75+ Sweet Quotes On Sleeping Baby

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Motherhood is no easy job, and that’s a universal fact, be it the sleepless nights or constant breastfeeding sessions. So, to ease your job and make it more rewarding, here are the best sleeping baby quotes that’ll fill you with peace and happiness. These quotes are cute and will effortlessly remind you of the special bond you share with your baby. They will uplift your spirits and fill you with bliss. Take a moment to cuddle and soothe your little one while reflecting on these meaningful quotes. Dive into this post for some super adorable and meaningful quotes you can use to create murals in your baby’s nursery too.

75+ Sleeping Baby Quotes

1. “A sleeping baby is the new happy hour.”
2. “You’re my favorite reason to lose sleep.”
   
   

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3. “Babies smell sweeter when they are sleeping.”
4. “Let them sleep, for when they wake, they will move mountains.”
5. “A day without a nap for a baby is like a cupcake without frosting.”
6. “People who say, ‘they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one.’”- Leo.J. Burke
7. “Babies smile in their sleep because they’re listening to the whispering of angels.”
8. “When my baby is sleeping, that’s when I think ‘wow, I made that.”-Maria Jose Ovalle
9. “The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child.”- Joe Houldsworth
10. “I could watch you for a single minute and find a thousand things that I love about you.”
11. “A little girl is a sugar and spice and everything nice- especially when she’s taking a nap.”
12. “Kiss your children goodnight, even if they are already asleep.”- H. Jackson Brown, Jr
13. “Why don’t kids understand that their nap is not for them but for us?”-Alyson Hannigan
14. “Don’t ever tell the mother of a newborn that her baby’s smile is just gas.”- Jill Woodhull
15. “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.”-Victor Hugo
16. “Despite having a million things to do, it is very difficult to look away from my sleeping baby. She is like a magnet!”- Maria Jose Ovalle
17. “Rocking a baby to sleep is actually a lot less like a Johnson and Johnson commercial and a lot more like wrestling a 20lb bag of snakes.”
18. “A sleeping child gives me the impression of a traveler in a very far country.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson
19. “Happiness is when you’re singing lullabies as you watch your baby fall asleep.”- Debasish Mirdha
20. “A baby makes love stronger, the days shorter, the nights longer, savings smaller, and a home happier.”
21. “A sleeping baby is really good at doing one thing you don’t get to do anymore.”- Linda Poindexter
22. “Hold her a little longer, rock her a little more, read her another story, you’ve only read her four. Let her sleep on your shoulder, rejoice in her happy smile. She is only a little girl for such a little while.”
    

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23. “Having my baby fall asleep in my arms takes away all of my worries and stresses. A sense of complete and total peace comes over me.”- Maria Jose Ovalle
24. “There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson
25. “When you have a baby, sleep is not an option. You can’t sleep. Even on vacation, you wake up at 6:30 am.”-Jimmy Fallon
26. “There are hard days in motherhood. But looking at your sleeping baby reminds you when it’s all worth it.”- Kara Ferwerda
27. “Sleeping babies are like little blankets- my daughter keeps me nice, and warm when snoozing in my arms.”- Maria Jose Ovalle
28. “That moment when you go to check on your sleeping baby and their eyes ping open so you drop to the floor and roll out of the room like a ninja.”
29. “No one can possess an afternoon of rain beating against the window, or the serenity of a sleeping child, or the magical moment when the waves break on the rocks”¦It is through such moments that God reveals himself to mankind.”- Paulo Coelho
30. “Sleep, baby, sleep. Thy father’s watching the sheep. Thy mother’s shaking the dreamland tree, and down drops a little dream for thee.”- Elizabeth Prentiss
31. “The first night your baby sleeps 8 hours straight, you think you’d celebrate. Instead, you will run into their room thinking ‘Oh my god, are they breathing?!’.”
32. “My aunt gave me the best advice: Put her to sleep yourself every night. Sing to her and cradle her in your arms and sit by her side- every night. Because one day you won’t be able to.”- Salma Hayek
33. “Here sleeps a girl with a head full of magical dreams, a heart full of wonder and hands that will shape the world.”
34. “People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one.”
35. “Baby smell is sweeter when sleeping.”- Maria Jose Ovalle
36. “No other things are more glorious than the sleeping baby.”
37. “You can go to bed without fear; you will lie down and sleep soundly”
38. “There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson
39. “The babies are amazing…They begin each day all warm and sleepy, smelling of promise. ~Julia Roberts”
40. “Angles always guard a sleeping baby.”
41. “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, guide me through the starry night and wake me when the sun shines bright.”
42. “When I watch my baby sleep, my world is at peace.”
43. “Cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow, for babies grow up, we’ve learned to our sorrow, so quiet down cobwebs, dust goes to sleep, I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.”
44. “A dream is a wish your heart makes when you’re fast asleep.”
45. “I don’t want to sleep like a baby, I want to sleep like my husband.”
46. “Is there anything sweeter in the world than a sleeping baby? It’s the time when you can just stare at your baby and marvel at her perfect little lashes, and button nose, and chubby cheeks.”
47. “I have a new hobby, it’s called watching my baby sleep.”
48. “Watching a sleeping baby becomes the most peaceful moment.”
49. First, they steal your heart, and then, they steal your bed.”
    

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50. “There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.”
51. “Tiny star shining so bright, it’s time to say Good night. So close your eyes and hold your pillow tight. May you have the sweetest dream tonight. Good night.”
52. “Watching a baby sleep peacefully is perhaps the only thing more comfortable than sleep itself.”
53. “Happiness is: a sleeping baby.”
54. “The star on high are shining bright. Sweet dreams my darling, sleep well. Good night.”
55. “You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.”
56. “Touch your heart, close your eyes, make a wish, say Good night.”
57. “That dreaded moment when you put down a sleeping baby and your hand is trapped under him and you would rather saw your arm off than risk waking him.”
58. “Mountains are like sleeping baby.”
59. “Read me a story, tuck me in tight, tell me you love me, and kiss me good night.”
60. “Having your baby fall asleep in your arms is the sweetest thing ever.”
61. “With a butterfly kiss and a ladybug hug, sleep tight, little one like a bug in a rug.”
62. “As I settle in my bed help me rest my little head. If I wake in the night kiss my cheek and I’ll be alright. Bless my family and the ones I love. Watch us all from up above.”
63. “Sleep when the baby sleeps? But I can’t stop staring.”
64. “Sleep baby sleep the large stars are the sheep; the little stars are the lambs, I guess; the gentle moon’s the shepherdess; sleep, baby, sleep.”
65. “I’ve been waiting my whole life to hum my baby to sleep.”
    

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66. “Here sleeps a boy with a head full of magical dreams, a heart full of wonder and hands that will shape the world.”
67. “When babies sleep with or near their parents, they are not being spoiled, they are being made to feel secure and accepted.”- Dr. Lendon Smith
68. “I love to watch you sleep, my angel. But if you so much a stir, I will drop to the ground and crawl ninja-style out of your room.”-Rach Roit
69. “May your coffee be strong and your baby’s naps long.”
70. “There is no peace quite like that moment when your baby goes to sleep.”
71. “All I did was hold you and watch you sleep and it was the best night of my life.”
72. “I love hearing about how your baby slept through the night from five weeks old,” said no one ever.”
73. “That moment when you are checking on your sleeping baby and their eyes open so you run before you make direct eye contact.”
74. “Babies are so lucky. They can sleep all day and still, everyone loves them.”
75. “Nothing will make a sleeping baby faster than the sound of his mother’s head touching the pillow.”
76. “They eat, they crap, they sleep, and if they are crying they need to do one of the three and they’re having trouble doing it. Real simple.”-Mathew McConaughey

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Infographic: Sleeping Baby Quotes

The sleepless nights parents must endure while raising their baby, especially in their early years, are all worth it when one sees their baby sleeping peacefully. The following infographic presents you with a list of quotes about the preciousness of watching a baby sleep from the point of view of their parents. Do give it a read.

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