Closer to nature
If the baby sleeps well, then he is healthy, cheerful, happy and not naughty over trifles. Achieving the ideal is not so difficult. What is needed for this? The basis of a sound sleep of a crumb is a properly chosen bed. An important role is played by the material from which the baby sleeper is made. Look closely at products made of alder, birch or maple. They are environmentally friendly and can not cause allergies. Let some details of the crib are made of chipboard or plastic. The main thing is that the main material from which the thing is made is natural. And pay attention to the lacquer, which is covered with furniture. It should be quality and not crack. After all very soon your baby will start to taste everything.
Important details
Many babies fall asleep only during the measured motion sickness. Therefore, in the first months of the child's life, the cradle is very convenient. Choose for your baby a crib with legs that can be fitted with wheels. The bottom of the bed should be adjusted in height. This will allow the crumb to avoid injuries and falls, when, growing up, it can already be outshined over the edge. In the daytime the bottom is lowered, and at night it can be raised again, so that Mother does not have to bend over to the baby too low. Choosing between the rack and plywood base of the crib, give preference to the rack. In this case, you do not have to often dry and air a mattress. Removable sides of the bed - this is additional comfort. Taking them off at night, you can move the baby cot to an adult and, without getting up, get out of there baby. It is important to take into account the distance between the bars of the grid. If it is more than 6 cm, the restless crumb runs the risk of getting stuck between the slats. After the child is 3 years old, the bed needs to be changed. It should be low sides, so that the baby does not roll down in a dream on the floor. Choose a sufficiently wide bed so that the child can sleep in any convenient position.
Perinam here is not the place!
A mattress must meet at least five basic requirements. To keep the child's back from infancy straight, the crumb must be slept on a rigid mattress without springs. Best of all - with natural filler: coconut shavings or seaweed. Choose a mattress that matches the size of the crib. Think about the optimal height of the mattress - so that it does not constrain the movements of the baby. For an active crumbs, a latex mattress is suitable, which will not fail under its strong legs if it decides to jump in the crib. Such mattresses, unlike natural ones, do not cause allergies, do not collect dust, dust mites do not start in them. But the cover on the mattress is better to buy from natural fabric. The synthetic cover does not let air in and the baby can sweat. 5 An older child can already buy a softer mattress with springs. Ask your doctor at what age this is best done for your baby.
Pillow is not a toy
A newborn is not needed. It is enough to put a folded diaper under the head of a crumb. The pillow is used starting from 2 years. The most suitable option is a flat, thin, wide cushion. Synthetic filler is better than natural, because down, feather and fleece can cause allergies. Particularly good latex cushions. They are elastic, well "hold" the neck and shoulders and are considered orthopedic.
Under a warm blanket
Careful mommy will often come to the crumb overnight to cover it or change the blanket to an easier one. There must be several blankets for the child. In winter, the baby is more comfortable under the woolen blanket. It is warm and light, absorbs moisture well. There are also thin, summer options - for example, woolen blankets. Most often, woolen blankets are made from goat, camel or sheep's wool. Blankets made of artificial materials are not so warm, but, unlike feathers, do not cause allergies. For very small crumbs suitable sleeping bags. So you will be insured from the fact that the baby at night will open and freeze. In addition, it is believed that the children of the first months of life are frightened of large spaces and feel more comfortable in confined spaces reminding them of their stay in the tummy of their mother.
Underwear
If the fabric of bed linen irritates the skin, then the baby's sleep will be restless. Buy children's bedroom sets from cotton, cotton or satin. Preferably a good quality cotton. It's better if the drawings are on an abstract subject, without fairy-tale subjects. Pastel colors, gentle unobtrusive colors relax the baby and decorate the interior. If a bright duvet cover raises, as if inviting a crumb to a journey through an imaginary underwater world with the Little Mermaid and Flaunder, the baby is unlikely to fall asleep quickly. Wherever a child rests, everything should have peace and a pleasant bliss.
Night lighthouse
The quality of sleep depends on how the bedroom is lighted. If you do not solve the issue of lighting in the children's room correctly, then a sensitive infant sleep can be completely upset. The bright light of a night lamp will quickly set up the crumbs in combat mode or for the continuation of fun, rather than for a dream. The directional light of the night lamp is fraught with too sharp a transition from sleep to wakefulness. On the contrary, the diffused, muffled light lulls, relaxes and does not frighten the child. Waking up and seeing the familiar situation, the baby will calm down and again quickly and firmly fall asleep. The nightlights are different: ordinary electric designs of different design, with additional functions and multifunctional - "smart". In advanced expensive copies, even built-in tape recorders and players are provided. Sometimes fixtures are part of a mobile or some kind of toy. But the benefits of such lamps are questionable, especially if they are turned on just before bedtime. There are fixtures with photocells that light up in the dark and turn off in the light. There are models reacting to the voice, lulling a quiet pleasant melody, slowly dying out. If the baby wakes up, the miracle-nurse will turn on again and take a little lullaby. Do not forget about safety. Lamps with glass shades and lampshades can crash and injure the baby. Closed plastic night light - the safest. It remains to add that all these tips are relevant for those families where they practice separate sleep with the baby. Of course, if the crumb snuffles at your side, having the opportunity to apply at any moment to mother's breast, he will sleep much more calmly and tightly and without any adaptations. After all, my mother is near!