Dr Dev Banjaree, a sleep expert, has been working together with JOHNSON'S Baby on the Baby Lag sleep campaign. He has identified that there are a few things that parents can do to help their babies sleep well:
- Routine is key!
- Try to get your baby to settle on their own at night
- Be Consistent with your approach, keep the lights low, soft voice, minimal stimulation
- Keep a sleep diary so you can track progress - when you're tired you'll lose track of 'good' nights and 'bad' nights - note it down and then you can truly see if your baby is getting better at sleeping!
- And finally if you can catch up on some sleep in the daytime. Easier said than done I know - that washing basket will be calling out to you, or the hoover will be glaring at you to run it round but actually as a parent you'll do yourself more favours if you catch up on the zzzz's. Baby Lag can threaten to spoil your enjoyment of your little one.
You can test whether you are Baby Lagged by clicking on the badge below. It'll take through to the JOHNSON'S Baby site where you can play 3 fun games to help determine how 'Baby-Lagged' you are, based on reaction times, coordination and memory, once you've received your score you will be introduced to a 3 step bedtime routine - I do hope you're less than 87%!
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I don't have baby lag. I have work lag, motherhood lag and life lag. Any tips for coping with those?! x
ReplyDeleteI also have work/life/motherhood/wife lag.
ReplyDeleteShall we all whoosh away to a desert island and drink cold beer?
I'll second all those lags. i think I need to get 'on the lag'! how about an after Christmas London Piano Bar jaunt??
ReplyDeleteyes SAM I think we should whoosh away somewhere! Somewhere I can rejuvenate and feel young again!!
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