Trial and Error

Being a mom, no matter of a first baby or not – you would always expect the best to happen with your child and for that you try to do your best. For getting known to the perfect guidelines, you can start off by reading the books of the experts and of course; friends and relatives always have advice for a new mother and baby.

This all may enable to start the journey, but if it doesn’t works for you or you aren’t contented, then you have to try something new, or what is compatible. Try different things at bedtime to see what works for you and your baby, as your baby is unique and not like any other baby, after all!

Try feeding the baby with different types of food especially at nights, or change the timing of her last feeding. As per her pajamas, make sure they are soft but nor scratchy; be sure to use special detergents made just for baby clothes, especially in the beginning. Do hang her clothes and bedding outside in the sunshine to dry because who doesn’t feel all the more cozy and comfy when going to sleep in bedding that has been dried outside! Just make sure no critters get into the baby’s bedding or clothes.

Are you accustomed to a habit at night; that is having a nice bath and then feeding while holding the baby close to you? Nothing is more delightful than holding your baby right out of the bath when she has that wonderful baby smell. It’s just important to make this a pleasant and relaxing time for both of you, especially at this age of hers, when she is in the first months of her life.

If you’ve been playing with the baby beforehand, then it would take a little longer to get her to sleep. Again, those rituals of taking bath, feeding her, talking and singing to her in a quiet, darkened room will soon signal bed time for your baby, and hopefully for you too.