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Tips that Make for a Happy Baby

We’ve had babies in our house for a lot of years and know how sensitive their skin can be.  From new baby skin to the dry, chapped skin of sweet chubby cheeks in winter, and from scraped knees of learning to walk to the diaper rash that comes for so many unknown reasons, a baby with skin irritation or ouchies is not usually a happy baby.  We all want our baby to be happy.  As moms we all have go to products for making babies skin (and our own) feel better.  For me, it’s Aquaphor.

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Tips that Make for a Happy Baby

Lots of Regular Sleep

Making sure that your baby is well rested is so important for having a happy baby.  Just like grown ups who are lacking sleep, an overly tired baby is usually a grumpy baby.  We’ve found that when it comes to sleep, routine is key for our little ones.  Trying to get them down for nap at approximately the same time every day and having a regular bed time and bed time routine means a lot.  Their little bodies and internal clocks know to expect the roughly the same thing every day.  This means they are ready for sleep instead of ready to fight it.  It also means they learn from an early age that we as parents are going to give them consistency.

Let Them Be Kids (or Babies)

Yes, they are little people and not wild animals but they are little and we can’t expect the same from babies or toddlers that we do from grown ups and older children.  They need to be silly.  They need to be rough sometimes.  They need to be loud (remember they haven’t been issued indoor voices yet).  They need to express their emotions – all of them even if some are unpleasant.  When they are big enough and coordinated enough, they need to run and be wild.  These are all ways they learn and ways they become independent and intuitive.  These are ways they grow and develop.  Sometimes these things just plain make them happy and that’s enough for me.

Play and Interaction

Babies can be boring.  Sleep.  Eat.  Poop.  Repeat.  As they get older they become more interactive and more fun but even when they are tiny they need you to play and interact with them.  I love the light in my baby’s eyes when we play, when we’re on the floor together or sitting together.  I love the smiles and giggles that let me know my baby loves this time too.  These moments help baby to learn and develop and also help them to feel secure, loved, and happy.

Healthy Eating Routine 

What your baby eats and when is so important.  If they are eating foods that aren’t appropriate for their little tummies they can be so irritable.  Whether it’s food that they are not ready to digest or foods they have sensitivities to,  baby’s diet has a lot to do with their mood.  Giving them healthy foods at regular times for snacks and meals means they’re making the right kind of energy and they aren’t getting overly hungry.  In our house overly hungry = hangry.  That hungry anger that make these sweet little babes turn into savage animals that could scare anyone.

Let Them Be Kids (or Babies)

Yes, you read that right.  It’s worth repeating.  They are going have emotional melt downs.  They are going to make your feel like your ear drums might burst.  They are going to make you both laugh until you might pee your pants and sometimes, they are going to make you cry.  They are also going to get bumps, bruises, cuts and scrapes.  You have to let them live, learn, and grow.

 

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For cuts and scrapes. For simple skin woes. For beauty dilemmas.  From the mom on-the-go who carries it in her bag, to the dermatologist who recommends it to his patients, so many people have trusted Aquaphor for over 90 years for one simple reason: it’s the multipurpose product for so many of your skin-related needs.

Now Aquaphor has your baby’s bottom covered too with a new Baby Diaper Rash Cream?  Aquaphor is on a mission to show that a happy baby begins with a rash-free bottom.  Their newest product is a must-have for keeping baby’s sensitive little bottom free from diaper rash and the discomfort that comes with it.  Unlike a lot of other diaper rash creams, Aquaphor’s new Baby Diaper Rash Cream is easy to spread on and wipe off.  I’ve tried products in the past that aren’t this way.  The cream is proven to relieve diaper rash within six hours which again has not been my experience with other products.  Aquaphor is also preservative free and pediatrician recommended.

Check out one of my FAVORITE Aquaphor loving (and wearing) babies sporting a cute little onesie I customized for him!! Isn’t he just a sweetpea? Plus look at his legs!

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Do you have a tip to share that makes your baby happy?

 

Compensation was provided by Aquaphor via MomTrends Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions of Aquaphor or Momtrends Media.

About Brett

I'm a 40 something lifestyle blogger living in Connecticut with my husband and our 3 kids, plus our two rescue pups. We love to hike, travel, play games, watch movies, and just be outside together! Having 3 active kids makes for a hectic schedule and I try to share content, recipes and other things that can help to make today's busy family life simpler, easier, or just plain more fun!

I started working full time at a local middle school in fall 2021 and some of my students are insistent that I am mean.

Comments

  27. Tara L says

    I must have Aquaphor Healing Ointment because during the cold months my hands and feet get very dry and cracked.

  32. Jennifer Reed says

    One of my children has moderate eczema with frequent outbreaks and we have to have AQUAPHOR
    HEALING OINTMENT in our home at all times. I prefer the TOUCH-FREE APPLICATOR variety so it is easier to put on.

  34. Jillian Too says

    Aquaphor Lip Repair is a must-have in our house. My tip for babies is to set up a safe environment for them to explore at their own pace.

  38. Sabrina @ Dinner, then Dessert says

    I’ve been lucky – my kids have all been very happy and healthy! Usually a smile is all you need to lift their mood!

  49. Jeanine says

    Great tips! I’ve never heard of Aquaphor before but we are hoping to add just one more addition to our family so this is great to know. If that happens I’ll have to try these out!

  50. Robin says

    You will always find a jar of the healing ointment in my bathroom/bedroom. I use it for dry skin and it really works wonders.

  51. Sandy Weinstein says

    i love the aquaphor, hand cream, it helps with me working in the yard. can put on my hands and feet at night and wear gloves and socks. in the am, my hands and feet are nice and soft. helps with callouses and healing the scratches on my hands from working in the yard. .

  53. Jeanette says

    We use Aquaphor all the time. We love that stuff. We use it for chapped lips and dry skin. My son likes it better than chap stick because it doesn’t sting.

  54. Jennifer says

    I don’t have kids, but when my sister’s kids were babies, the biggest thing she did to keep them happy was keeping them in toys and nom noms.

  59. June S. says

    My husband and I have tried some of their products before and loved them. I would also like to try this product; GENTLE BODY WASH.

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