The best conditions for good baby sleep

You cannot force your baby's sleep and sleep behavior, but you can thecreate the best conditions for a relaxed, feel-good environment. Pay attention to the following:

• The proper room temperature for healthy baby sleep is about 18 °C. Babies cannot regulate their body temperature as well as adults and need particularly careful protection from heat, but also from cold.

• A calm sleep environment promotes relaxation and a feeling of safety and security.

• Baby sleeping bags made from warm yet breathable materials have proven particularly effective for sleeping. They offer enough room to kick and the little ones cannot pull a blanket over their head or cover themselves.

Our tip: However, the sleeping bag should not be too large, because otherwise too much heat escapes through the openings at the neck and arms and there is a risk that the sleeping bag will slip over the head. An additional blanket should not be used.

Rituals that help babies fall asleep

There are many things thatmake it easier for children to fall asleep and stay asleep. For example, it is important to create apleasant atmosphere in the child's room. With atmospheric night lights or plug-in lamps, which project calming images onto the ceiling, this works like a charm. But alsoquiet, familiar melodies from music boxes or mobiles help the little ones to calm down.

This provides agood foundation laid for a shared evening bedtime ritual, which creates familiarity and security between children and parents. What this ritual looks like – whether with thereading a story from the favorite book, the sharedlooking at a picture book or thecuddling on the sofa – varies from child to child, from family to family.

Incredibly effective: the anti-dream-monster spray

A dream monster lurking in the wardrobe or under the bed? Then theanti-dream-monster spray just in time. With it, wide-awake troublemakers disappear as if by magic. And the best part: it is very easy to make. All you need for it is an empty, clean spray bottle without a label, a pair of scissors, glue and theanti-dream-monster spray stencil.

Safety with a night light

Children lovenight lights for falling asleep. It takes away their fear of the dark andcreates a cozy, secure atmosphere.

Pacifier always within reach

Falling asleep is one thing, sleeping through is another. Apacifier that is always within reach, helps with that. So that there is no long searching at night, there is thecuddly pacifier bunny. On one of its long ears is a snap button that keeps the baby's favorite item always with them. And thanks to its size, the rabbit doesn't fall through the bars so easily. Finallyquiet nightsfor everyone!

9 tips to help your baby sleep well

1. Pleasant sleep environment with soothing night light

2. Baby's crib in the parents' bedroom during the first year

3. Room temperature: not above 18°C

4. Swaddling infants up to 4 months (wrap tightly in a cloth or blanket)

5. Sleeping bag instead of blanket

6. Lots of fresh air during the day

7. Structured daily routine with relaxation periods

8. Reduce stimuli from about one hour before sleep

9. Pleasant bedtime rituals such as cuddling, singing songs and telling stories.