My "go to sleep" kit for babies and kids

Now that my daughter is one and her sleep is pretty regular, I am doing my best to keep it that way with nightly routines. With cold season coming up I know we are going to take a hit with my son bringing home lots of germs from preschool which always affect the kids' sleep. I'm sure our future holds many nights with the humidifier and nightly wake-ups due to coughing. I rely on my go-to sleep kit mainly for my daughter but I also can use it on my 4 year old son on especially rowdy nights or when he is sick.

I add a cup or two of magnesium flakes or epsom salts to their bath to start the calming process. Most people are deficient in magnesium and making sure your body is getting enough is key in getting proper rest. Other benefits include: improving circulation, stress relief and improving skin hydration among many more.

I spray Mommy's Bliss sweet slumber mist on my daughter's favorite lovey so she can snuggle it while she drifts off to sleep and not have to worry about the smell overpowering her pajamas. All of Mommy's Bliss products are safe and free of yucky chemicals. Sometimes I spray this on my pillow!

I roll essential oils on her feet as a final step to set the tone for sleepytime. My blend contains lavender and I feel that smell triggers something in her to know its close to naptime or bedtime.

What are your go-to tricks or routines in getting your kids to have good quality rest?

Sleepsack Spotlight: baby dee dee

Do you sleep sack? We are a total sleep sack family. Jonas wore a sleep sack until he was a little over 2 years old! And the only reason we stopped was because he was able to climb out of his crib. We swaddled him when he was super small but then transitioned into the sleep sack world shortly after because we didn't want any loose blankets in his crib. Knowing your child is always warm and safe is a win win. When Jonas got older and a lot of his friends were in their cribs with blankets I decided to give it a try. In short: it didn't work out. The blankets were on him when I put him to bed but not long after they were all tangled up at the bottom of his crib and he was cold and crying. Time to find a bigger sleep sack, and we never looked back!

I knew when we had Ivy we would continue this method of keeping our baby warm at night. I am so excited for the baby dee dee sleep nest. I love how the shoulder straps on the baby dee dee have snaps so I don't have to struggle to get Ivy's arms through the arm holes if she is already asleep. I was all set to sleep sack her up at night already (since we actually don't swaddle her anymore) but it's still mid 90s here in California! I probably would have been better off getting a nest lite or nest tee, two styles that aren't quite as warm.

Tell me, how do your babies keep warm at night?

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Riddle me this

How do I read Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child to learn how to make Jonas nap if my child never naps and there is no time to read?!?!