It never ceases to worry me when I meet families who use sleeping drugs for getting baby to sleep. Not always just for baby's welfare but for the mums and dad's as well. Sleeping pills are completely unsuitable for children and can cause a lot of harm in later life.

Getting baby to sleep is a priority when the whole family's worn-out and so a number of parents resort to sleep medication as a last desperate option. But your child may well be in for a lifetime of sleeping pill dependence. When he gets to be an adult, he may never have the ability to develop a natural sleep routine.

There has been no screening on the effects of sleeping medications on babies. In the case of some over-the-counter medications containing histamines (Nytol or Sominex) the effects can be reversed and they can act as a stimulant. As you can guess, getting baby to sleep with these medications is virtually impossible.

However these unfortunate parents deserve sympathy rather than blame because they're frequently at the end of their patience. Every parent with a restive baby is constantly looking for ways to help that baby sleep. They will spend hundreds of dollars to understand just one issue - getting baby to sleep.

Parents have the following three challenges:

Their baby sleeps most of the day but is awake most of the night.

Their baby falls asleep easily but wakes regularly.

Baby becomes very distraught when put to bed at night and screams loudly.

Stay at home mums can typically cope ok as they can catch up with some sleep in the course of the day. For those parents who have full time work outside the home, however, it can be extremely hard to cope with.

If you recognize yourself mentioned above then this was written especially for you, so don't give up hope, because there is a way out of the sleeping pill trap and it possibly isn't as upsetting as you think.

Here are some tips you can try for getting baby to sleep...

The "cry it out" method - This technique is not for the faint hearted! This method requires you to disregard your baby's crying for an agreed amount of time before attending to him. As you progress, the time between visits goes up. Tough love without a doubt, but it does work! In time baby will realize that his crying isn't getting him anywhere so he gives up and goes to sleep.

Now I realize that's not everyone's cup of tea. But in the long term you'll be giving your baby the gift of being able to self soothe.

A sleep routine - It does not have to be difficult. A bath followed by a hug and a short bedtime story will do the trick. Don't include stimulating activities like games into the schedule and do everything in the same order at the same time every night.

Natural remedies - These are a good idea for very busy moms and dads. Natural and alternative solutions are a safer and more efficient choice for getting baby to sleep.

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