"The big name bed has thorns, the little name falls to the ground and wakes up, and the jianghu people call it 'staying up the whole family'", difficulty falling asleep, waking up at night, lack of sleep, black and white upside down... These characteristics must have poked the hearts of many "sleeping scum baby" parents.
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To build a fertility-friendly society, the sleep cooperation of the little baby is actually very important. The study pointed out that 15%-25% of babies have various sleep problems, Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital perinatal specialist baby-friendly area Ning Weiwei nursing team leader said that there are many factors affecting the baby's sleep, such as living environment, diseases, special periods of baby growth and development (teething, turning over, crawling, standing) will also have temporary sleep problems.
Some bad habits of the baby are "habitual"
Ning Weiwei said that compared with some objective factors caused by the baby's crying and sleeplessness, some not very good sleep habits actually have a great relationship with parents. For example, it provides too much sleep assistance, and then it is too much attention to the baby's sleep.
Many babies need to be accompanied, shaken, held, or slept with a pacifier when they slept. Developing these habits makes the baby dependent, and when the conditions are not present, the baby is prone to difficulty falling asleep.
In the opinion of parenting experts, anyone will wake up several times a night, and this situation is especially likely to occur when switching from one sleep stage to another. Baby in the process of sleep, sometimes there will be sobbing, sucking and other actions, these are some normal phenomena in sleep, parents do not need to pick up the baby immediately, can be quietly observed, intervals, through gentle touch, tapping the baby's back to respond.
Parents should also develop their baby's ability to "reassure themselves.") Baby needs to learn to soothe yourself during the process of falling asleep and when you wake up at night and then fall asleep. Babies usually begin to develop self-soothing ability at 3 months of age, if parents provide too much help before falling asleep and during sleep, it will affect the development of this ability of the baby, which will affect the sleep of the child.
Experts "teach the way": these few tricks, so that "sleeping slag" becomes "sleeping god"
(1) Appropriate activities during the day: Take your baby out to play outdoors during the day and receive natural light, which can help secrete melatonin that is conducive to sleep at night and let them sleep better. Do interactive games with the baby, tell stories, sing, amuse, etc.; respond in time when the baby is crying, help the baby establish a sense of security, and also make the baby sleep more stable. (2 hours before bedtime, try to quiet your baby to avoid over-excitement and affecting sleep).
(2) Timely identification of the baby's sleep signals: such as yawning, less activity, some lack of concentration, tiredness, etc., when the baby appears these signals, put the TA on the bed, TA may be easier to fall asleep.
(3) Establish a fixed and pleasant sleep program: such as bathing the baby before going to bed, touching the massage, telling stories or listening to music, turning off the lights, and developing a fixed sleep step, so that the baby understands that after doing these steps, it is to close the eyes and sleep and form a habit. 6 to 16 weeks is a transitional period for drastic changes in your baby's sleep patterns. Training in the sleep program during this period can lay a good foundation for the "sleeping god" in the future.
(4) Create a comfortable sleeping environment: blacken the lights before going to bed, the indoor temperature is comfortable, and the baby will be easier to fall asleep in a quiet environment. Give your baby a small bed of his own as early as possible, of course, the safety of the bed is very important.
(5) Put on the bed when the baby is awake: The study found that the baby who was put on the bed when awake slept more deeply. This practice helps your baby soothe themselves and fall asleep on their own without the need for cuddling, feeding, or shaking. Babies who learn to fall asleep spontaneously at night often fall asleep again without parental help.
"More importantly, parents need to adjust their mentality, let go of their obsession with 'sleeping', and create a good sleeping atmosphere." Wei Ningning said that the establishment of the baby's sleep pattern is not an overnight thing, the formation of a regular schedule usually takes several months, and each baby's sleep needs are different, parents need to carefully observe, give appropriate guidance, as soon as possible to help the baby develop a regular sleep schedule, help each small "sleeping dregs" into a sleep until dawn of the small "sleeping god" Oh!
Written by: Nandu reporter Wang Daobin correspondent Zhang Yang Huang Rui