Included in the Baby Sensory Discovery Pack you will find either the Childs Farm Lavender & Moon Milk Calming Massage Lotion or the Lavender & Moon Milk Calming Mist. Both have been selected for their scented, calming qualities, encouraging positive associations with sleep.

Tips for using at bedtime

1. Use these products as part of your child’s bedtime routine to develop a sleep association with the scent of lavender.
2. If you are experiencing issues with settling your child, try and save these products for use only at bedtime. It will be a good way for your child to develop the scent as an indicator for sleep time.
3. Use the lotion as part of a baby massage routine. Click on the ‘how to use’ tab on the Childs Farm website for a simple massage routine to follow:
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4. The lavender mist can be added to bedding or a toy your child associates with bedtime.
5. If you would like to explore the scent of lavender further with your child, you can buy scented, heatable toys such as Warmies
6. If you need more support with sleep routines, visit our VICTA Sleep Service resource:
   victaparents.org.uk/vi-child-sleep >

Combine massage with nursery rhymes or stories

In this video with Henshaws, they demonstrate Story Massage using a nursey rhyme for you to try at home with your child. It teams story telling with simple massage techniques which can be used to help calm your child.

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In this video Vicky, a private sleep consultant, gives lots of practical advice of how to achieve healthy sleep patterns and explores how sleep and vision impairment are intrinsically linked and the role of melatonin in the body.

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