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Baby Basics: Ideal Sleep Environment


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Jennifer Walker:                Hi, I'm Jennifer Walker. And today, we're going to talk about making a safe sleep environment.


Laura Hunter:                   Well, that's perfect timing because it's time to put him down for a nap.


Jennifer Walker:                Oh, great.


Laura Hunter:                   So we're going to put him down-


Jennifer Walker:                No, not in this crib.


Laura Hunter:                   Well, but those stuffed animals are so cute.


Jennifer Walker:                You know what else is cute? A sleeping baby. These are not safe.


Laura Hunter:                   Well, surely we can keep this nice soft blanket.


Jennifer Walker:                No loose blankets, Laura. It's not safe.


Laura Hunter:                   Well, can I at least keep the mobile? Because look, how cute these are.


Jennifer Walker:                Babies learn by association and routine, and we want them to associate crib time with sleep time. So we want to make this sleep environment as boring as possible. There's nothing to do in here, but sleep. No pillows, loose blankets, pillow-like crib bumpers, or stuffed animals. This, this is the ideal sleep environment. It's 68 to 72 degrees. The baby's in a onesie with a swaddle under three months of age. And the white noise is on high. And it's good to note that during the day, we can actually have a little natural sunlight coming in. And at night, we want it pitch-black dark. Just like the womb, we're just recreating that great womb environment.


Laura Hunter:                   But I really love this projector that shoots stars up on the ceiling.


Jennifer Walker:                Was your womb a disco? No. We're going to turn this white noise on. And we are going to have an ideal, safe sleep environment that was created just for this little one to make those associations and help him to know the difference between daytime sleep, nighttime sleep, and get those long stretches. All right, sweet one. It's time to go to sleep now. Good night.