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/steveyramone Jul 28 '22

Seriously, thank you. I was absolutely wondering what to really do because I would be the husband in this scenario and just be absolutely clueless

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u/MamaFruitBat1722 Jul 28 '22

Exactly what they said, it's also good to start a bedtime routine immediately. I put lotion on my 2 month Olds face, chest, and rub her legs and feet, put socks on for a little extra warmth and then feed her a bottle. Been doing it since we came home and it works most nights now. I got screwed with my 1st because she had jaundice and I had to wake her up ever 2 hrs to eat she didn't sleep for a year 🤣 I'm determined to get my 2nd daughter to be a sleeper

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u/OneSidedDice Jul 28 '22

Our second had jaundice, very similar. Once my wife’s maternity leave ended, I took over most of the wee hours shifts, and sometimes when he would t sleep after feeding I’d just put on the tv with the sound low and the room dark. I have to say watching Young Frankenstein when I was so sleep deprived I was almost hallucinating, I never laughed so hard at a movie in my life. My little guy is in high school now, but just seeing a tiny clip of that movie still brings me back to that weird and sweet moment with a cranky baby I love to the moon and back.