Newborns aged 0-3 months, Dr. Karp called the "missing 4th trimester of pregnancy."
This month-old baby is simply,
I don't understand anything!
Stupefied!
Just came out of my mother's stomach, still in a state of ignorance.
Tips: 0-3 months of baby, or a white paper state, very, very easy to change, if the sleep is not good, the earlier the adjustment is easier.
Characteristics of 0-3 months of sleep
Switching between light and deep sleep:
The first 3 months of the baby's sleep mode is only light sleep and deep sleep switch, a cycle of about 40-50 minutes, fall asleep first into light sleep, slowly sleep deeper and deeper, about 15-20 minutes into deep sleep, to 40 minutes and then began to turn shallow.
Light sleep accounts for half of the total, which is why newborns do not sleep soundly, because half of the time is spent in light sleep.
Various physiological reflexes:
The main shock reflex is that it is easy to wake up because of the shock.
Wake up on the ground:
Light sleep more, when put down, out of the wrapping feeling of hugging, it is easy to wake up, especially accustomed to holding and sleeping and then put down, after many times the baby will have vigilance, so as soon as you put it on the bed, or try to put down the process to wake up.
There is no circadian rhythm yet:
The baby has not yet begun to secrete melatonin, so the biological clock has not yet formed, there will be a day and night upside down, but the baby can still form a certain day and night law.
Sleep Associative:
Sleeping with sleeping milk is actually not dependent, and it is still in the partial awakening to confirm whether the environment is the same and get up, so it is easy to have a short sleep during the day, which is very bad, but sleeps very well at night.
Why? Because during the day, it may be held and fed, fall asleep and put down, and partially awaken to find that it is not hugging, and wake up. And lying down at night to feed, is to fall asleep in bed, relatively less awake.
Intestinal colic and flatulence:
The reason for the mystery is a process of gastrointestinal development and perfection, anyway, it will be flatulence, stomach pain. It usually occurs from late afternoon to evening.
0-3 months correspondence
The core keyword "simulates the womb environment"!
It must be the 5S appeasement method and the 4S coaxing method. -For details, you can read my previous articles or talk about sleep training later.
The main thing is to swaddle or wear a swaddling sleeping bag (surrender sleeping bag), which can suppress the startle reflex and give the child a feeling of wrapping.
White noise: The environment of the uterus is not quiet, so too quiet an environment will make the baby insecure, playing white noise can effectively soothe the baby, and can offset the noise of the environment. Instead of using a mobile phone or a stereo, I actually recommend an air purifier, killing two birds with one stone.
Booing: Booing can effectively restore the sound of the uterus, stimulate the sedative reflex, and quiet the baby, but it must be loud enough to cover the baby's crying. In addition, the baby is quiet and there is no need to keep booing, very tired, just give it to white noise.
Shake (pat): Pat your ass or back, give a little push, and restore the baby's shaking sensation in the mother's belly.
Nipple: Babies at 4-6 weeks can start using it, if you suck the nipple will not want to pump breast milk, if there is nipple confusion, you need to postpone use. Very easy to use, do not suck to sleep can avoid relying on the pacifier. It is really not difficult to quit, 2-3 days can be cut off, if the baby sleep is not good, please use with peace of mind.
Fall asleep in bed: Use the above way to let the child lie on the bed and fall asleep, so that he will not be unable to put down the sleep association and wake up on the ground. And you can also cultivate good sleep habits from an early age.
Intestinal colic: exhaust exercises, massage stomach, airplane hugging, etc. can be relieved, meet it and hold it, just stay up.
Safety reminder: Sleeping on your back is the safest sleeping position, and you can give your baby a nap on your back and take turns on your side. Please do not have any bedding on the bed, the baby at this time does not have any ability to break free.
Finally, it is really easy to change, and the effect is mostly good, you can shoot in bed, sleep without sleeping milk, sleep is a qualitative leap.
This month-old baby is not heavy, can still insist, a little heavier, the burden will be very large, 3 months ago did not change to 4-6 months and determined to change is very common, but really there is no need to stay up.
0-3 months of work and rest
Eat: Feed on demand! Must be right!
But not many people can understand whether the baby is hungry or not, otherwise there would not be so much overfeeding and anorexia. On the premise of need, try to feed regularly and on time. I really sometimes think he's hungry, but to feed is to eat a few bites and not eat.
If you are on time, breast milk is 2.5 hours, milk powder is once every 3 hours, and it is best to feed it at intervals of more than two hours.
Wake-up interval: 30 minutes for newborns, 1 hour to full moon, 1 hour and a half for 2 months, 1 hour and 45 minutes for 3 months. Don't deviate too much, 1-3 months more than 2-3 hours are basically overtired, it will be difficult to coax.
Total sleep: The total amount of sleep in the confinement should be more than 16 hours, 1-3 months in 15-16 hours, try not to exceed 2 hours.
Refer to the schedule as shown in the following figure:
Or grasp the point, 1-2 months of baby should begin to slowly from the indeterminate small sleep, slowly into the regular 4 small sleep.
At night, the night time is controlled at 7-9 o'clock, because the biological clock has not yet formed, and the larger error at night will not affect too much night sleep.
Eat-play-sleep at a small age is not easy to form, milk is easy to meet with sleep, if the sleep time comes, more than two hours away from breastfeeding can be fed first and then sleep, less than two hours to sleep first, get up and drink milk.
Joe's dad's broken thoughts
Babies aged 0-3 months have unstable sleep, frequent feeding, and greater pressure to care.
But in fact, at this time, the baby's sleep is relatively much, and there is no ability to move, I still think it is relatively less tired, and there are many times a day to make up for sleep.