Change a good thing or leave it alone?

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I have my babies room blacked out for naps. He was a really bad sleeper so we tried blacking out the room and it helped a lot. He now has nice long naps and sleeps well through the night. Should I slowly lighten up the room so he sleeps in complete daylight? Or don’t mess with it and leave it as is!? I don’t know if it’s important for babies to nap in daylight or not

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Ok so popular vote I’m leaving it as is. Blacked out! He has no problem sleeping on the go either or on someone’s couch if we’re out so I think we’re all good. Thanks for the input everyone!

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Don’t mess with what works!

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Not sure why people think babies are supposed to nap in bright light. When they’re newborns they can sleep anywhere but light is disruptive (can you sleep in a bright room?) and babies benefit from consistency and routine- putting baby down in the same place with the same conditions helps to teach her that it’s time to sleep.

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Leave it. I don’t like sleeping with daylight coming in either. Why would it be any different for a baby?

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I wouldnt mess with it. If you can maintain that for sleeping I would. Maybe work on naps in the light when you're out and about in the car or stroller, etc. Thst way itll get baby exposure to sleeping like that but not ruin a good thing.

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I wouldn’t mess with what’s working! We live in a loft until we move in the month so my girl could sleep through a party downstairs but won’t fall asleep if it’s too quiet haha

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I've read to keep the room as dark as possible. I've also read that newborns should be in all types of light/noise so they can sleep through anything. Well we did have her in all that noise, and she is the lightest sleeper ever. I think it's genetic and I think at this point just let them sleep in the environment they sleep best in 🤷 that's just me.

Change a good thing or leave it alone?

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