Most parents know to let their baby develop good sleep habits, which will help them grow and develop, and develop good work and rest habits.
But how? There are many details that parents cannot ignore. Mastering the following little knowledge of sleep is also crucial for your baby to develop good sleep habits.
Breastfeeding regularity establishes sleep regularity
After the baby is born from 6 weeks to 8 weeks, the law of feeding has been formed, and parents can establish the baby's sleep schedule according to the law of feeding.
It should be noted that after feeding at 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., you can help the baby to complete the clothes and put a short soft music as a signal to sleep, which will be very effective in helping the baby understand that it is going to sleep at night.
If you don't have the conditions to play music, parents can also whisper in the baby's ear: "Baby, the moon mother-in-law is out, we have to sleep!" ”
Do not disturb the sleep of young babies too much
In the first trimester of a newborn's life, parents take care of his every need, for example, some parents like to gently shake their baby in their arms while he sleeps.
However, after 3 months have passed, do not take too much care of the baby, especially when he is sleeping, do not let him cry, rush to pick him up, and then shake him to sleep. In fact, as the baby grows up, he can slowly learn to fall asleep without the parents to coax him.
Sometimes, when the baby is crying, the parent only needs to gently put his hand on his stomach or gently hum some nice melody to his ear, and he will naturally fall back to sleep.
Babies will take a nap a lot and there is no fixed time
The newborn baby does not know the difference between day and night, and his stomach is very small, so he can't eat too much, and after a few hours he will be hungry, often sleep for a while, wake up for a while, generally take about 6 weeks to 10 weeks later, the baby can sleep longer.
In addition, the baby snoozing is not regular to find, for example, some babies have grown to 3 months to 4 months old, only need to nap twice a day during the day, and some babies have been 9 months to 10 months old, still need to take 3 to 4 naps during the day, but only sleep for about half an hour each time.
Therefore, each baby is very unique, they have their own own sleep patterns, parents should accept this naturally.
Let your baby learn to nap on his own
When it comes time to go to bed, most parents habitually lie in bed with their children and wait for him to fall asleep.
However, the child does not sleep as quietly as an adult, he will always turn over from time to time, or small hands, small feet to move a few times, sometimes he just entered a light sleep state and then wake up, so the parents will pick him up, pat, coax.
In fact, when the baby begins to fall asleep, his hyperactivity and unconsciously wake up are normal phenomena, parents should let him learn to snooze on his own, in the long run so that he can wake up and then naturally fall asleep again.
Please respect your baby's wake-up time
Some babies sleep well and sleep for a long time, but wake up every morning from 5 to 6 o'clock. However, some parents can't accept getting up so early and insist on adjusting the baby's wake-up time.
In fact, doing so will only destroy the baby's sleep law, and the baby is still small, and when he grows up, he will naturally slowly adjust a reasonable wake-up time.
Therefore, it is recommended that parents should adjust their work and rest time according to the baby's sleep habits, and conform to the baby's physiological time and life rules.
Babies who are too tired will not sleep well
When your baby starts rubbing his eyes or yawning, it's a sign that he's tired. If you don't let the little guy take a nap at this time, he is likely to have an emotional explosion, which is what people often call "sleep".
It should be noted that letting the baby sleep in the mother's arms, or snoozing in the car, although it can alleviate the baby's sleepiness, it cannot restore his spirits. Because, the quality of such "sleep" is not good, some even only sleep for a few minutes, the baby will still feel very tired when he wakes up, but he can't sleep.
Therefore, during the day, do not let the baby sleep well in bed for a whole night, and at night, he is tired and naturally cannot sleep well.
Learn to distinguish between babies with colic
Among the problems with the baby's sleep, the most troubling thing for parents is intestinal colic, a neonatal symptom without any physiological cause.
There are two criteria for judging neonatal colic:
The cries were loud and high-pitched;
Crying lasts about 3 hours a day, 3 days a week for 3 weeks.
Parents can use swaddling, singing and booing to calm the baby down and relieve his discomfort. When your baby reaches 3 months of age, this symptom will gradually disappear.
Babies who sleep well may also have problems
Some babies have a good quality of sleep and a regular sleep schedule. However, when he grows to a certain stage, such as learning to stand, or learning to sit, etc., his sleep will also be affected slightly.
But in any case, parents should not easily change the baby's sleep rules, but let him maintain his own schedule and adjust himself moderately, which will also help him develop good work and rest habits.
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