The baby who sleeps well has a sweet and serene sleeping posture, while the baby who sleeps with slag has its own character:
Some don’t hug or sleep, some wake up frequently at night, some wake up in the middle of the night, and some open their eyes and flutter after less than half of the night.
So, what should parents do if there is a sleeping slag treasure in the home?
Today, Dr. Clove invited his good friend Xiaotu to tell everyone about the solution of the baby’s four major sleep problems.
Difficult Problem One Frequent Wake-up at Night
Sometimes, when the baby is hungry, or because of illness and tusks, he will wake up at night, and his parents will pick up and nurse the baby when they see the baby awake, which may make the baby form the habit of waking up at night or even nursing at night, and will not learn to sleep by himself.
First of all, give parents a [reassurance]. It is normal for the baby to wake up at night. Therefore, what we need to improve is to wake up frequently and keep the number of nights awake to an acceptable range, instead of trying to eliminate all nights awakening at once.
To deal with the baby waking up at night, we need to start from the following aspects.
- When the baby wakes up at night, first see if he is wet in urine, hungry, flatulent, dyspepsia, heat, etc. First, he must solve these problems. Try to work and rest regularly during the day to ensure the amount of food eaten, and don’t let the baby wake up hungry because he is not full during the day. Avoid excessive fatigue of the baby; Gradually reduce the number of times of feeding until you fall asleep, and try to take it out when you are confused, leaving room to try to fall asleep autonomously; At points where it is relatively easy to fall asleep, such as feeding milk just one hour ago, weak comfort (short hug and pat) is used instead of strong comfort (including milk), and non-intervention (humming) is used instead of weak comfort.
Dr. Clove reminded everyone that the process of improving frequent night wakes must be long. Parents must be patient and give their babies time to try. They do not need to blame themselves for failure.
Here, Dr. Clove also introduces some auxiliary methods. Parents can try them:
Accompanying sleep: In some cases, the baby is easy to wake up when sleeping in a small bed, but if someone sleeps with him or in a big bed, he will sleep soundly. Accompanying sleep may improve sleep conditions, but special attention must be paid to safety when sleeping with adults.
Touch: It is very helpful for children of small age. Massaging and relaxing muscles before going to bed can improve sleep.
High-quality companionship: Many mothers go to work during the day and get home at night before the baby sleeps. The quality of interaction and companionship is not good, and the baby’s needs are not met, so it is not easy to sleep.
Another important point is that parents also need to go to bed early, so that they will not suffer so much at night and have perseverance and patience to deal with the problem of waking up at night.
Problem 2: Don’t Hold or Sleep
Some babies have to hug and coax them to sleep, and when they fall asleep, they have to hug them and wake up on the bed. Generally, it is easier to get rid of the hug sleep after 3 months. Parents need to pay attention to the following points.
1. Put down the baby’s program
When putting your baby, you should pay attention to avoid head low and feet high. You can put your buttocks on the bed first, stabilize for a minute or two, then put your head down, and finally take your hands away. When taking your hands away, you can have some auxiliary means to appease your baby, such as hugging your arms, patting, pressing your hands, etc.
Step 2 Have a towel
Holding the sleeping child, When putting down due to the difference in temperature, it is also easy to wake up. When holding the baby, you can pad a towel on your arm. When putting down the towel together, it is not easy for the child to be alert to the change of temperature. When the baby sleeps steadily, then remove the towel from the bed, and do not leave the towel on the bed to avoid suffocating the baby.
3. Let the baby sleep in bed by himself
In order to maintain the consistent sleep environment, you can also try to put it on the bed when you are confused, and directly complete the process of falling asleep on the bed. If the baby is not adapted, you can use pat, white noise, hug and other in-situ comfort methods, and use more than ten minutes to complete the process of falling asleep, reducing the process of falling asleep and then waking up in bed.
Problem 3 Wakes Up in the Midnight
Sometimes, the baby sleeps in a daze and suddenly starts to cry. This often happens 1-4 hours after falling asleep at night, and the crying in this case is generally difficult to stop.
Babies’ night terrors are related to their immature sleep patterns and are hard to avoid. What parents need to do is to maintain a good state of mind. You can try the following methods:
- Use nursing, cuddling and other comforts to help you get back to sleep. To appease with words or strokes; Wake up the baby with lights, sounds and even other places. You can also wait for more than ten minutes before the baby can settle down.
Problem 4 Less Sleep Time
Many babies sleep less, mainly for two reasons: taking a nap too short during the day and falling asleep too late at night.
1. Short daytime naps
Some babies will not sleep by themselves and will wake up by themselves in the middle of sleep. At this time, parents are needed to help him fall asleep again.
You can pat and hum to let the baby fall asleep again. According to the baby’s age, the daytime nap can be controlled within 1-2 hours each time.
If you fail to help your child take a nap, you can also advance the time of the next nap and increase the number of naps.
Step 2: Sleep too late at night
Some children arrange their babies to sleep late because their parents come home late after work, but when their children wake up early, natural sleep time is not enough.
At this time, parents are required to try their best to advance the baby’s sleep time, and it is best to sleep at the same time. After all, the baby may wake up at night after falling asleep. Parents are required to preserve their physical strength so as to have the energy to cope with the [unexpected situation] at night.
To solve the baby’s sleep problem, we need the correct method and the patience of our parents. Raising babies is a mental work, but also a physical work. Doctor clove should remind parents that the baby does not sleep well and parents should not be too anxious. First of all, we should take good care of ourselves. Only in this way can we have the energy to solve the baby’s sleep problem.