An ideal night lamp can make a world of difference when it comes to getting your sweet little one doze off to sleep at night.
A nightlight is particularly essential for predawn activity. At 2 a.m., you might want to change diapers or breastfeed your baby, a nightlight provides sufficient brightness, but is gentle on your blurry eyes. The dim light also keeps you and your baby in sleep-time mode. And for toddlers, it shows them that there’s no monsters creeping under their bed or ghosts haunting their room. A night light also gives off plenty of light for your toddler to use the potty overnight...
However, with so many different night lamps available how do you choose the suitable one for your baby's bedroom? Join us as we explore the features you need to know about night lamps.
Four Important Features to Consider
#1 Electrical Outlet Plug-Ins
Most traditional lights requires you to find an outlet to plug in. Before choosing a night lamp for your baby, take a look at the layout of your baby's room. Look out the location of the electrical sockets in relation to your baby's crib or bed.
If the power outlet is too far away or too close from the crib then the light may be either too dim or too bright for your baby. If this is the case then you may want to consider a portable night light which will allow you to place at a more comfortable distance to your baby’s bed. A portable nightlight will also allow you to bring on vacation and to other places you’ll be overnight without too much of a hassle.
#2 The color of night lamp
According to Dr. Michael Grandner, a board-certified pro in Behavior Sleep Medicine at the university of Pennsylvania, the best light color is reddish, yellowish, or orangish light.
You notice that they are the same colors that feature markedly in the twilight of sunset, nature's very own way of telling you to get ready for bed. Baby finds red light soothing as it helps them easily to fall asleep. Experts believe that this is because the only colored light baby would have seen in the womb would have been a red color.
#3 The brightness of the night light
The idea of a night light is for it to function in night mode, gently illuminating the room with soft, ambient light. There should be no flicker or glare that can cause dizziness. The nightlight should also be easily adjustable to your ideal brightness.
#4 Can the nightlight be plugged in if the batteries run out?
You might want to opt for one that is easily to be recharged either with a wall charger plug or simply a USB charging cable, especially when you are on vacation.
While there are tons of night lamps to choose from, a great option is Little Martin’s Feeding Lamp that fits for these features. Armed with a classic designed, it produces light with LED, and having multi-functional purpose to be used as feeding lamp, bedside or desk light, or night light. The cool part is it can be switched between cool white or warm yellow light color according to preference or function. Sometimes newborns do need some cool white light before sleeping time. It helps them to distinguish between nighttime and daytime hours.
