QOTD #00130: BABY SLEEP SECRETS
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Anthony M
Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY
Softly blow in a baby's eyes to get it to sleep
"Life hack: How do I get a baby to sleep? You know, obviously you got, you know, your back rubs. But it's kind of out of the ordinary, but if you blow very softly on their eyes, you know, it forces them to close. So, I mean, if I really want a baby to go to sleep, I'll just kind of blow on their eyes a little bit, and they'll flutter their eyes and, you know, hopefully eventually go to sleep."
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Kayleygsings !
I’m an actor
I’m an actor
Baby sleep hacks that work for dogs too!
"So, there is actually a life hack in my family. Um, there are two for getting a baby to go to sleep. Um, if you rub a baby's jaw back like this, then -- it works for dogs too, actually. Um, they yawn and in turn it makes them more tired, and they fall asleep easier. Um, and then also, if you rub a baby's eye down like this, it makes them keep their eye closed very gently. But um, they close their eyes, and they go to sleep because they're always sleepy. They just need a little push."
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London N
Voice Actor, USA
Voice Actor, USA
A rub between the eyes helps babies fall asleep faster!
"Okay, this is gonna be rich coming from someone who doesn't have kids. But with my friends' kids, what I do is I just sing to them about random stuff in the room, and then I rub between their eyes like this, and that, like, forces them to close their eyes. And babies don't understand English, okay? I just sing to them about random things like the painting on the wall or the broom by the door or something, and they fall asleep."
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Bartimus Prime
Gay Fish
Gay Fish
Get in a baby workout routine... or rock him and pray.
"I've always thought that just make kids work out, you know, before they go to bed. You know, make the baby do push-ups, sit-ups, maybe some jumping jacks if they can stand up, you know. If they can't walk, make them hold their rattle over their head, you know, a few times. Maybe you can exercise their arms. Um...kidding. There is no secret. You just get them up, you rock them, and you freaking pray. That's it!"
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Tabitha R
My confession
My confession
Strap in the baby for a good night's sleep
"My hot tip is...baby wearing. Mhm-hmm. Strap that baby on! The closeness, the smell of you, the movement, everything...just gives them a great sleep throughout the day and your hands free so you can get a lot done. Oh, you can get so much done hands free. And the other best thing about it is if they're a bit colicky, the upright positioning that they're in all day, or most of the day -- all day in my case -- means that they sleep better at night. So, that means you get a better sleep as well. So, huzzah."
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Jasmine A
My First Celebrity Crush
My First Celebrity Crush
Be calm when holding a baby to get them to sleep
"Hold them close to your heart. Make sure you have a calm and soothing heartbeat. Hum a little song. Don't talk. Just allow for them to feel your calmness. And it calms them, and it soothes them, and it works."
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Kara E
Bay Area, CA
Bay Area, CA
Swaddle and sway
"It was like the Three S's where you like swaddle, sway, and shhh, like, that really loud in their ear, which, eh, was a little harder for me. But the swaddling, yeah, just like baby burrito them. And then I'd put them in like the Ergo and sit on a yoga ball and bounce all night. You know, I mean, they slept like babies. I did not, but that's how to get them to sleep."
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Andre2023
dream, Bay Area
dream, Bay Area
Swaddling, shushing, swinging
"Secret to getting a baby to sleep... Well, I've had two, and I can tell you that, uh, there is something like the Five S's. I just remember the ones that work for us. And they were swaddling. Babies love to be swaddled. Shushing, that "shhh" noise. Um, what's that other one that worked for us? There were three. Oh, it's not shaking, definitely not shaking. It was swinging, kind of rocking back and forth. Those three, uh, methods helped a lot."
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Brandon N
Voice acting dad
Voice acting dad
The secret is rocking chair
"My secret for getting a baby to sleep is...let my wife do it. [Laughs] I'm not very good at getting the kids to sleep, so I don't know, but what she does is she'll sit in the rocking chair with them and rock back and forth for almost an hour sometimes and then gently lay them into the bed without wakin' them up. So, rocking chair. That's what I'll go with. The secret is rocking chair."
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Alexis B
Lover of sports/naps/DIY
Lover of sports/naps/DIY
The secret is not to have a baby at all
"Not just to get them to go to sleep, but the biggest baby life hack I have is don't have them. It's basically like there's a sleeping baby in my house at all times. It's fantastic."
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