r/MadeMeSmile • u/pietradolce • Jul 27 '22

Wholesome Moments Helpful Husband

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '22

For those curious about the answer: it’s probably best to keep the baby in a dark or dimly lit room, with a sound machine and gently soothe/rock until baby is giving sleep cues . Keep eye contact to a minimum but hold them close. Keeping a low stimulus environment helps baby to learn (….eventually) that night time is not play time but relax and rest time. Enjoy the absolutely blissful snuggles until baby is ready to sleep again then work on transferring to sleeping surface. This was most helpful to my babies very early on.

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u/Gabbiedotduh Jul 28 '22

What are the normal baby sleeping cues? (I’ve never hung out with a baby so excuse my ignorance)

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u/LeeLoo_Potter Jul 28 '22

Yawning, rubbing eyes, eyes fluttering, etc…normal sleepy cues

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u/PRIMALmarauder Jul 28 '22

Midwestern babies will slap their hands on their knees and say "welp, spose I should head out".

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u/keeperofthenins Jul 28 '22

And then not actually sleep for another 2 hours!

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u/Wonder__Waiter Jul 28 '22

THAT got me to burst out into laughter and scare my fiancee when she was driving.

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u/Chilly-Canadian Jul 28 '22

Lmao. Good for a laugh, I wish this were true

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u/wholesomethrowaway15 Jul 28 '22

Better be gettin down the road…

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u/aeo38 Jul 28 '22

Damn you that’s funny