" A good night's sleep and sweet dreams for your little one "
Babies need a lot of sleep. To ensure that the very youngest citizens of the world are completely comfortable, the right baby bed accessories are essential. Find out here what is needed and what is important so that your little darling can sleep well.
Little ones need sleep
Of course, sleep is very important for everyone, but even more so for newborns, babies and toddlers. They sleep a lot, but unfortunately for parents, not always regularly. So the little ones can wake up in the middle of the night and cry for their mother, but sleep through the day.
little boy sleeping on soft white blanket
Either way, the little ones need to be comfortable and cozy. Accordingly, they need a cozy crib and additional accessories. It is important to pay attention to high-quality products.
Baby crib and accessories: What should parents not do without?
When choosing a baby crib, parents are faced with a very wide choice before the birth. It is best to choose one that has fixed bars on both long sides and a continuous section at the head and foot ends.
baby crib
Many beds offer the option of attaching the slatted frame and mattress at different heights. This allows you to regularly adjust the bed to your child's needs so that they cannot fall out or get out of bed themselves, even when sitting up. However, there should be no blankets, pillows or cuddly toys in the crib. cuddly toys when the baby is left unattended.
A cozy, warm sleeping bag is sufficient to start with. Cuddly toys and cuddly toys should only be used as a sleeping aid and should not be available to the child overnight, as otherwise there is a risk that they will block their airways and be unable to breathe. You should therefore also avoid using other baby bed accessories that could restrict air circulation in the bed.
With a very small baby, mom is often the perfect sleeping aid. Either breastfeed your little one to sleep or give them their last bottle by the bed and put them to bed after they have fallen asleep.
How to promote good sleep
Even the youngest children love fixed routines and evening rituals that are repeated over and over again. This routine gives the child a sense of safety and security and they already know what to expect. The room where they sleep should be well ventilated, not too warm or too cold and darkened. In this way, the child quickly learns that night is different from day and is no longer an active time. Some parents read a little story to their child in bed by the crib, others sing lovely songs to help them fall asleep.
Music boxes are also very popular accessories that play beautiful music to help your baby fall asleep. This calms your little one and he can gently drift off to sleep.
But before a baby can fall asleep, it still wants to be cuddled extensively and it is not uncommon for babies to want to hold mom and dad's hands until they fall asleep.
Give your little one the closeness they need and sit with them or lie next to them until they have fallen asleep. If you then leave the room quietly, your child may wake up again after a short time and find themselves alone in a dark room. He will be frightened because you are no longer there to hold his hands and because he may not know where he is, as he may have fallen asleep before he was in his crib.
Baby plays with bedside lamp
Nightlights can be used to avoid this fear. These only gently illuminate the room and can provide your little one with orientation without disturbing their sleep. There are various models and designs that fit well into the nursery or can also be used in a socket.
When the offspring gets older
If your little one is a little older, you can also give them a cuddly blanket and baby pillow in the crib. These accessories are available in numerous variations with different motifs, which you can also personalize with the child's name. Some parents also use a trick to get their little one used to their own bed in their own room. To do this, pull a shirt you are wearing over the top of the mattress and place the baby's head on it. This way, it can smell mom and dad and snuggle up to the shirt, which provides additional security.
These tips enable many parents to help their children get a peaceful and restful night's sleep. Nevertheless, you should always be guided by your own and very individual needs of your little sunshine to find the ideal approach for your family. Some children sleep in their own crib with their parents in the bedroom until the end of their first year. This way, mom and dad are very close by and can quickly soothe the little one if it wakes up in the night.
Other families opt for the family bed concept. This means that all family members sleep together in a large bed and can sleep better at night without having to get up. The parents' bed should still be well secured so that no one can accidentally fall out during the night.
