What if the baby falls asleep badly?
For the baby, rituals are very important - the same actions that precede sleep. It can be 2-z sedative exercises, lasting 20-30 minutes: for example, bathing, massage, feeding. The child should form a stereotype, which makes each next event predictable. Often kids confuse day with night. In this case, you need to try to return it to normal mode:
- Before going to bed, the crumb should be in a dark or dimly lit room;
- The atmosphere around should be calming: the voice of my mother is quiet, lulling, and her movements are smooth and slow;
- In the morning, on the contrary, you should let in as much daylight as possible into the room, and fill in the day with activities and entertainment. Try to make sure that the baby is bored in the evening, and in the daytime - having fun.
Is it not harmful to rock the baby?
If the baby sleeps peacefully all night after you rocked him, then everything is in order. But if he starts to wake up in the middle of the night, then you should change the program slightly: the last minutes before going to sleep, he should spend in his crib without motion sickness. The thing is that there is a simple mechanism here: when the baby wakes up, he checks to see if everything is still from the moment he fell asleep. For example, if the baby falls asleep during feeding, then, waking up in the middle of the night, he will look for the chest. Parents should correct this scheme: the kid must fall asleep himself in his crib and wake up in the same conditions. Can mom's anxiety, when she puts the baby to bed, be passed on to the baby? Yes maybe. Children are very sensitive to Mom's state of mind. If she is nervous, is in constant tension, wakes up at night in a cold sweat and runs to the baby crib to check whether everything is in order, the stress will necessarily be transmitted to the child. Mother will be calm - it will be calmer and baby.
Can the baby sleep in the same bed with mom and dad?
Of course. Proximity to mother during sleep normalizes the child's heart rhythm, strengthens his immunity, removes stress. And it will be easier to feed him at night. But, having decided to take a crumb at night to your bed, be careful and careful not to accidentally injure him in a dream.
When should a child who sleeps with his parents be transferred to his own bed?
If you plan to move the baby to his own bed by the year, begin to accustom him to her from the beginning of the month - before he has the first habits. You need to train gradually and carefully. For example, in a week or two, rock the crumbs in his room. Then try to put the asleep child in the crib and take him to his bed only when he wakes up in the middle of the night. Now we know how to create a strong and healthy dream of a newborn baby.