9 nursery ideas that set your baby up for sleep success
When you?re designing a nursery, it?s fun to focus on the aesthetics, scanning Instagram and Pinterest for just the right paint colours, decals and bedding. You?ve probably seen cribs draped with blankets and coordinating bumper sets, styled with cute stuffies and pillows. But did you know that that?s not, actually, what a safe sleep space should look like" You?ll also want to consider practical, decidedly less-cute items like blackout blinds. We can?t guarantee that the following tips will miraculously get your baby to sleep through the night?there?s a huge age range for that?but here?s how to make sure your baby?s bedroom is an ideal sleep environment.
1. An empty crib
Before babies reach six months old, they should sleep in the same room as their parents, but not in the same bed (that?s called co-sleeping or bed-sharing). No matter how old your baby is, make sure they?re sleeping in a crib or flat bassinet, not in a swing or car seat (which can lead to asphyxiation) or a playpen (which is not supposed to be used for unsupervised sleep). For the first year, there should be nothing in the crib but baby; that means no pillows, toys, blankets or crib bumpers (even the mesh kind). 2. No night light
While a night light might seem like a classic decor item in a baby?s room, babies aren?t afraid of the dark?and sleep experts say night lights, projectors and crib aquariums can interfere with sleep. ?I don?t recommend night lights for younger babies, but some preschoolers do...
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