You will never guess what it is.

It’s the pulling of her diaper tape! I do not know how to describe the sound. Try it if you want to know!

I had to lift up and ‘re-stick’ the diaper tape repeatedly and Dawn will slowly drift to sleep. I had been using this method for a week already and amazingly, it works everytime.

I do not know whether it is the sound or the motion that calms her down. I am really interested to know why!

Maybe you can try this method too if you need a solution to calm your baby to sleep?

I seeked help from books and online articles but I realised that not one method works perfectly for my little Dawn. Someday one method can work, but the same method may not work on the other days.

I must confess that there were nights where I really lost my cool.

The reason I started blogging about this today is, Dawn took her afternoon nap without patting! To me, it was an amazing surprise. I was just holding her and she was minding her own business (kids nowadays really do have a mind of their own!), and when I put her down the cot, she just closed her eyes and wander to her dreamland. First time! If only it is so easy everyday!

I must remember that babies have their own schedules sometimes. They need time to quiet down, need time to settle down and need time to drift to sleep. So while I am very anxious that Dawn can sleep immediately when I tell her it’s bedtime, I have to understand that she needs time to wind down too.

Cheers to motherhood! Cheers to learning to be a better mom!