Rock-a-Bye Baby (25 page)

American Academy of Pediatrics,
42

Antacids,
117

Attitude, positive,
67

Baby boards,
112

Baby monitors,
28
,
89

Babysitters,
67
,
116

The Baby Sleep Book
(Sears),
43

Baby sleeping bags,
123

Back, sleeping on,
19
,
21
,
29

Balkans, tips from,
110

Balls, bouncing on,
72

Bananas,
101

Baths,
46
,
109

Bedtime stories,
47
,
61
,
126

Bikes, stationary,
76

Blankets

number of,
22

with satin trim,
79

special,
23
,
48
,
60
,
122

spraying with perfume,
80

swaddling with,
35
,
36
,
122

warming,
79

Blowing,
50

Books, reading,
61
,
126

Bottles,
29
,
49
,
69
,
82
,
98
,
119

Brazelton, T. Berry,
42

Breast-feeding,
32
,
38
,
49
,
81
,
98
,
119

Breathing techniques,
59
,
75

Buttermilk,
110

Car rides,
51
,
54
,
67
,
71

Car-seat pillows,
129

Car seats,
24
,
67
,
78

Cats,
24
,
96

CDs,
50
,
54
,
68
,
73
,
78
,
93
,
106
,
107
,
125

Checklist,
58

China, tips from,
110

Clocks, ticking,
75

Colic,
62

Comforters,
22

Co-sleeping,
28
,
124

Cradles, self-rocking,
55

Crib gyms,
27

Cribs. See also Mattresses position in,
80
,
100
,
112

rocking feet for,
129

safety and,
25
–27,
28

vibrating,
89

Cricket sounds,
71

Crying,
35
,
62
,
64
,
70
,
117

Curtains,
50

Day and night cycles,
41
,
63

Diaper rash,
33
,
99

Diapers,
55
,
61
,
76

Dishwashers,
77

Distractions,
83

Doctor, checking with,
19
,
31
,
119

Dogs,
24
,
96

Dolls,
129

DVDs,
50

Ears, stroking,
82

Experts, comparison of,
42
–43

Face, stroking,
77

Fans,
49
,
129

Feng shui,
111

Ferber, Richard,
42

Flathead syndrome,
21

Front packs,
48

Gassiness,
81
,
82
,
113

Goodnight Moon
,
47

“Good night,” saying,
47
,
108

Gripe water,
100

Hands, warm,
81
,
91

Heartbeat, sound of,
48
,
75
,
122

Holding positions,
88

Honey,
109
,
110

Humidifiers,
117

Hunger,
41

Illness,
34
,
41

Immunizations,
33

India, tips from,
106

Iran, tips from,
109

Juice,
29

Knitting,
78

Laundry,
69

Leg cradle,
109

Lights

colored,
80

level of,
50
,
90
,
102

night-,
124

Loneliness,
41

Lullabies,
46
,
93
,
125
,
129
–34

Massage,
46
,
61
,
62
,
103
,
106
,
124

Mattresses

bouncing,
66

selecting,
23
,
25
,
39

warming,
119

Mattress liners,
39

Medications,
29

Mindell, Jodi,
43

Mobiles,
27
,
49

Moonlight,
102

Motion beds,
123

Movies,
80
,
118

Music,
47
,
54
,
68
,
73
,
106
,
107

Naps

benefits of,
35

as breaks,
55

length of,
63

routine for,
39
,
51

scheduling,
33
,
54

setting up room for,
35
,
50

skipping,
34
,
51

Nasal aspirators,
126

Native Americans, tips from,
112

Night-lights,
124

Noise,
97

Nursery rhymes,
126
,
135
37

Oatmeal,
109

Onions,
95
,
101

Pacifiers,
24
,
38
,
88

Pajamas,
46

Parents

different techniques of,
71

taking turns by,
60

Patting,
50
,
74
,
78
,
110

Peppermint tea,
82

Persistence, importance of,
57

Pets,
24
,
96

Pillows,
22
,
129

Plants,
101

Play,
39
,
40
,
64
,
86

Prayers,
47

Pumpkin,
100

Rain sticks,
92

Relaxation techniques,
59
,
75

Rocking,
48
,
49
,
55

Room temperature,
22
,
38
,
41

Routine

adjusting,
40
,
66
,
67

creating,
39
,
51
,
68
,
90

Scents,
80
,
99
,
116
,
129

Schedules,
33
,
60
,
66

Scotland, tips from,
109

Sears, William,
43

Shaken Baby Syndrome,
97

Sheets,
22
,
123

SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome),
19
,
20
–21,
96

Sleep: The Brazelton Way (Brazelton),
42

Sleepers,
22
,
89

Sleepiness, signs of,
33
,
34

Sleeping bags,
122

“Sleeping through the night,”
32

Sleeping Through the Night (Mindell),
43

Sleep nests,
124

Sleep patterns, typical,
32
,
56
–57

Sleep wedges and forms,
123

Slings,
48
,
66

Smoke detectors,
27

Socks,
75

Solve Your Baby's Sleep Problems (Ferber),
42

Songs,
54
,
64
,
77
,
86
,
87
,
93
,
125
,
129
–34

Sounds, soothing,
50
,
58
,
68
,
69
,
71
,
75
,
76
,
77
,
78
,
92
,
113
,
117
,
122
,
123

Stairs, walking up and down,
70

Stories,
47
,
61
,
126

Strollers,
24
,
71
,
79

Stuffed animals,
23
,
48
,
74
,
88
,
122

Sudden Infant Death

Syndrome (SIDS),
19
,
20
–21,
96

Swaddling,
35
,
36
,
122

Swinging,
24
,
59
,
78
,
97
,
106

Talking,
63
,
65
,
91

Tea,
82
,
113

Teddy bears,
48
,
88
,
122

Teething,
41
,
51
,
88

Thumb-sucking,
96

Tibet, tips from,
112

Tiredness, signs of,
33
,
34

Toes, wiggling,
102

Toys,
23
,
59
,
74
,
87
,
88

Traveling,
72

Tryptophan,
116

Tummy

rubs,
103

sleeping on,
29

Turkey,
116

TV,
56

Vaccines,
33

Vacuuming,
69

Video cameras,
28

Waking up,
38
,
40
,
41
,
73

White-noise machines,
123

Wind chimes,
113

Windows,
27

Wipes,
76

Worrying,
103

Sweet Dreams!

Text copyright © 2008 by Penny Warner. Foreword copyright © 2008 by Louis Borgenicht. Illustrations copyright © 2008 by Ashley Alexander.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Warner, Penny.

Rock-a-bye baby : 200 ways to help baby (and you!) sleep better / by Penny Warner ; with a foreword by Louis Borgenicht.

   p. cm.

Includes index.

eISBN: 978-0-8118-7208-9

1. Infants--Care. 2. Infants--Sleep. 3. Parent and infant. 4. Child rearing.

I. Title.

HQ774.W365 2008

649'.122--dc22

2007033943

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