What’s Needed in My Baby’s Nursery/Room

Keep it Device Free – This Goes For You Too Mom/Dad!

 

This goes for mostly older toddlers and school-aged children, but I always suggest keeping your child’s sleep space device free. This not only helps to avoid blue light before bed, (which can be a huge stimulant), but it can help to avoid an early rising kid who is so excited to get their hands on their tablet or turn on the TV, because the device is not present in their room.

An amazing tablet replacement for bedtime is The Zenimal. It’s a hand-held meditation device with 9 preloaded guided meditations and 3 sleep soundtracks. Some of the meditations include sleep, stillness, breathing, and more! This can make bedtime something your children look forward to and help them practice mindfulness before bed or during times where they just need to stop and breath. (Use my code MOONLITDREAMSSLEEPCOACH to receive $5 off your first order!)

This goes for you too, Mom and/or Dad! If you are room sharing with your little one, leaving that TV off, and keeping your own devices and phones at bay, will avoid bringing that stimulating and sleep damaging blue light into the sleep space. Plus, you know you could use a break from it too, and to avoid scrolling at 3am while your little one is sleeping! (trust me, I’m guilty of it too).

I hope this was helpful, and that you are feeling confident going into the design and planning of your little one’s room. For more suggestions on the best baby products and gadgets, check out my Favorite Things page!

 

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Keep it Device Free – This Goes For You Too Mom/Dad!

 

This goes for mostly older toddlers and school-aged children, but I always suggest keeping your child’s sleep space device free. This not only helps to avoid blue light before bed, (which can be a huge stimulant), but it can help to avoid an early rising kid who is so excited to get their hands on their tablet or turn on the TV, because the device is not present in their room.

An amazing tablet replacement for bedtime is The Zenimal. It’s a hand-held meditation device with 9 preloaded guided meditations and 3 sleep soundtracks. Some of the meditations include sleep, stillness, breathing, and more! This can make bedtime something your children look forward to and help them practice mindfulness before bed or during times where they just need to stop and breath. (Use my code MOONLITDREAMSSLEEPCOACH to receive $5 off your first order!)

This goes for you too, Mom and/or Dad! If you are room sharing with your little one, leaving that TV off, and keeping your own devices and phones at bay, will avoid bringing that stimulating and sleep damaging blue light into the sleep space. Plus, you know you could use a break from it too, and to avoid scrolling at 3am while your little one is sleeping! (trust me, I’m guilty of it too).

I hope this was helpful, and that you are feeling confident going into the design and planning of your little one’s room. For more suggestions on the best baby products and gadgets, check out my Favorite Things page!

 

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Keep it Chill and Keep it Clear

 

The ideal temperature you want to have your little one’s room at is going to be somewhere between 68-72 degrees fahrenheit. Babies often prefer it on the cooler side, but every child is different. An easy way to tell if your little one is too hot or too cold is by feeling their chest or back. Never judge their body temperature by feeling their hands or feet as most babies’ will be cold regardless of their body temp. My general rule of thumb is to dress your baby in one extra layer than you. For example, in the colder months, we dress my daughter in feety pajamas or long sleeves/pants with socks, a short sleeve onesie underneath, and she sleeps in her armless sleep sack. For more guidance on how to dress your little one for bed, check out my baby dressing guide here.

When you’re dressing your little one for bed, you also want to consider what they’re sleeping with. I talk about how you should be dressing your baby for sleep in the winter months in one of my other blogs (you can read it here), but how you dress your newborn or infant is imperative to keeping them cozy and safe while they sleep. For children ages 0-12 months, NOTHING goes into their crib with them but a tight fitting sheet on their mattress, and a tight swaddle or sleep sack on them. No loose blankets, no pillows, no stuffed animals/lovies, no crib bumpers; NOTHING. Something like a muslim blanket type swaddle isn’t even a safe bet anymore, because they can come loose and become a suffocation hazard within their sleep space. There are many safe swaddles out there and most of them have zipper and/or velcro closures to keep the baby cozy and keep pieces from coming loose (I list some of my favorites in my swaddle blog here and include a discount code for my favorite transition swaddle!). Once your child is somewhere around 12-15 months of age, and you feel that they could easily remove a blanket from their face, you can start to introduce small toddler-sized blankets, but I would even recommend waiting until somewhere around the 2.5 year mark and keep them in a sleep sack of sorts. It sounds crazy, I know, but at some point your toddler may be able to climb out of their crib and then you have a whole other problem on your hands. Keeping them in a sleep sack until they’ve transitioned to a toddler bed (which I don’t recommend until at least 3 years of age), makes it a lot harder for them to climb up the bars, and out of the crib. Even waiting until 2.5 to introduce a blanket, in my opinion, is appropriate because it can then prep them for their transition to a big kid bed where they’ll be sleeping with blankets and sheets.

 

Keep it Device Free – This Goes For You Too Mom/Dad!

 

This goes for mostly older toddlers and school-aged children, but I always suggest keeping your child’s sleep space device free. This not only helps to avoid blue light before bed, (which can be a huge stimulant), but it can help to avoid an early rising kid who is so excited to get their hands on their tablet or turn on the TV, because the device is not present in their room.

An amazing tablet replacement for bedtime is The Zenimal. It’s a hand-held meditation device with 9 preloaded guided meditations and 3 sleep soundtracks. Some of the meditations include sleep, stillness, breathing, and more! This can make bedtime something your children look forward to and help them practice mindfulness before bed or during times where they just need to stop and breath. (Use my code MOONLITDREAMSSLEEPCOACH to receive $5 off your first order!)

This goes for you too, Mom and/or Dad! If you are room sharing with your little one, leaving that TV off, and keeping your own devices and phones at bay, will avoid bringing that stimulating and sleep damaging blue light into the sleep space. Plus, you know you could use a break from it too, and to avoid scrolling at 3am while your little one is sleeping! (trust me, I’m guilty of it too).

I hope this was helpful, and that you are feeling confident going into the design and planning of your little one’s room. For more suggestions on the best baby products and gadgets, check out my Favorite Things page!

 

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Keep it Chill and Keep it Clear

 

The ideal temperature you want to have your little one’s room at is going to be somewhere between 68-72 degrees fahrenheit. Babies often prefer it on the cooler side, but every child is different. An easy way to tell if your little one is too hot or too cold is by feeling their chest or back. Never judge their body temperature by feeling their hands or feet as most babies’ will be cold regardless of their body temp. My general rule of thumb is to dress your baby in one extra layer than you. For example, in the colder months, we dress my daughter in feety pajamas or long sleeves/pants with socks, a short sleeve onesie underneath, and she sleeps in her armless sleep sack. For more guidance on how to dress your little one for bed, check out my baby dressing guide here.

When you’re dressing your little one for bed, you also want to consider what they’re sleeping with. I talk about how you should be dressing your baby for sleep in the winter months in one of my other blogs (you can read it here), but how you dress your newborn or infant is imperative to keeping them cozy and safe while they sleep. For children ages 0-12 months, NOTHING goes into their crib with them but a tight fitting sheet on their mattress, and a tight swaddle or sleep sack on them. No loose blankets, no pillows, no stuffed animals/lovies, no crib bumpers; NOTHING. Something like a muslim blanket type swaddle isn’t even a safe bet anymore, because they can come loose and become a suffocation hazard within their sleep space. There are many safe swaddles out there and most of them have zipper and/or velcro closures to keep the baby cozy and keep pieces from coming loose (I list some of my favorites in my swaddle blog here and include a discount code for my favorite transition swaddle!). Once your child is somewhere around 12-15 months of age, and you feel that they could easily remove a blanket from their face, you can start to introduce small toddler-sized blankets, but I would even recommend waiting until somewhere around the 2.5 year mark and keep them in a sleep sack of sorts. It sounds crazy, I know, but at some point your toddler may be able to climb out of their crib and then you have a whole other problem on your hands. Keeping them in a sleep sack until they’ve transitioned to a toddler bed (which I don’t recommend until at least 3 years of age), makes it a lot harder for them to climb up the bars, and out of the crib. Even waiting until 2.5 to introduce a blanket, in my opinion, is appropriate because it can then prep them for their transition to a big kid bed where they’ll be sleeping with blankets and sheets.

 

Keep it Device Free – This Goes For You Too Mom/Dad!

 

This goes for mostly older toddlers and school-aged children, but I always suggest keeping your child’s sleep space device free. This not only helps to avoid blue light before bed, (which can be a huge stimulant), but it can help to avoid an early rising kid who is so excited to get their hands on their tablet or turn on the TV, because the device is not present in their room.

An amazing tablet replacement for bedtime is The Zenimal. It’s a hand-held meditation device with 9 preloaded guided meditations and 3 sleep soundtracks. Some of the meditations include sleep, stillness, breathing, and more! This can make bedtime something your children look forward to and help them practice mindfulness before bed or during times where they just need to stop and breath. (Use my code MOONLITDREAMSSLEEPCOACH to receive $5 off your first order!)

This goes for you too, Mom and/or Dad! If you are room sharing with your little one, leaving that TV off, and keeping your own devices and phones at bay, will avoid bringing that stimulating and sleep damaging blue light into the sleep space. Plus, you know you could use a break from it too, and to avoid scrolling at 3am while your little one is sleeping! (trust me, I’m guilty of it too).

I hope this was helpful, and that you are feeling confident going into the design and planning of your little one’s room. For more suggestions on the best baby products and gadgets, check out my Favorite Things page!

 

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Silence isn’t Always Golden

 

Using a sound or white noise machine is going to be a fantastic addition to your little one’s sleep space. They can help to block out any sort of external noise like dogs barking, people talking, or birds chirping outside of their window. Babies, especially newborns, do not enjoy sleeping in complete silence. Ever notice that your baby sleeps soundly while you’re vacuuming, running the dryer, or drying your hair? It’s because the womb was LOUD! There’s so much movement and noise happening in there, that they’ve become quite accustomed to having some sort of sound while they sleep. We personally have our daughter’s sound machine on the highest possible volume due to the fact that we have two giant dogs that bark all day long at anything and anyone that’s outside. Plus, my husband gets up very early for work, and as I mentioned before, our daughter’s room is right down the hall from the kitchen where he is clanging around making his lunch and coffee every morning at 5am. Needless to say, her sound machine is our best friend.

I’d also recommend getting a sound machine that has a battery back-up. Say there’s a power outage and that sound machine turns off, guess who’s waking up mad as hell? That’s right, your kid. (speaking from experience here!) The HATCH Machine is a great investment since it doubles as a noise machine and a wake-light for those toddler years. The HATCH Rest+ has a battery backup feature, and while it’s a little extra money, it could be a great investment since you’ll use it for years to come. They also have cheaper noise machines with battery backup on Amazon, so dropping a ton of money on a sound machine is definitely not necessary. But, if you’re currently building your registry, you might want to add that HATCH Plus as a “Must-Have” gift!

 

Keep it Chill and Keep it Clear

 

The ideal temperature you want to have your little one’s room at is going to be somewhere between 68-72 degrees fahrenheit. Babies often prefer it on the cooler side, but every child is different. An easy way to tell if your little one is too hot or too cold is by feeling their chest or back. Never judge their body temperature by feeling their hands or feet as most babies’ will be cold regardless of their body temp. My general rule of thumb is to dress your baby in one extra layer than you. For example, in the colder months, we dress my daughter in feety pajamas or long sleeves/pants with socks, a short sleeve onesie underneath, and she sleeps in her armless sleep sack. For more guidance on how to dress your little one for bed, check out my baby dressing guide here.

When you’re dressing your little one for bed, you also want to consider what they’re sleeping with. I talk about how you should be dressing your baby for sleep in the winter months in one of my other blogs (you can read it here), but how you dress your newborn or infant is imperative to keeping them cozy and safe while they sleep. For children ages 0-12 months, NOTHING goes into their crib with them but a tight fitting sheet on their mattress, and a tight swaddle or sleep sack on them. No loose blankets, no pillows, no stuffed animals/lovies, no crib bumpers; NOTHING. Something like a muslim blanket type swaddle isn’t even a safe bet anymore, because they can come loose and become a suffocation hazard within their sleep space. There are many safe swaddles out there and most of them have zipper and/or velcro closures to keep the baby cozy and keep pieces from coming loose (I list some of my favorites in my swaddle blog here and include a discount code for my favorite transition swaddle!). Once your child is somewhere around 12-15 months of age, and you feel that they could easily remove a blanket from their face, you can start to introduce small toddler-sized blankets, but I would even recommend waiting until somewhere around the 2.5 year mark and keep them in a sleep sack of sorts. It sounds crazy, I know, but at some point your toddler may be able to climb out of their crib and then you have a whole other problem on your hands. Keeping them in a sleep sack until they’ve transitioned to a toddler bed (which I don’t recommend until at least 3 years of age), makes it a lot harder for them to climb up the bars, and out of the crib. Even waiting until 2.5 to introduce a blanket, in my opinion, is appropriate because it can then prep them for their transition to a big kid bed where they’ll be sleeping with blankets and sheets.

 

Keep it Device Free – This Goes For You Too Mom/Dad!

 

This goes for mostly older toddlers and school-aged children, but I always suggest keeping your child’s sleep space device free. This not only helps to avoid blue light before bed, (which can be a huge stimulant), but it can help to avoid an early rising kid who is so excited to get their hands on their tablet or turn on the TV, because the device is not present in their room.

An amazing tablet replacement for bedtime is The Zenimal. It’s a hand-held meditation device with 9 preloaded guided meditations and 3 sleep soundtracks. Some of the meditations include sleep, stillness, breathing, and more! This can make bedtime something your children look forward to and help them practice mindfulness before bed or during times where they just need to stop and breath. (Use my code MOONLITDREAMSSLEEPCOACH to receive $5 off your first order!)

This goes for you too, Mom and/or Dad! If you are room sharing with your little one, leaving that TV off, and keeping your own devices and phones at bay, will avoid bringing that stimulating and sleep damaging blue light into the sleep space. Plus, you know you could use a break from it too, and to avoid scrolling at 3am while your little one is sleeping! (trust me, I’m guilty of it too).

I hope this was helpful, and that you are feeling confident going into the design and planning of your little one’s room. For more suggestions on the best baby products and gadgets, check out my Favorite Things page!

 

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Silence isn’t Always Golden

 

Using a sound or white noise machine is going to be a fantastic addition to your little one’s sleep space. They can help to block out any sort of external noise like dogs barking, people talking, or birds chirping outside of their window. Babies, especially newborns, do not enjoy sleeping in complete silence. Ever notice that your baby sleeps soundly while you’re vacuuming, running the dryer, or drying your hair? It’s because the womb was LOUD! There’s so much movement and noise happening in there, that they’ve become quite accustomed to having some sort of sound while they sleep. We personally have our daughter’s sound machine on the highest possible volume due to the fact that we have two giant dogs that bark all day long at anything and anyone that’s outside. Plus, my husband gets up very early for work, and as I mentioned before, our daughter’s room is right down the hall from the kitchen where he is clanging around making his lunch and coffee every morning at 5am. Needless to say, her sound machine is our best friend.

I’d also recommend getting a sound machine that has a battery back-up. Say there’s a power outage and that sound machine turns off, guess who’s waking up mad as hell? That’s right, your kid. (speaking from experience here!) The HATCH Machine is a great investment since it doubles as a noise machine and a wake-light for those toddler years. The HATCH Rest+ has a battery backup feature, and while it’s a little extra money, it could be a great investment since you’ll use it for years to come. They also have cheaper noise machines with battery backup on Amazon, so dropping a ton of money on a sound machine is definitely not necessary. But, if you’re currently building your registry, you might want to add that HATCH Plus as a “Must-Have” gift!

 

Keep it Chill and Keep it Clear

 

The ideal temperature you want to have your little one’s room at is going to be somewhere between 68-72 degrees fahrenheit. Babies often prefer it on the cooler side, but every child is different. An easy way to tell if your little one is too hot or too cold is by feeling their chest or back. Never judge their body temperature by feeling their hands or feet as most babies’ will be cold regardless of their body temp. My general rule of thumb is to dress your baby in one extra layer than you. For example, in the colder months, we dress my daughter in feety pajamas or long sleeves/pants with socks, a short sleeve onesie underneath, and she sleeps in her armless sleep sack. For more guidance on how to dress your little one for bed, check out my baby dressing guide here.

When you’re dressing your little one for bed, you also want to consider what they’re sleeping with. I talk about how you should be dressing your baby for sleep in the winter months in one of my other blogs (you can read it here), but how you dress your newborn or infant is imperative to keeping them cozy and safe while they sleep. For children ages 0-12 months, NOTHING goes into their crib with them but a tight fitting sheet on their mattress, and a tight swaddle or sleep sack on them. No loose blankets, no pillows, no stuffed animals/lovies, no crib bumpers; NOTHING. Something like a muslim blanket type swaddle isn’t even a safe bet anymore, because they can come loose and become a suffocation hazard within their sleep space. There are many safe swaddles out there and most of them have zipper and/or velcro closures to keep the baby cozy and keep pieces from coming loose (I list some of my favorites in my swaddle blog here and include a discount code for my favorite transition swaddle!). Once your child is somewhere around 12-15 months of age, and you feel that they could easily remove a blanket from their face, you can start to introduce small toddler-sized blankets, but I would even recommend waiting until somewhere around the 2.5 year mark and keep them in a sleep sack of sorts. It sounds crazy, I know, but at some point your toddler may be able to climb out of their crib and then you have a whole other problem on your hands. Keeping them in a sleep sack until they’ve transitioned to a toddler bed (which I don’t recommend until at least 3 years of age), makes it a lot harder for them to climb up the bars, and out of the crib. Even waiting until 2.5 to introduce a blanket, in my opinion, is appropriate because it can then prep them for their transition to a big kid bed where they’ll be sleeping with blankets and sheets.

 

Keep it Device Free – This Goes For You Too Mom/Dad!

 

This goes for mostly older toddlers and school-aged children, but I always suggest keeping your child’s sleep space device free. This not only helps to avoid blue light before bed, (which can be a huge stimulant), but it can help to avoid an early rising kid who is so excited to get their hands on their tablet or turn on the TV, because the device is not present in their room.

An amazing tablet replacement for bedtime is The Zenimal. It’s a hand-held meditation device with 9 preloaded guided meditations and 3 sleep soundtracks. Some of the meditations include sleep, stillness, breathing, and more! This can make bedtime something your children look forward to and help them practice mindfulness before bed or during times where they just need to stop and breath. (Use my code MOONLITDREAMSSLEEPCOACH to receive $5 off your first order!)

This goes for you too, Mom and/or Dad! If you are room sharing with your little one, leaving that TV off, and keeping your own devices and phones at bay, will avoid bringing that stimulating and sleep damaging blue light into the sleep space. Plus, you know you could use a break from it too, and to avoid scrolling at 3am while your little one is sleeping! (trust me, I’m guilty of it too).

I hope this was helpful, and that you are feeling confident going into the design and planning of your little one’s room. For more suggestions on the best baby products and gadgets, check out my Favorite Things page!

 

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Darkness is Key

 

Both our circadian rhythm and body-clocks are heavily affected by the rising and falling of the sun. If the sun is creeping into your child’s windows when it’s still light out at 7:30pm or when it’s rising at 6:00am, there’s a good chance that they are going to be affected by it. For example, it’s currently summer where I live, and it’s not getting dark until after 8:00 at night, but my daughter’s bedtime is between 7-7:30pm. Some good ways to achieve maximum darkness are:

1. Black out curtains and/or black out blinds – I find that using both is better, because some light will inevitably find its way in with just one or the other. However, if your budget only allows for one option, either will suffice!
2. Black out window cling – now a roll of window cling can be purchased on amazon or at a craft store for as little as $12! This can be a great, and inexpensive, option for you to block out as much light as possible. You can use this in conjunction with the black out blinds or curtains as well. We use the cling and blinds in our daughter’s room, and it is a literal cave in there!
3. Draft stoppers and/or a dark sheet/piece of fabric over the door – depending on where your child’s room or sleep space is, it could be somewhere in your house where light is consistently shining. For us, our daughter’s room is right at the end of the hallway directly across from our kitchen. If that light turns on, it’s shining directly into her room through the cracks of the door. The gap between her door and the floor is also very big, so we used a draft stopper to help with blocking the light. Something else that could be helpful is pinning up a piece of dark fabric or a sheet over the door so that it helps to block light from finding its way in.
4. Avoid bright night lights and ceiling projectors – contrary to popular belief these can do more harm than good especially for newborns, infants, and young toddlers. The bright night lights and ceiling projectors can easily become a distraction/stimulant which makes it harder for them to fall asleep. For older toddlers or school-aged children, that are starting to develop fear of the dark or other anxieties, I recommend a soft/warm dimmable light like a himalayan salt lamp, or one of those small plug-in projectables. The projectables can be faced towards the wall so it’s not shining bright into the room, but gives off enough light for them to feel comfortable. (Check out my Favorite Things page to see my suggested nightlight options!) 

 

Silence isn’t Always Golden

 

Using a sound or white noise machine is going to be a fantastic addition to your little one’s sleep space. They can help to block out any sort of external noise like dogs barking, people talking, or birds chirping outside of their window. Babies, especially newborns, do not enjoy sleeping in complete silence. Ever notice that your baby sleeps soundly while you’re vacuuming, running the dryer, or drying your hair? It’s because the womb was LOUD! There’s so much movement and noise happening in there, that they’ve become quite accustomed to having some sort of sound while they sleep. We personally have our daughter’s sound machine on the highest possible volume due to the fact that we have two giant dogs that bark all day long at anything and anyone that’s outside. Plus, my husband gets up very early for work, and as I mentioned before, our daughter’s room is right down the hall from the kitchen where he is clanging around making his lunch and coffee every morning at 5am. Needless to say, her sound machine is our best friend.

I’d also recommend getting a sound machine that has a battery back-up. Say there’s a power outage and that sound machine turns off, guess who’s waking up mad as hell? That’s right, your kid. (speaking from experience here!) The HATCH Machine is a great investment since it doubles as a noise machine and a wake-light for those toddler years. The HATCH Rest+ has a battery backup feature, and while it’s a little extra money, it could be a great investment since you’ll use it for years to come. They also have cheaper noise machines with battery backup on Amazon, so dropping a ton of money on a sound machine is definitely not necessary. But, if you’re currently building your registry, you might want to add that HATCH Plus as a “Must-Have” gift!

 

Keep it Chill and Keep it Clear

 

The ideal temperature you want to have your little one’s room at is going to be somewhere between 68-72 degrees fahrenheit. Babies often prefer it on the cooler side, but every child is different. An easy way to tell if your little one is too hot or too cold is by feeling their chest or back. Never judge their body temperature by feeling their hands or feet as most babies’ will be cold regardless of their body temp. My general rule of thumb is to dress your baby in one extra layer than you. For example, in the colder months, we dress my daughter in feety pajamas or long sleeves/pants with socks, a short sleeve onesie underneath, and she sleeps in her armless sleep sack. For more guidance on how to dress your little one for bed, check out my baby dressing guide here.

When you’re dressing your little one for bed, you also want to consider what they’re sleeping with. I talk about how you should be dressing your baby for sleep in the winter months in one of my other blogs (you can read it here), but how you dress your newborn or infant is imperative to keeping them cozy and safe while they sleep. For children ages 0-12 months, NOTHING goes into their crib with them but a tight fitting sheet on their mattress, and a tight swaddle or sleep sack on them. No loose blankets, no pillows, no stuffed animals/lovies, no crib bumpers; NOTHING. Something like a muslim blanket type swaddle isn’t even a safe bet anymore, because they can come loose and become a suffocation hazard within their sleep space. There are many safe swaddles out there and most of them have zipper and/or velcro closures to keep the baby cozy and keep pieces from coming loose (I list some of my favorites in my swaddle blog here and include a discount code for my favorite transition swaddle!). Once your child is somewhere around 12-15 months of age, and you feel that they could easily remove a blanket from their face, you can start to introduce small toddler-sized blankets, but I would even recommend waiting until somewhere around the 2.5 year mark and keep them in a sleep sack of sorts. It sounds crazy, I know, but at some point your toddler may be able to climb out of their crib and then you have a whole other problem on your hands. Keeping them in a sleep sack until they’ve transitioned to a toddler bed (which I don’t recommend until at least 3 years of age), makes it a lot harder for them to climb up the bars, and out of the crib. Even waiting until 2.5 to introduce a blanket, in my opinion, is appropriate because it can then prep them for their transition to a big kid bed where they’ll be sleeping with blankets and sheets.

 

Keep it Device Free – This Goes For You Too Mom/Dad!

 

This goes for mostly older toddlers and school-aged children, but I always suggest keeping your child’s sleep space device free. This not only helps to avoid blue light before bed, (which can be a huge stimulant), but it can help to avoid an early rising kid who is so excited to get their hands on their tablet or turn on the TV, because the device is not present in their room.

An amazing tablet replacement for bedtime is The Zenimal. It’s a hand-held meditation device with 9 preloaded guided meditations and 3 sleep soundtracks. Some of the meditations include sleep, stillness, breathing, and more! This can make bedtime something your children look forward to and help them practice mindfulness before bed or during times where they just need to stop and breath. (Use my code MOONLITDREAMSSLEEPCOACH to receive $5 off your first order!)

This goes for you too, Mom and/or Dad! If you are room sharing with your little one, leaving that TV off, and keeping your own devices and phones at bay, will avoid bringing that stimulating and sleep damaging blue light into the sleep space. Plus, you know you could use a break from it too, and to avoid scrolling at 3am while your little one is sleeping! (trust me, I’m guilty of it too).

I hope this was helpful, and that you are feeling confident going into the design and planning of your little one’s room. For more suggestions on the best baby products and gadgets, check out my Favorite Things page!

 

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