Your baby isn't born yet and you're reading all the books regarding your futur baby's sleep. Well, good for you but... you won't know much about it until the baby is actually born and screaming his head off in the middle of the night. What you might already know:
You could rock your baby to sleep,you could wrap him in a blanket, you could sing to him or you could just put him in bed. It's up to you, you'll know soon enough what's best for both of you. There're two rules that I tried to respect for my second child:
Rule number 1: Do not speak to your child at night, do not sing to your child at night and try not to look at him in the eyes at night, even if he's got the biggest smile in the world.
Rule number 2: If you breast-feed, breast-feed as much as you want but try not to have the baby falling asleep on your breast (yeah right, tell that to your newborn!)
My lovely newborn ONLY sleeps on his belly:
Ok, you're in trouble with the rest of the world. Never mind, I know everyone says that babies shouldn't sleep on their belly until they could lift their head but if you decide to take the responsability to do so, here's a little product to help you. The ANGELCARE DELUXE SOUND AND MOVEMENT MONITOR. This is a sensor pad that you put under the mattress of the baby's bed. If the baby stops breathing for 20 seconds, the alarm will sound. I NEVER heard if ring once by mistake so I have to assume that it's extremely reliable. Just read the instructions properly! You shouldn't just rely on it but it's still very handy if you have an animal in the house and you're concerned that he might jump in the baby's bed or if you baby sleeps on his belly.
My baby is getting older but he's not quite 6 months old.
Should I introduce solids to make him sleep through the night?
Well, you could do it if you want but I promise you that it won't make much of a difference. Ok, all kids are different but from my own experience and some people around me, it ain't working that much!
