This baby sleep tip is one that involves us Dads.  “Fathering down” as it is often called, is when the father carries or cradles his baby in his arms with the baby’s head resting under his chin (right on his neck and Adam’s apple).  The father then hums or talks gently to the baby.  Because the male voice is lower than the female voice, it is often very soothing to a baby because it comes closest to simulating the low-frequency sounds that a baby hears in the womb.

 

After trying the technique of “fathering down” several times, it is very likely that your baby will easily settle to the low voice of Dad, so this technique just might become a regular in your nightly baby sleep routine.

 

Andrew Dolbin-MacNab

Pediasleep LLC

 

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     About the Author:

 

Andrew Dolbin-MacNab is a father, sound-engineer, and the founding member of Pediasleep LLC, a leader in the production of white noise and other soothing sounds to aid the healthy sleep of infants, cosleepers, and parents. Having successfully survived his daughter's early sleep problems with the help of white noise, he is also an expert on infant sleep problems and their solutions. Pediasleep can be found online at http://www.Pediasleep.com.