Spring is not only the season of growth of all things, but also the growth of children with the active germination of all things and enter the accelerated growth period. Many babies do not grow long, sleep poorly, have a lot of nocturia, and sleep time is irregular...
Sleep is an important means of balancing yin and yang, sleeping well can grow well; yang qi enough to sleep well, can stimulate the "growth factor", enhance immunity, promote children to grow tall.
Of course, the sleep of babies of different months of age will be different, and moms and dads should come and see their baby's sleep time
A table of how long your baby sleeps in different months
This time comes from professor Faber's research and is consistent with most of the experience of Bao Ma. Distribution of sleep during the day and night.
Newborns' 18 hours of sleep are basically evenly distributed during the day and night, and babies gradually learn the difference between day and night. Sleep time at night is getting longer and longer, and the number and time of sleep during the day is gradually decreasing.
Infants at least 6 months of age can achieve 11 hours of nighttime sleep (excluding feeding time), which is the normal sleep time for children in this age group.
11 hours of nighttime sleep accompanies your child until the age of 5, and if extra sleep is needed, it can be made up during the day.
From 6 months to 2 years old or 2 and a half years old, the child also needs 1-2 times of daytime sleep, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. After that, the child only needs the only one nap. From the age of 5, children gradually shorten their nighttime sleep, about 15 minutes every six months.
What parents need to know is that it is completely normal to have a deviation of 1 to 2 hours from the average. If your child sleeps several hours less than in the graph (a table of how long your baby sleeps in different months), it may be related to his sleep habits. But it is still possible to change his sleep habits and prolong sleep.
So, why do many babies always sleep badly?
Physiological factors
Sleep jumping, turning over exercise period
environmental factors
The temperature is too hot or too cold, the environment is noisy, the clothing is too tight, and the diapers are wet
Physical discomfort
Hunger, overeating, accumulation of food, flatulence, teething
Cause of the disease
Intestinal colic, otitis media, hernia infection with parasites, skin diseases
allergic
Lactose intolerance to breast milk
Allergic lactose intolerance to a milk powder
Trace elements are deficient
Vitamin D deficiency, calcium deficiency
Emotional factors
Too much excitement and separation anxiety before bedtime
The child woke up in the middle of the night crying and crying, don't pick him up immediately, first pat him and tell him that his mother is there, and don't pick him up if you can soothe him.
What are the tips for getting your baby to sleep?
Eat well before going to bed
Poor sleep quality may be due to abnormal feeding
It is difficult to fall asleep when too full and full, and waking up halfway without eating is not conducive to sleeping well.
Sleep in a comfortable environment
Infants need to maintain a suitable environment when the temperature is too high or too low, and the baby will refuse to sleep when he feels uncomfortable; Keep quiet and prevent waking up halfway through.
Pay attention to nutritional supplementation
If your baby lacks vitamin D or calcium, he will feel restless and refuse to sleep; It is easy to wake up even when asleep.
Wear comfortable diapers for your baby
Breathable, comfortable and water-absorbing diapers can give babies a better sleep experience, and will not cause various factors affecting sleep such as leakage of urine in the middle.
Baby's independent sleep habits can be cultivated, in fact, many babies' sleep is unconsciously disturbed by parents, some babies will be sleepy at a certain point in time, rubbing their eyes, yawning... And if the parents do not find out in time, when the baby misses this point in time, he will show irritability and it is more difficult to fall asleep.
Little nagging
During the day, let the baby carry out more outdoor activities, it is recommended that it be no less than 2 hours a day, and do not let the baby sleep too long during the day, so as not to affect the quality of sleep at night.