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1. The Honest Company Truly Calming lavender bubble bath with a downright luxurious lather and a calming formula that may help soothe your sleep-averse child and save your sleep-deprived self.
This gentle formula is made with naturally derived botanicals and essential oils and is free of all the toxic stuff: SLS, sulfates, parabens, synthetic fragrances, dyes, formaldehyde donors, MEA, DEA, or TEA.
Promising review: "I will buy this forever!! It smells so good and makes our little one so relaxed and sleeps so good after her baths!! Not to mention at all of our routine checkups our peds always mentions how soft our little ones skin is and asks what we do and if we put lotion on every day and we say no only if her skin feels dry! 🤣👌🙌 Highly recommend! Also a little goes a long way! This will last a long time." —Kayla S.
Get it from Amazon for $11.99+ (available in four formulas).
2. And Dr. Teal's Foaming Melatonin Sleep Soak, formulated with lavender and chamomile essential oils, for your own snooze-inducing soak.
3. A bed rail to keep your active sleeper from rolling their way out of the bed, helping *everyone* sleep soundly all night long.
Promising review: "This is great all around. I use this on a twin bed for my toddler and it's perfect. The length is good, it's very sturdy (my son sleeps right up against it and puts a lot of pressure on it most of the night). I love that it folds down very easily so we are able to use the bed as guest bed this holiday without any hassle." —K.K
Get it from Amazon for $59.99.
4. And a Bearaby Cuddler you can prop up on the side of YOUR bed, letting you snuggle up with something extra comfy as you drift off into dreamland.
I have this! I'm loving it as I'm getting through my second trimester, but I got my own Bearaby Cuddler several months ago, before even thinking about having a baby. I specifically wanted it to prop me up in bed when I read, and because I like holding onto a pillow and having one between my knees when I sleep. I also got the cover and am so glad I did! It makes the pillow look luxe so I can keep it on my made bed. I highly recommend getting this!
Get it from Bearaby for $199 (also available with cover).
5. A light-up constellation doll for little ones who prefers counting stars to counting sheep, who need a little light at night to encourage them to stay in their own room. Your room doesn't have STARS, it's not nearly cool enough for your kids to sneak into!
Promising review: "This is a great addition to any kid's room. Both my kids love having one. The are very durable. We have had one for 10 years and when the twins got their separate rooms another one was a must have. The original is still working great. They are also perfect to help the kiddos travel." —Bob Peal
Get it from Amazon for $41+ (available in four styles).
6. A grown-up loved Tuft & Needle pillow designed with a complex foam formula that'll be cool, breathable, soft, and supportive while you snooze.
I have never been able to find a pillow that supported my (always aching) neck, while also being comfortable enough to enjoy sleeping on. Not until I got this. It's squishy, sturdy, and super satisfying. I've had a number of house guests end up buying one of their own after sleeping at my place (and a certain someone, you know who you are, who tried to shove it in her suitcase when I wasn't looking). It's that great.
Promising review: "I was getting terrible sleep when quarantine started and I realized my pillows did not support my neck. I had terrible neck and back pain and then I found this pillow! It’s the perfect amount of support and I sleep so well now! The pillow also stays cool through the night. I love it so much, I purchased another one. I now have two of them and I love it!!" —EvelynP
Get it on sale from Tuft & Needle for $85 (originally $100; available in two sizes).
7. A meditation box to help your tiny whirlwind feel the benefits of deep breathing. This helps kids meditate to stories about different animals. It also plays calming sounds after their stories are done. If you're so tired you can't possibly read *another* children's book, let this take over story time instead!
Promising review: "This is everything I wanted and more! I never write reviews, but I love this product. It's surprisingly soft, sleek, and aesthetically pleasing. I bought this for my 4.5-year-old daughter for bedtime and also to help her with learning emotional regulation (meditation, music, soothing sounds, etc). I have quickly been able to incorporate the little gadget into a bedtime routine and she loves it! At first I was nervous because the intro is a bit slow and she's four so she doesn't have the best attention span. But after a couple of nights, she's started to patiently wait for the stories. I have her turn off the light after brushing her teeth and going potty, then she snuggles with her dinosaur and gets comfy. Then we start to play a story that she chooses. I have her press the play button and she relaxes and listens. After the short story, she's usually quite tired, and I'll play a bit on the music setting then the sound setting. By then she's fast asleep and I'm super relaxed by the little sounds as well." —Breanne
Get it from Amazon for $79.99+ (available in three styles).
8. And your own relaxing sleep sound machine that'll help lull you into a deep sleep with white noise, brown noise, and a variety of other soothing, nature-y sounds.
Promising review: "I’ve had my sound machine for almost five months and haven’t gone a night without it. It’s perfect to drown out the sounds of the city and restless pets. I find I no longer wake up in the night and if I do, it’s not for long. It has a timer but I prefer to let it run all night. The white design is sleek and modern and looks great on my nightstand. I’ve already recommended it to friends and they love it too!" —Andrew C.
Get it from Amazon for $29.99 (available in two colors).
9. A BedJet cooling and warming system so you can control the temperature of your bed, even with the covers on. This is particularly helpful if your toddler is quite the sweaty sleeper...and you *know* they will end up sleeping next to you at some point in the night.
This sweet setup uses biorhythm sleep technology. It's programmed to change the temperature each hour of the night to help you sleep better. You can also set the temperature to whatever degree you'd like – just use the remote! If you're a cold sleeper, you can also set it to heat mode and it'll warm you up 15 times faster than a regular ol' blanket! To set it up, plug the unit into an outlet, slip the teeny tube under your sheets, set your preferred temperature, and you'll be g2g!
Promising review: "First time I have ever been moved to write a review on Amazon but this is the single most amazing product if you sleep hot! This thing WORKS and it is saving my life! It only took a NASA engineer to solve my propensity to burst into to flames every night at 2 a.m.!" —Matthes
Get it from Amazon for $489+ (available in two designs or just the sheets).
10. A combination sleep mask with wireless headphones to help you snooze with your favorite tunes instead of listening to your big kids bounce around their room all night. Sometimes it's just better not to know.
It takes about two hours to charge, with each charge offering 10 hours of continuous playtime. BTW, reviewers say it's padded and ultra-comfy, making it especially great for side sleepers.
Promising review: "Fits comfortable and the sound is pleasant! In the short time that I have owned this, my sleep quality has doubled and I am much happier when I wake up! The headphones help me sleep in a much more peaceful manner, especially since I normally have to ignore my kids in the other rooms (since it's daytime and I work night shift). Please buy it! Your life will literally change for the better!" —Maya
Get it from Amazon for $22.58+ (available in 11 colors).
11. A Dreamland Baby weighted sleep sack for infants who cling to you all day, and need to feel like they're being hugged allll night long.
Check out a TikTok for details on this splurge-worthy sleep sack.
Get it from Dreamland Baby for $89+ (available in four sizes and nine colors/patterns).
12. And a real-life adult swaddle that's gonna possibly save you from insomnia and have you sleeping so soundly your baby's gonna be jealous.
I replaced my traditional weighted blanket with a Sleep Pod and I am never going back. I appreciated the comfort that I got from a weighted blanket, but it was so hot I wasn't able to last under it for long. This fabric is breathable and so lightweight that I can comfortably use it in the summer and throw it in my tote bag on vacations. I feel calm and comforted every time I get in. I've used it while napping, while trying to calm down before going to bed at night, and while sitting on the sofa and needing some extra stress relief when binge-watching Chernobyl got too stressful. I can't rave enough about this thing, but I'll certainly keep trying!
Promising review: "For a lifelong sufferer of miserable Restless Leg Syndrome, this is nothing short of a miracle! I was skeptical that the pod could help me, since nothing else has ever helped me, but I think since the pod contains my thrashing movements, I’m not waking myself up over and over at night. My dreams are typically very vivid and I usually don’t feel like I had a chance to turn my mind off and disconnect. I think I am getting more REM sleep with the pod because I haven’t remembered my dreams these past four nights. Also, I run hot so it’s a pleasant surprise that the pod truly is breathable and not sweaty." —Jennifer C
Get it from Hatch Sleep for $74.99 (available in three sizes).
13. A bottle of Frida Baby vapor drops, with organic eucalyptus and lavender essential oils, you can drop in your child's bath or humidifier. This can help relieve congestion if your whole family has been kept awake by your baby's sad, stuffy sniffles.
Safe for babes 3+ months.
Promising review: "Immediate difference. My 5-month-old was suffering nights of awful congestion/coughing and restlessness. We tried all we could do before getting Breathe Frida and I wished we had it sooner. The first night she woke up only a couple of times in comparison to the ones before. The second night she had no middle-of-the-night wake-ups. Although these drops are not meant for cool-mist humidifiers, we put them in there, just to see how it would work. We will have to get a diffuser or a warm-mist humidifier in order to prevent our cool humidifier from getting damaged." —Angela
Promising review: "My little one was sick with RSV and he needed the humidifier on every night. With just the humidifier on, he didn't seem to be able to breathe any better but I got this vapor and during sleep and naps he started sounding so much better. I could tell it was working and it also made his room smell nice instead of like a sick baby! He got much better much faster than I thought with all the extra things we were doing, and this is one I wouldn't leave out of my 'getting baby better' routine!" —Lindsey
Get it from Amazon for $9.99+ (available in two sizes).
14. Or a marble patterned essential oil diffuser when the whole fam is healthy but you are restless at night and need to create a calm atmosphere in order to fall asleep.
According to Johns Hopkins, you may want to avoid diffusing oils around larger groups and young children because of the side effects of different oils.
Promising review: "Beautiful, highly recommend! You can set it to mist for one, three, or six hours and can use with lights or without lights. Great quality, comes with cute water measuring cup. I use this in my home office. Contemporary marble look design goes with any decor!" —Mindy R
Get it from Amazon for $29.99.
15. And a sleep-focused essential-oils blend made with chamomile, sage, and lavender. This'll fill your bedroom with super soothing scents, hopefully helping you doze off in an instant.
Read more about aromatherapy and sleep at Johns Hopkins.
Promising review: "As a mother of six, I have a hard time with nighttime wind down. I put Dream into my diffuser 20 minutes before my kids' bedtime and it not only helped them calm down before bed, but it helped me to not sit awake for hours in bed after getting them to sleep. " —mom of 6
Promising review: "We diffuse this product most nights to help soothe and calm our kids to help them fall asleep faster and we have been really pleased with it! The smell is wonderful without being overbearing and I love how I can still smell it when I got up to bed several hours later." —Kristen
Get it from Amazon for $9.95.
16. A pack of blackout shades reviewers say are a life-saving cinch to use! They install in 15 minutes flat — just trim, peel, and stick. Your baby's room is about to enter a new time zone. Nap time.
Promising review: "These things are fabulous. Couldn’t be easier to put up and once I trimmed the extra off the bottom, they’re a perfect fit. I put them in the master bedroom behind our nice-looking wood blinds AND in the kids room. Our 7-year-old used to wake up with the sun even with good blinds...she now sleeps through the night and will sleep in later than us! I would pay for these time and time again to get the extra peace and quiet in the morning! Thank you for these inexpensive miracle workers! Parents, do yourself a favor and get these!" —Kate
Promising review: "I love these so much that I just keep buying them. I think I've reviewed them like five times already but whatever. They are that awesome. If you are renting a home, traveling in hotels/at family's house, moving to a new house, or just have kids — these are LIFE. I've used them for years under my kids' curtains since they were babies because they truly are blackout. We are military and move A LOT and the first thing I do is buy these before our trip because it's not always possible to hang curtains right away. They are literally just paper, they come extra wide so you can cut them with scissors to fit your window and they are peel-and-stick. Too easy." —esskay
Get a pack of six from Amazon for $26.30+ (available in two sizes).
17. A portable vibrating pad — this baby-favorite gadget is gonna make gentle vibrations once tucked into a crib, bassinet, car seat, or stroller. If your arms can't rock your kiddo any longer, let technology take a turn.
Promising review: "Ummmm this thing is MAGIC! My 2-month-old was able to sleep through the night in her Rock 'n Play but did NOT like her crib for some reason. So I got this just to see if it would work. And oh did it work! I put it under her crib mattress and not only did she NOT cry when I left the room, but she fell asleep in five minutes. No paci either!" —Lauren
Promising review: "This is honestly one of our most-used baby items. We keep it in the car seat but also use it went when traveling to soothe baby to rest. People are always asking what it is and I gladly show them and recommend it. It gets daily use at our house." —J. Behnke
Get it from Amazon for $28.75.
18. A mini Theragun for your own soothing massage. This deep-muscle treatment is said to increase blood flow to support the body's recovery process, which is great for anyone who literally feels parenthood stress living in their shoulders. Use this before bed and feel your whole body relax into the mattress.
This is designed to reach 60% deeper into muscles than other massagers and at 40 times a second.
Promising review: "This was purchased as a gift for my son. It is a great product. It helps to remove stress knots from the back. It's fabulous." —GQuincy
Get it from Amazon for $144+ (available in three colors).
19. An aromatherapy spray formulated to tell your nerves it's nap time and help you sleep through the unnecessary stressers that creep into your mind when trying to sleep.
Promising review: "This REALLY works! Be ready to fall asleep once you spray your pillows and sheets! It smells great!" —HappySleeper
Get it from Anthropologie for $30.
20. A sleep-training alarm clock that'll make rule-following seem positively perky! This'll display darling tiny robot facial expressions and glowing colors to let your kids know when it's time to sleep and when it's okay to get up and...wake the parents.
Promising review: "This was a lifesaver!!! My 4-year-old was getting up at 5:30 :( and we could not convince him to go back to bed. We found this clock and we're amazed at the results. My son loves it! He gets so excited when it turns green and he can get out of bed, or when he wakes up and it is green. It seems to have helped train him to sleep in longer. It is easy to set up. Our only complaint is the light from the indicator (red, yellow, green) is soooo bright. We tip the clock on its face so his room does not light up. He can still see the color, so it's fine. But I do wish we could dim it. Don't let this stop you from getting it though, it was worth every penny!" —JW
Get it from Amazon for $49.99 (available in four colors).
21. A weighted blanket for giving your anxious one a big ol' hug all night long, hopefully helping them feel safe and secure even when thunderstorms (or the neighborhood garbage trucks) come their way.
Promising review: "This blanket has been a godsend for my extremely restless toddler. I have probably the worst sleeping child on the planet and was at my wit's end. This blanket not only keeps him asleep but keeps him in his bed. Now I’m the one waking up constantly checking on him after the past few years of him waking up nonstop. I cannot recommend enough and would give this item 10 stars if I could." —Nic
Get it from Amazon for $29.99+ (available in 10 prints and in six weights).
22. A grown-up sized cooling weighted blanket with a unique knitted pattern that creates the perfect balance of breathability and heavy comfort. These blankets are gorgeous *and* they can help you feel calm as can be when you're feeling frazzled.
Promising review: "Previous weighted blankets I've tried were too hot to use in warmer weather and made it difficult to move in my sleep, which I do. The wide open knit of the Tree Napper provides excellent airflow and flexes to allow me freedom of movement without sacrificing the weight of the blanket itself. I love it." —Meredith B.
Get it from Bearaby for $269+ (available in three sizes and six colors).
23. A nap time sign that'll keep neighbors and delivery folks from ringing the doorbell when your baby is having a nap. Go ahead, sneak in your own snooze sesh too.
Wood Sign Studio is a small business in Kansas City, Missouri.
Promising review: "Very cute! Fast shipping and it was exactly as pictured. I'm very pleased with this purchase and would highly recommend." —Nisa Strapp
Get it from Wood Sign Studio on Etsy for $25.
24. A bulk box of Sleepytime herbal tea with a soothing blend of chamomile, spearmint, and lemongrass sure to help your family wind down at the end of a long day. Sip, sip, hooray!
25. A bottle of Melatonin tablets for parents who are in need of the sweet taste of sleep.
The bottle has 200 tablets.
Read more about melatonin for sleep on Johns Hopkins.
Promising review: "I’ll be buying these again. In terms of efficacy, I get a better night's rest without feelings of grogginess in the morning. Keep in mind that melatonin isn’t a tranquilizer. You shouldn’t take melatonin with the expectation of it working like an Ambien. This isn’t a hypnotic drug, it’s a synthetic version of a naturally occurring sleep hormone. Melatonin won’t knock you out, but it certainly helps me achieve a deeper, more restful sleep. Taking Melatonin, I experience increased dreaming and the dreams are unusually vivid and lifelike. Pretty cool! I feel like this is a good value. The strawberry flavor is pleasant as well. This is hands down the best of the various brands I’ve tried. I'm very happy with this purchase." —Courtney Cameron
Get it from Amazon for $18.17.
26. A Dream Balm — apply a tiny bit of this swell stuff to your feet before bedtime and let the lavender and chamomile help you start feeling sleepy. One reviewer even said they were able to sleep next to their snoring husband after using it. Sign me up for twelve!
Woodland Herbal is a family-owned small business in Warsaw, Ohio. This Dream Balm has a mix of lavender, chamomile, passionflower, mugwort, olive oil, and organic raw Beeswax.
Promising review: "This balm is life changing! It has allowed me to sleep next to my snoring husband again!! I can’t thank you enough!" —Mary Foltz
Get it from Woodland Herbal on Etsy for $19.
27. And finally, a Matchy Mama robe and short sleeved romper so you and your baby can lounge in luxury together. Go ahead, dream of all the cute matching outfits the two of you can don before your baby gets a say in their fashion sense.
Sweet dreams, sleepyheads!
