Babies are adorable and you just can’t get enough of them, can you? Let’s face it, one way or another, babies are a handful. I’m sure you’ll agree with that, especially if you’re a new parent. Probably the main problem for most new parents (and even for those who have had more than one child) is putting the baby to sleep at night. Having a Sealy Baby Ultra Rest mattress or Sealy Perfect Rest crib mattress just isn’t enough.

Little ones have irregular sleep patterns. As such, it can be quite a challenge to develop that habit of sleeping through the night. On the other hand, you can try a number of things to help them develop a regular bedtime schedule at night. Of the many ways to send your little one off to dreamland, here are seven that so far seem to be the most effective:

1. Schedule naps

One of the best techniques is to schedule your child’s naps and stick to the schedule. It’s usually ideal to have 3-4 quick naps throughout the day, and if possible try to keep the child awake during the late afternoon so he can sleep early at night.

2. Rituals at bedtime

Habits develop due to regular rituals. Have a bedtime ritual: give your child a warm bath, change him into her pajamas, give him milk, read him a book, or rock him to sleep.

3. Lullabies

Lullabies are a classic, their soothing melodies can surely send anyone to dreamland (literally anyone because sometimes parents even fall asleep before their children when listening to lullabies). It’s ideal to get one of those CDs that you can play over and over until the baby falls asleep.

4. Serene environment

Serene = calm. Naturally, you will want to put the baby in a quiet place where it cannot be disturbed. Most of the time, babies are light sleepers, so you need to make sure that nothing bothers them. Also, you may want to make sure the area is dimly lit because bright lights make it difficult for the child to fall asleep.

5. Go to bed early, get up early

Everyone has a biological clock that tells them when to rest or when to get up. To “adjust” the child’s biological clock, you need to train him to wake up early in the morning, take only short naps during the day, and sleep early at night.

6. Bed = Sleep

Even at a very early age, parents must educate the baby to associate the bed with sleep. To do this, you should avoid doing other things in bed besides sleeping.

7. Mobile

Cell phones have an inexplicable way of making anyone fall asleep; anyone because even adults get sleepy looking at them too!

These are just seven of the many other ways you can try to get baby to sleep at night. Of course, it will surely help if your child has a very comfortable bed.