If baby is “the person that sleeps late” how to do? Sleep always easy to wake up how should do? Many mothers worry about their babies’ sleep problems.
The baby’s sleep phase
The different degrees of sleep and wakefulness are:
Two sleep states
Quiet sleep
Active sleep
Three waking states
Quiet awakening
Activity awakens with crying
Sleepy state
The effects of sleep on babies
To promote the development of neural system
Promotes brain energy storage or memory consolidation
Promote body growth
Enhance immunity
The sleep state is alternating between deep sleep and light sleep. The baby’s deep sleep accounted for 25%, light sleep accounted for 75%; Adults do the opposite.
Light sleep, can promote brain development;
Deep sleep promotes recovery.
Baby sleep time characteristics
Different months of age, the daily sleep time is not the same
The newborn 18 to 20 hours a day
Two months later 16 to 18 hours a day
Nine months later About 15 hours a day
A year or so 13 to 14 hours a day
Sleep and growth hormones
Deep sleep produces growth hormone during the repair of various organs, which can promote metabolism, restore physical strength, and promote bone growth.
The secretion of growth hormone in infancy showed a pattern of “more nights and less days”, with the number of nights more than three times that of days.
If you want your baby to grow, you need to let him sleep more at night.
Why babies have trouble falling asleep
Irregular life
Too hungry or too full
Physical discomfort
Too excited to play before bed
Separation creates anxiety
The environment is too noisy or a sudden change of environment is not suitable
Vitamin D deficiency
The baby’s sleeping position
Lie on your back
It’s good for circulation and it’s safe, but it’s not good for muscle relaxation.
The body naturally bends its muscles to relax
It’s good for the digestive system.
Some babies like to sleep on their stomach and feel more secure. When you fall asleep, turn the baby over.
Develop your baby’s sleeping habits
1. sleep time selection
After three months, the baby will start to slowly develop sleep habits, try to reduce sleep during the day
2. set the feeding time at night
3. fix the amount of sleep you get
4. establish a sense of sleep ritual
Such as playing light music, telling a story, or touching before bed
5. a fixed way to fall asleep
Let your baby learn to calm down and reduce distractions
The countermeasure of baby sleeping problem
Don’t baby a little bit of movement, immediately hold up or feed, so not only affect the baby’s light sleep, but also can develop bad habits. When your baby is crying, wait two or three minutes before checking to see if the diaper needs to be changed.
swaddle
Wrap the baby up for security.
Gently shake
Instead of swinging from side to side, give yourself a small, even up and down swing, just like walking. Do not shake too much, it is easy to hurt the baby’s inner ear or cervical spine.
sucking
The way babies comfort themselves. Baby can through the mouth and hand contact, body knowledge and learning, is the process of IQ development, is the process of quiet down.
Voice soothing
Use a smaller voice than usual and sing or hum to your baby.
Pay attention to
Baby had better not sleep with parents in a bed, not safe, not sanitary, too soft bed will affect the normal development of the baby spine.
Don’t wear too many clothes when your baby sleeps, or you won’t be able to relax your muscles.
Baby Growth Journey 