Getting a good night's sleep with a newborn sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? I know all babies are different. Some sleep better than others. I've experienced good sleeping babies and....not so good sleeping babies. Either way, sleep deprivation is real and it can make you do crazy things! So with my third baby, I've done 3 things that help maximize the little sleep I get. (Make sure to check out the video at the bottom of this post on how I use my
HALO Bassinest. That thing is amazing!)
Keep the baby close. With my first baby, I kept his bassinet by the foot of our bed. But that meant having to get out of bed every 2 hours to pick him up and feed him. If you have to physically stand and get up for each feeding, that will make your body wake up even more, making it harder for you to fall back asleep after the feeding (..before the next feeding). I don't sleep very well with a baby in our bed, but this time around I wanted my baby to sleep as close to me as possible. Have you heard of the
HALO Bassinest? They've been
featured everywhere. This thing has been a
lifesaver! I can't say enough good things about it. I can literally lay down in my bed and watch my baby sleeping right next to me. At night I wrap Eli in the
HALO SleepSack, that keeps him nice and wrapped, but allows me to zip it open at the bottom for nighttime diaper changes. Then I lay him in the
Bassinest. You can see all of the amazing features it offers
here, but here are my favorite parts about it: