Q. My baby thrashes his little arms around in the night and wakes himself up what can i do to prevent it/calm him so he doesn't do it?
My A.
If your baby is younger than four months I would always recommend swaddling. Mothercare sell fantastic swaddling cloths that make such a perfect little package there will be no wriggling free!
If baby is older than that they probably won't respond well to swaddling. So the alternative is to take a wide blanket and tuck your baby in. Tuck the blanket under the mattress on either side of the cot and pull taught over the chest so that there is not much room for baby to move about.
I would also think about using camomile tea. It is a wonderful natural way to calm your baby down for the night (also an excellent teething remedy) it soothes pain and relaxes your baby into a deeper sleep (when they shouldn't be able to thrash about). If baby is bottle fed simply place a camomile teabag into hot water before adding to the milk (if you used ready made formula then make it strong in a very small amount of water so as not to dilute the milk too much, if you use a powder the teabag can just be added to the water part. Strength is at your own discretion- in our experience most babies enjoy the taste but perhaps try it very weak the first time and see! If baby is breast-fed try drinking camomile tea yourself or for an older baby you can give it in cold tea form if you wish!
Hope this helps.
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