Cool baby sleep hacks for hot nights
We already know that in order to sleep well, we need a cool & dark sleeping room.
But what if we can’t get the optimal temperature (max. 20°C) during the hot summer days?
Hot tips for baby sleep
- Stick some tin foil on the windows (wipe them with a wet cloth before) during the day too, to reject solar heat and keep the room dark and cool
- Use a fan in the sleeping room (it has a white noise effect as well), at least during the first part of the night (and switch it off when you go to bed)
- Undress your baby so that he/she sleeps with just a diaper and a very light sleeping bag
- Bathe your baby every evening as part of the bedtime ritual (it helps to drop their body temperature and fall asleep easier)
- Give your baby more water during the day & night.
Remember also not to avoid the sun completely and expose your baby to natural light approximate half an hour every morning (around 9 am ideally!
This will support him absorb vitamin D, which then helps their body issue serotonin – the happy hormone 
which then transforms itself into melatonin – the sleep hormone 
in the evening, in a dark & cool sleeping room.
If you want to find out more about how you can improve your baby’s sleep, book a free Discovery Call so we can chat.
Carmen Liebert
Founder of Happy Baby Schlaf
Carmen Liebert is a certified Baby & Toddler Sleep Consultant, creator of the Baby Sleep Solutions Method. Over the last 5 years she has been helping 300+ English-speaking families across Europe get their sleep back through a holistic, science-based coaching approach which looks beyond routines and soothing techniques to uncover the missing pieces in each child’s sleep puzzle.
She specialises in babies & toddlers’ sleep from newborns to 4-year-old kids and also supports parents of autistic children with sleep challenges.
