What's Your Trick for Getting Sleep? Share and WIN!

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Permalink Reply by Erin Pyle on May 7, 2009 at 7:42pm

We start by giving eli a nice warm relaxing bath with johnsons bedtime bath. then we get him out and wrap him up tight in his towel. once hes dry we put him in a diaper and give him a little baby massage with lotion. Then after pjs we climb into our reading chair and read a story while drinking a bottle. by the time we put him in his crib he is almost completely relaxed. He reaches out for his bear and as soon as hes holding it, he rolls to his side and is asleep. :)

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Permalink Reply by Nicci1244 on May 7, 2009 at 7:44pm

My two year old gets a Bernstain Bear book read to him, puts him out every night. Unfortunately my youngest is still in the habit of getting the "boob" to bed.

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Permalink Reply by Chrysa on May 7, 2009 at 7:45pm

Calm time before bed always does the trick.

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Permalink Reply by Angela Chee on May 7, 2009 at 7:54pm

We have a set routine, dinner, bath, milk, hug, kiss and "good night I love you see you in the morning." He's asleep by 7:00pm. Me on the other hand. I need to not get sucked into the computer or tv or housework after a long day.

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Permalink Reply by britney zahn on May 7, 2009 at 8:01pm

We read a story with my son and say his prayer, then lights out. With my daughter, we give her her "dog dog" and lay her in bed, cover her up and turn on her seahorse musical plush, then lights out.

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Permalink Reply by Betty on May 7, 2009 at 8:08pm

Dad watches the kids!

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Permalink Reply by Pamela K Ray on May 7, 2009 at 8:14pm

soft tunes

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Permalink Reply by Miranda Allen on May 7, 2009 at 8:28pm

Cartoons on TV

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Permalink Reply by Theresa Shafer on May 7, 2009 at 8:43pm

Every night I lay down with my little girl and hug and gently kiss her. I rub her back and she stretches. I yawn and she yawns. It is all about relaxing and stretching and yawning to go to sleep. A relaxing routine helps to fall asleep. We unwind together and sleep comes upon her.

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Permalink Reply by carol lewis on May 8, 2009 at 10:27am

For baby we make a ritual and have her kiss everyone and grab her tigers and off to bed. She is realy good about it.
For us-we exercise every day, try to eat well, and keep our bedroom as dark as possible, cool, and use a white noise machine. They all help. I have found if you eat too late or very salty or sugary foods I do not sleep well.

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Permalink Reply by Sally Guenterberg on May 12, 2009 at 9:39pm

ditto on the routine until about 12 or 13 and then it can be a teensy bit more challenging. they have to get up so early for school but their clock no longer wants to go to bed early and get up early.

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Permalink Reply by Carla on September 27, 2009 at 9:17pm

I put a CD in and he sleeps so good listening to the music. He loves music.

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