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start putting you baby to bed a little earlier and sing softly to him/her while lightly bouncing your baby. they love the sound of your voice and sometime the baby will put it ear closer to your mouth if it can, depending on the childs age. I put other people's babies to sleep all the time by doing that. the parents are always amazed.
also reduce any kind of distractions. babies will fight sleep if there is a lot of commotion going on in the home. and if you put your baby to bed to late then he/she will be cranky and fight sleep that way as well.
It's never too early to start a routine, what really helped get my daughter in gear was we played hard with her all day gave her a nap yes but only for like an hour-hour an half then we fed her supper gave her a bath and then we turn down the lights so she knows its settle down time and we sit quietly watching tv while she drinks her bedtime bottle of milk and then she gets sleepy and passes out she is 15 months now and she still goes by this routine, she even has her twin lil sisters in the routine now its wonderful they all go to bed between 8-9 and sleep till 7 or 8 in the morning but if we divert from the routine even if its a lil she gets fussy and cranky. Work with him and see what he likes and what helpes make him sleepy and then always cont to do it and he will come around
My son is 6 months old & has always done very well with going to bed. Do you have a routine during the day? His naps are always around the same time everyday & so is his bedtime. You have to watch carefully for signs of being tired - my son will start rubbing his eyes. We always put him down within 30 minutes of seeing that. Sometimes we just have to let him fuss & cry a little bit too. My son will usually fall asleep while breastfeeding, but not always. We let him fuss for a little longer now by himself because he's a little older. Routine is big for us & makes bedtime easier. Hope this helps someone.
Since babies can't tell time they need a routine so that they know what's coming next. I started my son on a bedtime routine when he was about 2 months old (he was also sleeping through the night at this time) and he has stuck to this routine since then. Make sure you put him down before he's too tired or he won't go to sleep easily. With my son, it's bath, bottle and bed and goes straight to sleep every night. Unless it's been a really busy day and he's really tired and then he will fight me to go to sleep. Also do some research about sleep training. Sometimes babies just have to cry and wear themselves out to sleep. Good luck!!
I cant get my 1 yr old to fall asleep at his bed time. how can I get him to go to sleep on time or is it to soon to give him a bed time?
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I've learned that layin them in the crib sayin you good nites and walking out works very good. If they cry or get up you go in lay them back down say you good nites again repeat while also stayin out longer each time =]
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