn a few then!
A good routine and a nice swaddle are the ways I got my boys to sleep. Thanks for a great giveaway! We love Pampers 🙂
When my baby was having trouble falling asleep, I would sing to her. Once asleep, I would have a small fan on in the room for noise, and to block out any noise from the rest of the house.
Right now the only thing that will get my baby to sleep is nursing her and holding her while walking back and forth. Julie smartsavvymama@gmail.com
A bath before bed and definitely a well settled tummy. Also storytime or music works well.
A quiet environment with no distractions and rocking back and forth
We use white noise with both of our toddlers and it works wonders!
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I don’t have a baby yet, but I’m hoping I’ll be able to find a system that works when the time comes!