Relief from sleepless nights with baby

I will not sleep, I will not sleep

How many nights have we as parents sat up in the wee hours of the morning, or in the middle of the night wondering what's wrong with my child why won't he stop crying. I've done everything I can think of he doesn't want the binky, the butt is clean and dry, the tummy is full, burpies are out, but still the little love of my life is screaming at the top of his lungs. You just know “the you are an awful parent patrol“ is going to break down your door any second and take said screaming child while giving us the epic fail award. I've been there more times than I care to remember each of my boys, fortunately the “you are an awful parent patrol“ never came and eventually we both were able to sleep for me it was

Baby finally sleep

in just enough time for me to have to wake up to get older children off to school, then back to bed to try to catch a quick nap before baby.....yep you guessed it baby wakes and the whole process starts all over again.

Lets take a look at what aromatherapy using essential oils to help parent and baby find a way to relax so everyone can sleep. A friend of mine who has the most darling baby girl says in her blog the first thing we need to remember to do is just breath. While we are breathing why not have a calming and relaxing essential oil to help.

Aromatherapy essential oils blends stimulates your olfactory nerves which send a signal to your brain's neuro-receptors, triggering numerous electro-chemical responses for promoting relaxation and sleep. Here are a few choices for accomplishing this task:

• Put a couple drops of an essential oil on a tissue for inhalation  (place tissue under baby's crib sheet in a corner so he can inhale it in his sleep and parents don't loose sleep worrying about a chocking hazard or baby suffocating)

Crying together won't help

• Use a Diffuser to disperse the scent and get everyone in the room at the same time.

• Dilute essential oil in a carrier oil (ie olive, grapeseed, or jojoba) and give baby a massage. (This also promotes bonding and trust)

• Remember to try to stay calm, can feel and will respond to your stress level. So the more wound up you are the more your baby will respond in kind.

Lastly remember you are not the only one with a baby that won't start crying and never stop. There are support groups in the real world and online where you can get good information from parents who have been there and ones that are going through just like you. If you need help, have questions, or just need someone to vent to, DO IT. This is not one of those task where we say oh I can handle this on my own, we ALL have our breaking point and at some point need help. Help is there for the asking you just have to find an avenue that works for you and your lifestyle.


Celestial Aromatherapy offers a line of baby product designed to help baby relax, while treating there delicate skin. We also offer adult products, diffuser oils and more check up out at www.camassage05.com