Creating a bedtime routine that you implement every night is a key step in order to help baby to sleep through the night. Including relaxing activities such as a bedtime story, bath time and cuddles will help your baby to realize it is bed time. It is important to bear in mind to try and keep your schedule as low key as possible as this will help your baby calm down for bed. Be sure to follow a trouble free bedtime habit and ensure you stick to that same habit every night and your baby will be sleeping through the night.

Feed your baby

You should encourage your baby to feed as much as they need through out the day, with a final feed before bedtime. The theory being the more they feed through the day the less they feed through the night. If your baby wakes up at night for a feed, you should try and keep it as low key as possible. When feeding your baby, keep the room dark with no distractions and immediately put them back in their cot after the feed.

A baby's cot needs to be associated with sleep time

The third step to aid baby to sleep through the night is by helping them associate their cot with sleep time. If your baby is showing signs of tiredness be it day or night, put them in their cot before they fall asleep. This will help to teach them that their cot is for sleeping and should they awake during the night will be much more likely to fall asleep by them selves as they will know that their cot is a safe, comfortable environment for them to sleep in.

By following the simple advice above you will help baby to sleep through the night and it wont be long before you will get those peaceful nights sleep that you have been hoping for for so long.