Ah ~~~~ woke up, woke up, woke up again and again!
The baby was just born, parents for quite a long time in the struggle with the baby sleep. The baby to develop a stable sleep routine, try to put the baby to sleep, these "experience" and "method" trap must be avoided!
Trap one. Gently shake to put your baby to sleep
Shaking the baby to fall asleep, this is indeed a useful method, many parents have this way to put their babies to sleep. It is best to put your baby in the crib when he or she is sleepy but not yet fully asleep. If you always rock your baby to sleep, it's easy for him to become dependent, which is not good for your baby to learn to sleep on his own in the long run.
The right thing to do is to put your baby to bed when he is tired and wants to sleep, and let him fall asleep on his own. If your baby needs to be soothed, rock him gently to calm him down, but put him to bed when he feels sleepy and let him fall asleep on his own.
Trap two. Babies don't sleep because they are not tired of playing late to wake up later the next day
Children are so energetic that they will not sleep until the electricity is put out. So you keep teasing your baby, making him excited to "discharge" and even stay up late to sleep.
This is not right either.
Very often, the baby does not sleep is not not sleepy, but too much stimulation, emotionally unsettled, such as someone teasing him, watching video TV, etc.. Especially small babies, immature emotional control, the more sleepy the more sensitive, the more easily stimulated to become excited, even if sleepy can not fall asleep. Instead, it becomes more and more uncomfortable and starts to cry irritably "sleepy".
The right approach: pay attention to sleep signals, such as infants rubbing their eyes and yawning, these signals should let him calm down and stop making him hyper. In addition, it is important to figure out the baby's sleep needs and arrange a reasonable sleep routine.
The following is a list of sleep times for babies of different ages during the day and night.
If it's time to go to bed, create a quiet environment for your baby to calm down and fall asleep slowly.
Trap three. Pick up and coax your baby as soon as he cries in his sleep
"My son will suddenly scream or cry out once or twice in his sleep."
New parents are usually nervous when they hear their baby crying and rush to pick him up to coax, feed or check his diaper. It is common for babies to cry suddenly in their sleep, and most of them don't need to worry about it, they have the ability to self-soothe and fall asleep again; coaxing them as soon as they cry will instead affect this ability.
The right thing to do: When you hear your baby cry, make sure he or she is not in a dangerous situation, such as falling out of bed or getting stuck and unable to turn over. In the case of confirming the safety, do not rush to coax, observe for a few minutes, if the baby fell asleep by himself, do not worry. If he or she does not fall asleep on his or her own, the parents will check the baby's diaper, hot and cold, and whether he or she is hungry.
Trap four. The baby sleeps for a short time, sleeps too much during the day and can't sleep at night
Baby sleep time varies from age to age, 0-3 months newborns sleep for a long time a day need to sleep 14-17 hours, want to sleep time and length of time fixed is very difficult, occasionally 1 to 2 times sleep time is also very normal short. Mom and dad do not have to worry and do not have to deliberately coax him to go back to sleep, if you wake up in a good state of mind to play with him for a while, and then continue to sleep when there is sleepiness.
The right approach: baby 0-3 months, especially the first month of sleep is no special way, get over it will be good. 3 months old or so began to have the ability to sleep, slowly develop a good habit of sleeping at a fixed time, adults will be much easier.
Trap five. Drinking milk before bedtime and sleeping while drinking
Many babies have the habit of drinking milk before bedtime or drinking milk to sleep, which can help babies settle down and help them fall asleep, but there are some real risks. For example, it can increase the risk of tooth decay and ear infections, and so on.
The right thing to do: form a regular time to drink milk and go to sleep, substitute other things like reading picture books and listening to stories for sleep emotions, brush teeth before bedtime, and don't drink milk or eat.
Trap six. Sleeping wherever you can
Sometimes sleep on the couch, sometimes on a nursing pillow, sometimes in mom and dad's bed, sometimes in the stroller, sometimes in the crib ......
Frequent changes in sleeping locations are not conducive to sleep habits; sleeping on nursing pillows and in the stroller are safety hazards. Lynelle Schneeberg, director of the Behavioral Sleep Program at Connecticut Children's Medical Center, suggests that it's best for babies to nap at the same time and place each day for this same reason.
Get it right: Find the safest, most comfortable place for your baby to sleep, usually a crib. Likewise, it's best to have a regular bedtime routine at night, such as bath - milk - story - sleep, with a ritualistic flow to let your baby know it's sleep time .
Trap seven. Daytime sleep can not pull the curtains, otherwise the day and night will be reversed
Whether the day and night will be reversed depends on whether the baby's daily routine is reasonable. A few hours of naps or naps during the day is the normal length, for example, 4 months old baby usually need to sleep 4 hours during the day, pull the curtains to reduce sunlight can sleep more peacefully, will not affect the night sleep.
The right approach: it is important for babies to develop a reasonable and healthy resting time, and daytime naps can be pulled curtains.
Eat well and sleep well when parents are concerned about the top priority, here to share some tips to help babies develop good sleeping habits: 1.
1, appropriate daytime "discharge"
During the day more physical activities, small babies can do more tummy time, you can take them out for a walk, older babies can exercise more, so that at night to bed time, the babies will almost be very tired.
2, control the time of daytime naps.
In the case of ensuring that your baby gets enough sleep for the day, control the daytime nap time. Don't let your baby sleep too much during the day, especially in the evening. Some little ones sleep more during the day than at night, so it's easy to confuse day and night.
The 60-90 minute rule is generally used to observe that babies do not need naps. That is, if your baby is awake for 60 minutes during the day, you can give him a quiet environment and slowly fall asleep.
As your baby grows up the longer the awake time will be, 0-3 months newborn babies are awake for about 30-45 minutes, 3-6 months for about 45-60 minutes and 6-9 months may have up to 90 minutes. The specific time may vary from baby to baby.
3. Gradually establish a regular routine.
Let your baby get up, eat and sleep at the same time every day, establish a relatively fixed bedtime routine and develop good habits. Habit formation is important to adhere to, the baby may not be very adaptable at the beginning, more adhere to a period of time, the effect will also slowly appear.
4, 1 hour before bedtime to reduce the baby stimulation.
The best bedtime activities are relatively quiet, such as telling stories, reading picture books, not crazy, less electronic devices. Some babies like to watch cartoons or play games before bedtime, it is best to turn off all electronic screens one hour before bedtime to reduce the interference with the baby's sleep.
5, create a comfortable sleep environment.
Close to the baby's bedtime, parents can turn down the lights in the baby's room, the temperature to a comfortable temperature, try to keep the surrounding environment quiet, so that the baby can feel more sleep atmosphere, naturally, it is easier to fall asleep on time.