Wen 丨 Forest Mommy
The baby's sleep is a big problem on the road to parenting, and even now everyone uses the difficulty of sleeping to define our "angel baby" or "demon baby".
Bao Mom, who is difficult to sleep, complains every day:
"I will sleep every day when I hold it, and what should I do if I can't hold it when I grow up!"
"I have to go to sleep for an hour every day, I am too tired, and I have a shadow in my heart."
"When will I be able to cover myself with a quilt to sleep?"
If your baby is just two or three months old, then don't worry, now start to understand the 5 stages of the baby's sleep process, focus on cultivating the child's sleep habits, and there will not be so many baby sleep problems in the follow-up!
Really, the baby grows up day by day, you can mostly see his "daytime progress", today will climb, can walk, will call the mother... In fact, his "night" is also improving, such as gradually stopping eating night milk, waking up less and less at night, and the baby who used to wake up at night for a long time to fall asleep can fall asleep with a pat.
So, how many stages does the baby have to go through from coaxing to falling asleep on its own?
The first stage: milk sleep
Have you ever heard that mom's milk has hypnotic properties?
There is a substance called "tea phenolamine" in the mother's milk, which does play a hypnotic effect, and the action of feeding can make the baby feel safe. But sometimes even if there is no milk sucking, give him a pacifier will fall asleep, which is actually after eating enough, give him a safe environment, relaxed state, coupled with the small month-old baby sleep cycle is short, the total sleep time is long, the baby will be easier to enter the sleep state, this time the coaxing is the easiest.
However, Bao Mom also has worries, what should I do if my milk sleep is not good for my teeth? How to correct bad habits?
This stage is within 1-3 months of the baby, at this time the teeth have not grown, and the baby's stomach capacity is small, may need to be fed 2-3 times in the middle of the night, so the milk sleep is temporary, and soon the baby can get out of this state.
The second stage: hugging and sleeping
As the little baby's brain continues to develop, he gradually begins to become a little clever ghost, he no longer needs a lot of sleep time, and he knows clearly that it is a very happy thing to be carried around, this time the lights are dimmed, and then hum a song full of love, the little one will enjoy it. There is a process to go through from milk to hugging, if the needs of the baby's milk sleep in the early stage are met, and because the baby feels safe day and night, then the process will transition smoothly.
Of course, holding the child to sleep, this time is the most physically demanding.
At this time, we should pay attention to establishing a sense of bedtime ritual for the child, such as taking a bath or washing his face first, changing into pajamas, dimming the lights, and then holding the child to sleep.
Note that to grasp the baby's sleepy signal, after grasping the law, carry out bedtime rituals at a fixed time, do not let these ritual actions affect the baby's sleep, after the baby is overtired, it is impossible to fall asleep smoothly.
The third stage: landing
By about 6 months, at this time, the little baby can finally sleep on the bed, whether it is in the bed to hold, hug, or lie down, in short, do not have to hold the coaxing, after all, the weight of the little guy has gradually increased, really can not hold.
And the baby can basically get rid of the night milk, the basic sleep rules have been established, you can change from hugging to sleeping.
But just "landed", or not very adaptable, he wants to mess with you for a long time, energetic children are often easy to coax sleep failure, and finally release all the energy, you clap and sing while telling stories, exhausted eighteen martial arts finally fell asleep.
Don't look at this small change, it may be a leap forward, because you may not have to hold and sleep in the future.
The fourth stage: falling asleep on your own
The baby will gradually understand the concept of sleep time, he will be an angel baby for a period of time, let you once fall into the illusion that he can fall asleep on his own, this stage you play a lullaby, a soft music, gradually quiet down, he can sleep on his own, this stage is the easiest, less than half an hour can fall asleep.
The fifth stage: pouring spring cold
You think it's over by the fourth stage? NO!
As he gets older, his baby's thoughts become richer and richer, and he will discuss with you before going to bed everything he thinks, such as he will have an origami airplane today, why his little turtle runs so slowly, why the train is going sideways, and everything is crazy.
At this time, you have to use eighteen martial arts to explain his doubts, and at the same time bring him back to your train of thought, telling stories, and sleeping.
At this time, we should also be more patient to meet the baby's spiritual needs.
Each baby's development is different, the stage of coaxing is also different, the timing of the appearance of the spring cold is also different, it may be after sleeping from milk to hugging, or it may be after from hugging to sleeping, obviously you can do it, but there is a period of retrogression, which is also normal.
Although we are really helpless when we go to sleep, but think about it, the baby sleeps next to us for so many years, he will always grow up, has his own room, his own small bed, and eventually one day will say, Mom I am sleepy, and then go back to the room to cover the quilt to sleep.
Will you be a little disappointed on that day? So cherish the "hard" days of sleeping now, because these are the most precious memories!