Bedtime Routine

It is important to place your baby in their bed awake so he/she won’t be waking in a place other than where she/he went to sleep.
If you let your baby go to sleep in your arms you’ll become your baby’s “favorite go to sleep place” .
When he/she wakes in the night for any reason you may find that she/he won’t go back to sleep without you rocking her/him completely back to sleep.
Stimulating play at bedtime causes your baby to take longer to calm down.
Keep the Comfort Speaker out of the baby’s reach.
Play the Heartbeat Lullabies at a low volume while you are rocking and feeding your baby.
Once your baby is relaxed, but still awake, place your baby in his/her bed..
Don’t let your baby get so close to being asleep that moving him to his bed will startle him..
Let the music continue to play to make a soothing transition to his/her bed and she/he will quickly fall asleep..
Its ok to let the music play at a low volume all night..
If your baby cries when you first lay him/her down, keep your hand on her/him until she/he stops crying..

If he/she continues to cry pick her/him up and rock him/her again until he/she calms down.
Put him/her back in her/his bed while he/she is still awake.
Don’t let your baby cry for long periods of time.
The longer she/he cries the harder it will be to settle him/her