It invariably worries me to find out that there are parents using sleep prescription drugs for getting baby to sleep. I'm not only worried about the baby but I'm also worried about the parent's welfare. We all know sleeping pills can be harmful for infants and young children and may not even be effective.

Getting baby to sleep is important when the whole family's tired and so a number of families resort to sleep medication as a last desperate alternative. But your child might be in for a lifetime of sleeping pill addiction. As an adult he will probably forever be burdened with a poor sleep routine.

There has been no testing on the results of sleeping pills on babies. In fact some over the counter (OTC) sleep medicines contain histamines which can actually act as a stimulant in some infants. As you can guess, getting baby to sleep by using over the counter meds would never work.

I'm not trying to disparage these poor parents as they've probably tried everything else and failed. Every parent with a restless baby is constantly searching for ways to help that baby sleep. Hundreds of dollars are spent annually with just one purpose - getting baby to sleep.

Parents have the following three problems:

Baby naps all day and stays awake all night.

Baby goes to sleep but won't stay asleep.

Baby becomes very upset when put to bed at night and screams loudly.

If you are a stay at home mum, you may be able to catch up with some rest at some stage in the day. For those parents who have full time work away from home, however, it may be a very long and hard road.

Now if you're one of these parents, then don't throw in the towel because there is a far better approach and it may not be as complicated as you envision.

Here's some baby sleep tips that actually work...

Crying it out - Now this won't appeal to the soft hearted parent! It involves leaving your baby to cry for a set amount of time before going to attend to him. As time goes on, little by little lengthen the time period between visits. This may sound hard hearted but it definitely works.

Now I recognize that's probably not everyone's cup of tea. But in the long term you will be giving your baby the gift of being able to put himself to sleep.

Establish a sleep routine - This approach can be as straightforward as you like. A bath followed by a cuddle and a short bedtime story will do wonders. You should not include rousing activities like games into the routine and do everything in the same order at the same time of night.

Holistic remedies - If you're a busy mom or dad this can be the best option. Homeopathic or herbal remedies are a much healthier and safer option to chemical sleep medications for getting baby to sleep.

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