can anyone recommend a good night light for my toddler

fluffnutter

I'm a mean mummy and he sleeps in the complete dark. Don't want him to grow up thinking the night's a time for light. It's not. Darkness resets our body clock - we don't get enough of it.

If your little one is difficult to settle, it's probably just a phase (everything is!) and I doubt creating a disco in his room will help. Stick to your routine and hopefully it will pass quickly. They're little buggers for sleeping <sigh>

mr_knight

I have just bought my lo a lumilove barbapappa, expensive but brilliant. Available from kiddie are and amazon. Best thing I have bought her I think. We made up a story about how barbapappa will look after her in the night and make her have lively dreams etc. she seems to have bought it as she goes to be no problem, shame she doesn't sleep through

dondo

Paintingrainbows wrote: »

Not a night light but we use the Gro Clock which shows a blue star during the night and sun during the day, it's been fabulous for helping my toddler understand about nighttime and going to bed.

We have that too and works well

We also have Ikea wall lights in both our kids rooms- a blue star one in my son's room and a pink flower one in my daughters.

I can't seem to find them on ikea website but they had them in store last time I was in.

But so you can see what I'm talking about here's some on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ikea-Childrens-Blue-Star-Wall-Light-/151147003812#ht_24wt_1318

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ikea-Childrens-Pink-Flower-Wall-Light-/151146999271?pt=UK_Home_Children_Lighting&hash=item2331102de7#ht_24wt_1318

peachyprice

All mine have had Piggery Pottery lamps, they're not cheap but are a lovely keepsake.
http://piggerypottery.co.uk/index.php/nightlights.html

maman

Armchair23 wrote: »

If your child is difficult to settle or waking a lot the last thing you need
is something 'stimulating' or 'interesting'.

A simple plug in socket type light that gives just enough light to
define the room is all you need.

Honestly it might sound harsh but the last thing you want to do is make waking up fun.

fluffnutter wrote: »

I'm a mean mummy and he sleeps in the complete dark. Don't want him to grow up thinking the night's a time for light. It's not. Darkness resets our body clock - we don't get enough of it.

If your little one is difficult to settle, it's probably just a phase (everything is!) and I doubt creating a disco in his room will help. Stick to your routine and hopefully it will pass quickly. They're little buggers for sleeping <sigh>

Totally agree. I remember health visitor saying 'be as boring as possible at bedtime'. I'd be going for black out blinds and certainly no lights.

123louisa

We have this one

http://www.play.com/stores/DDLDirect/listing/535229240

It doesn't come on unless they move or you walk in the room and can be taken off for late night trips to the bathroom. DS hooks his onto the bathroom door. Its a very gentle white light and doesn't stay on all the time so allows them to sleep in the dark, but enough to see by when needed.

barbiedoll

We used these.......

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Glow-Dark-Plastic-Stars-Moon/dp/B006URRBEK


I didn't really like the idea of a nightlight, you have to worry about bulbs, plugs or batteries etc etc.

They've been on DS's ceiling for almost 10 years and they still glow!

mucklebones

I use this for my sensory daughter who has awful trouble settling and sleeping.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Moving-Jelly-Fish-lights-backing/dp/B007DXO4K4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382989921&sr=8-1&keywords=jellyfish+tank

The jellyfish move smoothly and you can choose different colours. It turns off after 4 hours. A little pricey but relaxing.

dizziblonde

The one thing guaranteed to throw my usually fantastic 19 month old's sleep is going somewhere where it's a lower level of ambient light than she's used to - both grandparents live in isolated rural areas and it's the increased darkness she struggles with - so I've found having some form of auto-timered lighting that we can take with us helps no end there - plus it's got a very strong familiar sleep association built in. Hell I could never sleep in total darkness as a child either (had a street lamp right outside my bedroom window) and I'd lie at night watching the light patterns as cars moved by to settle down - I still hate sleeping in total darkness now.

And now she tends to settle looking at a book - that little bit of light for 10 minutes so she can do so is a godsend... and I don't think many people would complain at a 19 month old asleep within 10 minutes consistently (sooo jinxed it now) really! Hell - having that, along with a 7 month old who both sleep 6.30pm to 6am - must be doing something lucky!