Sleep plays a very important role in the healthy development of babies and toddlers. So mothers need to be patient and learn how to get their babies to develop good sleep habits. Today brings 6 golden sleep rules for babies, very practical, dedicated to those parents who are being tormented by baby sleep problems ~
A. Develop good sleep habits
1.Sleep on time
0.5 to 1 hour before the baby goes to sleep, should let the baby quiet down, do not watch stimulating TV programs, do not tell nervous and scary stories, and do not play with new toys. Wash your face, feet and bottom before going to sleep at night. Let your child empty the urine before going to bed. The clothes you take off should be put neatly in the appropriate place, and you should go to bed and get up on time. Gradually form the habit of going to bed and getting up on time on your own initiative.
2.Fall asleep naturally
After the baby goes to bed, turn off the lights at night; during the day, you can draw the curtains to make the room light a little darker. After the baby falls asleep, adults do not need to take care of their hands and feet. Babies who are used to sleeping in a too quiet environment are easy to wake up. As long as there are no sudden loud noises, such as the sound of a door slamming or metal utensils falling on the floor. To train the baby to go to bed without talking, without patting, without shaking, without holding, automatically lie down, soon fall asleep, wake up without crying good habits. And let your baby develop the good habit of not covering his head, not holding the nipple, not biting the corner, not sucking fingers, not putting toys on the bed or holding toys to sleep and not putting clothes and pants on the bed.
Children who cannot fall asleep automatically should be caressed with words, but never accommodated, and should be allowed to rely on their own strength to regulate their own state before falling asleep. Don’t use rough and forced, scary ways to make children fall asleep. Some babies are afraid of the dark, you can put a lamp at the head of the bed, teach the baby switch, so that he can control the darkness, which is conducive to the baby to sleep peacefully.
3, sleeping position comfortable
After 1 year old baby has formed its own sleeping position, to respect the baby’s sleeping position, as long as the baby sleeps comfortably, whether supine, prone, side lying is possible. If your baby is going to sleep at night after drinking milk, it is advisable to take the right side position, which is conducive to the digestion and absorption of food. If the baby sleeps for a long time, you can help him to change the position.
4.Treatment of sleep disturbance
Some babies sleep restlessly at night, easy to wake up, crying, parents will immediately pick them up and pat and coax them to fall asleep again, as a result, the baby soon get used to this situation of sleeping in the arms of parents, no pat and no coaxing will not fall asleep. For this reason, it is important to find out the cause of occasional midnight crying.
For example, whether the baby was aggrieved during the day, listened to a thrilling story, ate too much before bedtime, or was hungry or thirsty, wetted the bed, had underwear that was too tight or too hard to make the body uncomfortable, or had abdominal pain caused by intestinal parasites or other reasons, or had nasal congestion caused by respiratory tract infection, etc., and give targeted treatment. If there is no physical disease, the sleeping environment should be changed, such as letting the child sleep alone; parents should overcome their anxiety about waking up at night, and should not overly fondle the child, nor be irritable or lose their temper, then the night crying can be corrected by itself.
5. Precautions
Keep the bedding clean, at least 2 times a week, and at least 3 to 4 times a year; the thickness should be changed in time with the seasons. Open the bedroom window frequently for ventilation and cleaning. In summer, you can sleep with windows open, in the open air or under a pergola. Cold season can open 1 to 2 ventilation window sleep, baby can close the window 20 minutes before getting up to improve the room temperature, to prevent the baby from getting cold when dressing.
Second, how to help the baby sleep (during the day)
Make a small box for your baby, with his favorite books and toys inside. So that when he feels sleepy he can read a book before he takes a nap. Do not put too good or expensive books, because he may wrinkle the book. You can put some literacy cards, thick cardboard books or old books. Another way is to cut out interesting pictures from magazines, paste them onto thick cardboard and cover them with transparent paper, which is tidier.
1. Let your baby sleep in your bed, or on the sofa near you.
2, If your baby does not nap, then make sure he has at least some rest time. Be careful: studies have shown that children who do not get enough sleep tend to gain weight.
3. If your baby refuses to sleep, let him listen to a long tape and tell him to wait until the music is over before the rest time ends.
4, in the baby just after playing an exciting game or noisy, do not immediately let him sleep. Because he is very to settle down to sleep at this time. If you insist that he sleep, only to disappoint you. He should be given ten to fifteen minutes to calm him down, quietly look at the TV or books before going to bed.
5, even children also like to read books in bed. If your baby is also like to do so, put a book that he likes to read in bed.
6, to the baby’s pillow slightly coated with some perfume or coated with a balm (shaving with), so that the baby will breathe deeply these scents. Deep breathing has the effect of relaxation and quiet.
7.Before going to bed, give your baby a bath, then drink some warm drinks and tell him a story.
Three, how to treat the baby waking up in the middle of the night
1.According to statistics, 15% of 2-year-old children are used to waking up at night. This affects the parents’ sleep at night and brings them worries. No matter how often your baby wakes up at night or how irritable he is, don’t let him cry. Go to him right away, make him comfortable and find out what the problem is. The problem may not be difficult to solve – he may be cold because the blanket or quilt fell off; he may be too hot, maybe he is thirsty or clenching his teeth.
On the other hand, the problem may be less important: he may not wake up for the above reasons, he may just wake up because he feels scared after a bad dream, but he cannot explain what makes him feel uneasy, and you have no way to tell your baby that there is nothing to be afraid of. So you should give him affection and caress, and don’t worry that you will spoil him.
Fourth, the baby wakes up early coping methods
1. Put some fabric or cardboard books in your baby’s bed for him to “read early”. Make sure your baby has enough light to read. If not, leave a long light that is not too bright before your baby goes to bed at night.
2. Put a soft box or plastic bin next to your baby’s bed with small toys, crayons, paper, some fabric or some interesting household items that can be used as toys. So he will be able to play with these things.
3, put some fresh fruit or bread in a paper bag, and then put it under the baby’s bed. For safety reasons, do not put food in a plastic bag.
4.Put a big mouth cup or ordinary cup with water or milk in it where your baby’s hand can reach.
Five, baby refuses to go to bed how to deal with
1, bedtime can be flexible, many babies are going to bed at 7 to 8 pm, they do not mind if you put him to bed. So why must he reluctantly sleep alone in the sleeping room, instead of allowing him to sleep happily beside you?
2. Give your baby an early bath, which will help him to relax mentally and fall asleep earlier.
3, if your baby is difficult to fall asleep, then still let him wear pajamas; if he falls asleep after a while, you do not need to wake him up to change clothes, just put him in his crib on the line.
Six, the baby must ask you to sleep with him how to do
1, you say to the baby: “You lie quietly, after five minutes I will come back.” Then go back on time after five minutes to make sure your baby is comfortable, and then say to him that you’ll be back in five minutes and do it again when you’re done. While you are away, leave music for him to listen to or let him continue to read the book he has already read a few pages, or let him continue to play the game he has played at the beginning. This way, when you leave him, he will no longer feel afraid, but wait for you to return. After doing this three or four times, you may find that your little one has fallen asleep.
2. If your baby delays bedtime because he or she is afraid to be alone in the room or afraid of the dark, you can help him or her reduce the fear. If your baby is afraid of being alone in the dark, you can distract him by reading a storybook, playing a game or singing a nursery song. Make sure he settles down and feels sleepy while you sit by his bed and pat him on the back until he’s asleep. It is perfectly normal and reasonable for your baby to be afraid of the dark. Don’t insist on turning off the lights in his bedroom. You should leave a dim light on in your baby’s bedroom at night to make him feel comfortable and to make it easier for you to go to his room at night to check on him.