Babies suck and sleep at the first moment of birth, so these two things are the most important things for babies. Breastfeeding is easier to solve, whether it is breast milk or milk powder can provide the baby with the health elements needed by the body, but the quality and time of sleep are more difficult to control.
The importance of sleep
1. Sleep is an important factor affecting the baby's height
The growth of human height is achieved by growth hormone, and the pituitary gland, which secretes growth hormone, is responsible for the production of multiple hormones.
When humans are awake, the pituitary gland needs to secrete hormones such as more important adrenocortical hormones to maintain human life, and hormones of less importance such as growth hormone and prolactin will be secreted less.
At the same time, the adrenal glands also secrete adrenal hormones, which are stress hormone hormones that stimulate heart activity and inhibit the pituitary gland's ability to produce hormones.
Only at night when humans go to sleep can the pituitary gland put its energy into growth hormone, so between the ages of one and six in one of the golden years of human growth, adequate sleep can help babies grow taller faster.
2. Lack of sleep will cause a burden on the baby's heart
As mentioned above, insufficient sleep will lead to excessive secretion of adrenal hormones, the baby will be more excited, irritable and impatient, and the inability to calm down will cause the baby to be unable to fall asleep normally, thus forming a vicious circle.
Long-term lack of sleep will increase the pressure on the heart, because the heart's pumping speed and strength will increase in the state of hyperactivity, and long-term high-intensity work will even cause irreparable damage to the heart, such as heart valve prolapse.
Even if it does not cause major harm, once the poor sleep forms a habit, it will also bury hidden dangers in the baby's body, and it is easy to suffer from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases after youth.
3. Lack of sleep will affect the baby's memory
Lack of sleep will make the brain's tissue cells in a state of excitement for a long time, and the oxygen demand and oxygen consumption of brain cells will rise, which will trigger the lack of oxygen in other tissues in the brain, inhibit the function of the cerebral cortex, and eventually lead to a decline in memory.
4, fall asleep too late will also lead to the baby is more likely to be obese
On the one hand, the insulin function in the baby's body will be abnormal, resulting in the normal decomposition of the sugar tolerance that should have been consumed, resulting in the baby's obesity. Sleep, on the other hand, lowers the body's metabolism and slows down the body's consumption of energy intake, which is why staying up late is more likely to feel hungry.
How can parents improve the quality of their baby's sleep? 3 tips to promote your baby's sleep, parents should know
1, help the baby develop the correct habits of work and rest
Babies are prone to day and night upside down behavior, and parents will also let children make up for sleep during the day, but it will form a vicious circle, resulting in the baby's mental sleepiness during the day at night.
On the one hand, parents should help the baby to create a distinct day and night environment, even if the baby sleeps during the day, it is necessary to deliberately reduce the voice of speech, and at night, try to ensure the quiet and darkness of the environment, and help the baby establish the concept of morning and evening through the contrasting environment.
On the other hand, when the baby first starts, he cannot grasp the law of morning and evening very well, and parents need to try to avoid the child's sleep during the day to ensure the quality of the baby's sleep at night. During the daytime, if the baby is sleepy, parents can keep the baby awake through toys or taking the child outdoors.
2, parents should give the baby a sufficient sense of security
Mothers generally put the baby in their arms, and after the baby falls asleep, the mother does not immediately put the baby down, but lets the baby stay in the mother's arms for a while and enter a deeper sleep.
After placing your baby on the bed, continue to gently pat your baby's back, as gently as possible to avoid making too much noise. At the same time, put both sides of the baby on the pillow to form a concave space, which can not only prevent the baby from accidentally falling, but also give the baby a sufficient sense of security.
3, the environment of sleep is also very important
The baby's bed should not be too soft, not only affecting sleep, but also not having a good impact on the baby's spine and bone growth. The temperature is preferably around twenty-five degrees Celsius, not too hot. Many parents are afraid of the baby's cold, but the child's body temperature is already high, and too high a temperature will only make the baby uncomfortable. Also pay attention to the opening of the window during the day, let the baby's room air circulate, and pay attention to closing it when sleeping.
The baby's sleep is sufficient and of good quality to ensure the baby's health, and parents should pay attention to it to help the baby develop good habits.