NIGHT & DAY

Teaching your baby the difference between day and night is one of the first things you need to do if you’re trying to establish some kind of routine. Do this by making sure that night-time sleep and daytime sleep look completely different. During the day do not try to block out light or make the house completely quiet. To establish night-time sleep, try a bedtime routine that includes a bath or wash, perhaps a quick massage and a lullaby, for example. Close the curtains to block out light, and make sure the house is quiet.

While it may be too early for your newborn to settle into a bedtime routine, getting into the habit of doing it now will help you establish a bedtime routine later on.