Soothing bath for baby

Many parents face such a problem as a restless sleep of the child at night. There are many reasons, of course. This is the teeth, and colic in the abdomen, and pain in the head, as well as wet diapers, stuffiness in the room or, conversely, too cold. But it happens that nothing bothers the child, but he still does not sleep well at night. This is explained by the properties of his nervous system. Many doctors: neurologists, pediatricians advise taking soothing baths before going to bed.


Bath with the addition of grass

The soothing herbs include: chamomile, motherwort, sage and others. Chamomile can even be taken inside. It helps to fight with colic in the stomach, has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect, reduces the process of fermentation in the intestine. Preparation: 6 grams of herbs to put in glassware and pour 1 cup of boiling water, cover and let stand for 15 minutes. The volume of this infusion is boiled to 200 milliliters. Warm infusion of pour in a bottle and give the baby, let him drink, as long as he wants. There are no contraindications. You can pour this infusion with a vvanchochku for bathing.

Motherwort is a strong calming agent. It can be used only for bathing, not allowed inside the child, has a restriction at the age of 12 years. Helps to establish a sleep and remove the increased excitement. Preparation: 3 grams of herbs pour in enameled dishes, pour 100 grams of boiling water and let it brew for 15 minutes. Then the infusion is made boiled water to 100 milliliters. We pour out a vvanchochku for bathing and put the baby there. Almost the same way you can brew any of the herbs.

Bath with the addition of an essential oil

Essential oil is essential. The best is the oil of lavender. It has the following properties: eliminates overexcitation, insomnia, reduces the progression, depression. Has catarrhal effect. Eliminates the itching and redness, peeling. Obtain the oil in the pharmacy. The bathing procedure should be done before the sleep. Put the water in the bath, the water temperature should not be above 40 degrees. Add the essential oil - 4-7 drops. The length of stay in such a bath is 15-30 minutes. You can also carry out the aromatization of the room in which the child is sleeping. Requires aroma lamp. It is filled with hot water, dripping 5-7 drops of oil at a rate of 15 meters square. A lighted candle is placed in the lower part of the lamp. The candle heats the water. You can not allow boiling water, from time to time you should add water. Duration of the procedure is 15-30 minutes.

We make a fragrant broom

It is very good to prepare a special broom, which you will float your baby. Collect twigs of currant, cherry, bird cherry, apple. In general, you can use any twigs of berry and fruit trees. We make of them a small broom. In taziknalivayem boiling water and steal our collection for several hours. In the evening, before sweating, we bathe the baby and gently, quietly slap it on the back, zhivotiku, on the legs, on the ass with these twigs. This collection is rich in vitamins, which fall on the skin, it protects against colds. We bathe as always, we take out from a tray and we do simple massage in the form of strokes on a back, then on a stomach, on legs, pens. We lay down to sleep.

All these procedures, although effective, but not always all-kind. It all depends on the characteristics of the body and is perceived by children in different ways. Of course, in case of sleep disturbance, it is better to consult a specialist to make sure that your child is OK, that there are no diseases and development abnormalities.