Advice
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‘SLEEP LIKE A BABY’
Everyone knows how important getting a new baby to sleep is. Beddy-byes carry a number of products to cater for all your sleeping baby needs. Refer to our website products for ‘sleeping aids’ under ‘baby gear’ category.
The award winning Grobag baby sleeping bags are designed to keep babies and toddlers at a safe comfortable sleeping temperature all night long. This helps them sleep for longer periods of time uninterrupted and means more sleep for the whole family. Exclusive to Grobag is a nursery thermometer and dressing guide with 3 togs (warmth ratings) which can be used all year round in all Australian conditions. All grobags are machine washable & tumble dry. The zipped front designs can be used in a pram or carseat. We carry sizes 0-6 m, 6-18 m & 18-36 m. in a variety of designs.
The Grobag sleeping bag supports not only SIDS risk reduction but also the risk of sleeping accidents.
SIDS & KIDS "reduce the risk" message is:-
- Place your baby on their back to sleep
- Keep baby’s face uncovered – place your baby with feet to the foot of the cot to prevent wriggling down under covers
- Make sure baby’s bedclothes are tucked in securely or baby is in a safe sleeping bag with fitted arm and neck holes. Parents or carers need to make a judgement and choose the appropriate bedding and clothing for the room temperature.
- Don’t let the baby get too hot or too cold otherwise there is a greater risk of SIDS.
- Ensure pillows, doonas, quilts and cot bumpers are not in the cot.
- Check your cot meets Australian standards.
- Cut smoking in pregnancy – fathers too!
- Do not let anyone smoke in the same room as your baby or anywhere else your baby spends time.
- Don’t sleep in the same bed as your baby particularly if you are a smoker have been drinking alcohol, take drugs or medication that makes you drowsy or you are excessively tired.
- Do not fall asleep on the sofa or settee with your baby.
- If your baby is unwell, seek medical advice promptly.
Music Therapy for Babies
For generations, music has been known to calm the mind, soothe the soul and heal the body. Modern day music therapy for babies is the use of specific sound patterns to encourage a particular change in mood or behaviour.
Research suggests that music for babies based on a soft, regular tempo of 60 beats per minute encourages calm, regular breathing which can evoke a positive response in the listener - even babies in the womb.
As such pre-natal music therapy may help ease the transition from womb to outside world, create a familiar and secure environment for babies and encourage early bonding between mother and child, particularly if played during the last trimester of pregnancy.
Many créches and hospitals use music therapy as a stress reduction technique for infants and music therapy has also been credited with helping stabilise the heart rate and oxygen intake of premature babies which in turn helps the baby to grow. Music therapy is also thought to promote creativity and imagination in babies, young children and adults alike.
Sleeping Aids
Baby Book Relaxation Pack
includes the top selling Peace Baby Post-birth CD and "100 Ways to Calm the Crying"
The second book by respected parenting author Pinky McKay, "100 Ways to Calm the Crying" helps parents deal with all aspects of crying and provides practical tips to help calm the tears.
The book is a one-stop reference that includes the latest research, as well as real-life stories from everyday mums and dads.
Peace Baby Volume 1 - Pre Birth
Peace Baby Volume 1 - Pre Birth uses natural sounds and rhythms to emulate the sounds baby hears inside the womb. The music for babies is designed to bring harmony to the environment and help relax and soothe the expectant mother and baby throughout pregnancy.
Peace Baby Volume 2 - Post Birth
Peace Baby Volume 2 - Post Birth is designed especially to be played after baby has arrived.
It features lullabies similar to, but slightly more up-tempo than Pre Birth and helps create a familiar environment by imitating sounds such as the mother's heartbeat and soft, soothing maternal rhythms.