Keeping a newborn calm and quiet is no easy task. Although your little one is supposed to sleep 12 hours a day, getting your baby to calm down and fall asleep can be exhausting, challenging, and quite frustrating. If you are an upset parent, it is always a relief to find a good tool that can help you get your little one into a peaceful night’s sleep. Believe it or not, the old-school rocking chair that your grandmother had might just be what you need to soothe your baby and soothe him to the point of almost falling asleep.
There are several benefits of having a rocking chair in your nursery that every parent today should know about. One of the first things parents notice is that the slow, steady, and gentle movements of the rocking chair are often enough to calm the baby. To keep your newborn calm and sleepy, having a rocking chair near the crib will help. The closer the rocking chair is to the crib, the less likely it is that your baby will be pushed by your footsteps.
Keeping a rocking chair in the nursery is also very convenient for new moms who need a cozy place to breastfeed. After all, swinging doesn’t just soothe babies, moms often enjoy the bonding time that comes with relaxing in the nursery in a comfortable rocking chair. If you are a mother who simply needs a break from pacing while trying to feed your baby, a rocking chair may help you more than you expect.
Additionally, there has been some research evidence that a well-designed room can help keep children calm well into their teens. An elegant rocking chair in a pastel blue, green or purple hue is more likely to help children fall asleep well beyond the age of toddlers. The rocking chair colors alone are soothing, so your baby may not even need the rocking motion to really feel calm. Also, a placid environment will help calm parents who might feel a bit unwell after running a marathon the day after their young child.
Basically, a rocking chair is one of the most peaceful, useful, and relaxing pieces of furniture a new parent can have. These timeless chairs are nursery classics because they work. And, if they worked for working parents of past generations, they will work for you too.
