Sleeping baby can calmly and not calmly, when something disturbs him - cold, hunger, pain. Often the baby is prevented from falling asleep by his chaotic movements with legs and handles. A newborn child can wake up from the fact that his limbs shudder in a dream.
But a newborn baby can wake up and some kind of extraneous sound or changing the background sound.
Many young parents dream that the baby soon had a night sleep. In the first month of life, the baby often wakes up at night from hunger. Therefore, it is unacceptable to skip night feedings. The digestive system of the baby is still unstable, it can not remain without food for a long time, for example, the whole night. To teach a newborn to the regime of the day, one should do the same hygienic procedures every night before going to bed. Subsequently, the baby will develop a reflex that after these procedures you need to fall asleep. Firstly, before the night sleep the child should be fed, bathed or washed, repaired.
To bathe a newborn child follows every day before going to bed. The first three weeks in the bathing water should be added to the solution of potassium permanganate. The ideal temperature for bathing water is 37 degrees. Before bathing, wash the bath with soap. The first time to bathe the baby should be with an assistant - with your husband or with your mother. When you get accustomed, you can atone for crumbs yourself, in this there is nothing complicated. Do not pour too much water into the tub. Do not wash your baby with soap every evening, soap should be used 2-3 times a week. Wipe the baby's body with a piece of cheesecloth or other soft tissue. Newborn babies should not be in water for more than 5 minutes.
After bathing in the room, you should turn on the lamp with soft light, reduce the interfering sounds, ask the relatives to speak more quietly. If the baby wakes up from the movements of the limbs, you should swaddle it for the night, so that it sleeps calmer. To prevent the baby from opening, you should put it in the sleeping bag. From the evening in advance, you should prepare everything you need, which you might need for a night dressing. During night feeding do not talk with the child, it can only be done during the day. After night feeding, immediately put the baby.
Many parents do not know what position it is best to put the child in a baby cot. Pediatricians advise putting the baby on the barrel, but you can change the position of the baby. On the stomach of the child gas is easier to escape, so if your crumb is tortured by colic, more often put it on your tummy, you can put a heated diaper under your stomach.
The regime of the day of the newborn should be organized so that after the feeding it is awake for some time. Do not feed the child until he falls asleep, because the kid from an early age should study the world around him. Try to ensure that the newborn child experiences as little negative emotions as possible that negatively affect his nervous system. In the first month of life, the most optimal mode of the child's day is the one when, after feeding, the toddler is awake for 20-30 minutes in the crib. At this time the child learns to communicate, look, listen, and feel.
In the regime of the child there must be obligatory daily walks. In the first time after birth, walks can last 15-20 minutes, in winter - 10 minutes. Gradually, the walk time is increased to 40 minutes. walk with a newborn baby 2-3 times a day. Do not dress a child too warm, because it can easily overheat. If the child sweats, blushed, then it's hot. In that case, it's better to go home and change the baby.