If your baby keeps waking up from their naps or during the night after they bang their head, it might be a good idea to move them to a pack-and-play, at least for a little while to help them get better sleep during this adjustment period. Remember, babies like to feel secure, and having their feet touching the foot of the crib will help create that feeling for them.

This position also gives your baby a sense of boundary within their sleeping space, especially if they have just made the move from the small nest-like bassinet to the spacious baby crib. The simple fact of having your baby’s feet touch the foot of the crib will reduce the space available for your baby to move around, and therefore will minimize the probability of head banging. This is one the most useful and easiest tips I can give you to reduce the amount of head banging: change your baby’s sleeping position from “head to foot” to “feet to foot” in the crib. Place Your Baby “feet to Foot” in The Crib After a few times, your baby will learn to navigate their own space inside the crib and head banging will be a thing of the past. Watching your baby banging their head on a crib rail is certainly not fun, but try to remember that it is completely normal and they are not doing it on purpose! If they see you freaking out about it and making a big deal, they will probably too. It’s only natural that they will also bump their heads occasionally in the crib too. If you think about it, our babies hit their heads multiple times a day when they are crawling around or standing up. Much tougher than we give them credit for! Unless your baby is waking up crying from the bang or you notice a bruise or bump, your baby is most likely totally fine.

Yes, that’s my very first recommendation for a parent who’s freaking out about their baby hitting their head in the crib (or just freaking out in general): Do absolutely nothing.īabies (and their heads) are tough.

Switch (temporarily) to A Pack and Play.

Place Your Baby 'feet to Foot' in The Crib.

Cribs head and foot boards