The weeks with a newborn baby are marked by unforgettable moments. A little one’s eyes locking with our own, the feel of their soft skin, and their first smile are stamped into our memories and become a part of us. However, one thing we also rarely forget is the sleeplessness accompanied by this season. Parents sacrifice their own needs to comfort and provide for their little ones. And sometimes, the haze of exhaustion can block those memories we’re creating. When sleep is hard to come by, anxiety heightens, and memory is inhibited. We can find it more difficult to store away precious moments for safekeeping. Although there is no avoiding the difficulty of sleep in this season, we can use powerfully peaceful music to create a calm atmosphere, help a baby sleep restfully, and bring solace to those caring for them.
Sometimes, a little one might have trouble falling asleep because there is so much to see and discover. Newborn babies can quickly become overwhelmed by their surroundings. Everything is new and exciting, and a wealth of information is coming at them through each of their senses. God designed a big and beautiful world for them to explore. Yet, while they are small, we can help them nap and sleep soundly by using carefully chosen music to calm their senses and encourage relaxation.
To help your baby settle into a restful sleep, choose music that:
Listen to Be Still And Know from Hidden In My Heart, Volume I
Listen to The Peace Of God from Hidden In My Heart, Volume I
Listen to Watching Over You from Hidden In My Heart, Volume IV
Both instrumental melodies and music with vocals can be effective for helping a baby sleep soundly. But is one more impactful than the other? Music that incorporates both peaceful vocals and powerful instrumental interludes can help a little one’s comprehension and cognitive function as they hear new words. It can also positively affect their nervous system with harmonious pauses to take in what they have just heard and relax their bodies and minds.
Music with vocals is especially advantageous when it carries the truth and promises of God’s Word. By pressing play on melodies inspired by Scripture, your baby can sleep through the night while hearing timeless and unchanging truths sung over them—truths like these inspired by Psalm 139:14:
You’re not here by chance, you are My design
I did well to give you life
You are fearfully and wonderfully made
Long before you drew your first breath
I knew your name
Surely goodness and mercy
Will follow you forever
For you are fearfully and wonderfully made
Listen to Wonderfully Made from Hidden In My Heart, Volume II
When we intentionally choose music to help a baby sleep restfully, we cooperate with God’s design. He created music as a gift to help guide our thoughts to everything lovely and true while relaxing our bodies. We can use His gift of music to immerse our little ones in the goodness of His love while helping them enjoy His rest.
Listen to Perfect Peace from Hidden In My Heart, Volume IV
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