Baby Aromatherapy – Tips To Aid Infant Sleep

Most people now have heard of aromatherapy but may have associated it with adults, however, baby aromatherapy is also a way to help your infant sleep naturally.

Baby aromatherapy is for parents who want their children to benefit from aromatherapy as well. You should however, stick to the well known and most trusted brands who have developed aromatherapy products for babies. You should be able to find something at most stores and of course online.

Johnson & Johnson for example, have a good lavender product line that includes a wash, lotion and oil that is said to calm babies down before bed-time and help them sleep better. Likewise, Aveeno also makes lavender scented baby products. Chamomile is often added to increase the effect of the lavender. Of course, a byproduct of using baby aromatherapy lavender products, is that they will help soothe the weary parent as well!

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Gro-Clock

If you have been woken up in the early hours with the kids thinking it’s morning, you will appreciate how the Gro-Clock may help!

For children aged 2 or more who are too young to read an ordinary clock, the Gro-Clock has a glowing screen showing images of moon and sun to help communicate the difference between sleep and wake-up time. The stars go out one-by-one during the night to show the passing of time. and the changing images will encourage children to stay in bed longer as they learn to ‘stay in bed until you see the sun’.

The silent operation enables baby to continue sleeping as the display changes, and adjustable screen brightness allows you to choose the best amount of light you need. There is also an optional digital clock and audible alarm feature, so you can use it as a normal clock as your child grows up. The Gro-Clock is mains powered (adapter included) and comes with a beautifully illustrated sleepy farm story book. Sleepy Farm tells the tale of a very tired pig, to help reinforce the message of the importance of a good night’s sleep.

The Gro-Clock has won some rave reviews including the one below. If you want to see more reviews CLICK HERE.

“We bought this clock for our son for his birthday, when he turned 3 a month ago. He had been waking at 5.30 – 6.30 wanting to get into our bed or to get us sleeping on the floor in his room.

We showed him the demo of Moon with stars countdown and how “Mr Sunshine” would appear when it was “morning” – we optimistically chose 7am. From the first day it worked – I must say I was amazed, he did wake me at 5.30 to tell me the moon was still there for a couple of days.

But he is now checking before he shouts us in the morning – we hear him stir then go quiet if it’s pre-7am, then we are woken with a cheery, “Mummy it’s morning – the sunshine is here”.

My friend has had similar joy with hers too.

Well worth a try – and the clock is lovely addition to boy or girl’s nursery – much nicer than the other “pre-time-telling” clocks available.

I think it would even suit children younger than 3 as it comes with a cute storybook to introduce the idea to them at bedtime.”

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