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Blackout shades for blinds?
Posted on 7/9/24 at 11:37 am
Posted on 7/9/24 at 11:37 am
Have a newborn who doesn’t sleep, wife thinks blackout shades would help but wondering if there’s a *right* way of this vs just sticking black paper across our windows. Should I think of a full conversion from blinds to specific shades? Prefer not drilling more holes
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Posted on 7/9/24 at 11:51 am to fareplay
I just put blackout roller shades behind the blinds.
Posted on 7/9/24 at 11:51 am to fareplay
I'd probably try something temporary to confirm it actually helps before going too crazy.
Posted on 7/9/24 at 11:53 am to fareplay
dark curtains and pull down shades are pretty easy to find and hang. Definitely recommend.
Or do what we used to do on vacations and just tape black trashbags over the windows.
Or do what we used to do on vacations and just tape black trashbags over the windows.
Posted on 7/9/24 at 1:07 pm to fareplay
Sometimes newborns are just assholes like that. I’d try something cheap to see if that could be the issue, but I found out issue was just the opposite. Not sure how young your newborn is, but around 3-4 months we noticed our kids would freak out if the room was too dark and their sleep was temporarily disrupted. Some dim lights (especially w a hatch that changes colors) allowing them to see things around the room when the my first woke up actually allowed them to sort of play around and eventually put themselves back to sleep.
Posted on 7/9/24 at 1:45 pm to fareplay
It is not because of light coming into the room.
Newborns not sleeping well is just part of the joys of having newborns.
Suck it up for a few weeks and it will start to get better.
Newborns not sleeping well is just part of the joys of having newborns.
Suck it up for a few weeks and it will start to get better.
Posted on 7/9/24 at 2:04 pm to bbvdd
I used black felt when I was a shift worker.
Posted on 7/9/24 at 2:14 pm to fareplay
Heavy duty aluminum foil is cheap
Posted on 7/9/24 at 2:27 pm to fareplay
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Have a newborn who doesn’t sleep
Welcome to parenthood? They're going to sleep maybe 2-3 hours MAX, wake up for 30 to an hour, do it all over again. This will happen for a few weeks, possibly months.
How new is the newborn? We were able to start sleep training at 3 months when my family came to help while we got back to work. Took almost two weeks. We transitioned all naps out of the bassinet (because it's fricking uncomfortable) and put Baby BTB in their crib.
Just a heads up, sleep regression is a super real thing. It happened to us after months 3-6 when Baby BTB was sleeping through the night with almost no issue. After that, it was maybe 9 months of on/off sleep (5 hours max), feed, back to sleep. Once they can start eating food besides breastmilk (mush food) you can start adding avocado which are good fats and help with sleep.
For an answer regarding curtains/blinds, do you have blinds that are within the window frame instead of ones that stick out? If so, you can put magnets on the wall and get magnetic blackout blinds. Stick them to the outer edges and eventually repaint those areas when you rip off the adhesive.
This post was edited on 7/9/24 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 7/9/24 at 3:10 pm to fareplay
I bought my blackout curtains and rods off of Amazon. Super cheap and they look pretty good.
Posted on 7/9/24 at 4:07 pm to fareplay
We got some long ago from Lowes. My wife has issues with light at night.
Posted on 7/9/24 at 7:35 pm to fareplay
Maybe try a sound machine also.
Posted on 7/9/24 at 8:54 pm to ksdolfan
Posted on 7/10/24 at 6:29 am to fareplay
Black out shades definitely help a child understand when it’s time to sleep. I’ve used them for all my kids.
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I use the double sided interior tape from scotch to tape up all sides so it completely blacks out the window. Works wonders for naps and bed time/morning in summer. You won’t have the ability to really take it off easily so just remove when they turn 2 or 3.
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I use the double sided interior tape from scotch to tape up all sides so it completely blacks out the window. Works wonders for naps and bed time/morning in summer. You won’t have the ability to really take it off easily so just remove when they turn 2 or 3.
This post was edited on 7/10/24 at 6:31 am
Posted on 7/10/24 at 7:51 am to ksdolfan
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Maybe try a sound machine also.
I second this. I've always had THESE . When my son was a new born, I bought one for his room and can say it 100% helped with him falling asleep and staying asleep. Surely all newborns are different and blocking additional incoming sunlight may help but a sound machine is also worth a try.
Posted on 7/10/24 at 9:22 am to fareplay
Posted on 7/10/24 at 9:27 am to fareplay
We have regular shades and our curtains are blackout lined, but look nice.
Blacking out the room is more beneficial for toddlers than newborns IMO, but we did it and you're going to want to eventually.
It actually looks great, so we did it in our bedroom and den (big TV room) as well.
Blacking out the room is more beneficial for toddlers than newborns IMO, but we did it and you're going to want to eventually.
It actually looks great, so we did it in our bedroom and den (big TV room) as well.
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