What to do to make a newborn fall asleep quickly

Hello dear parents! Spend at best half an hour on motion sickness? Disorder! Let's figure out how to put a baby to bed quickly, without screaming and hassle.

The kid does not want to fall asleep - what are the reasons?

First, let's look at the circumstances that often prevent the baby from falling asleep on their own. The first is a change of scenery. More recently, the baby was in a safe, calm and secluded environment inside her mother's tummy, but here, bam, and such ... It is a full and healthy sleep that helps to digest the information received during the day, during which not only the brain but also the whole body rests.

In addition, for the first months, it is especially difficult for a baby to get used to the new rules of the game - the mother is not so close, and now he needs to sleep in a new place, which, frankly, is empty and very lonely. Only on mother's arms does the baby still feel complete protection, and hugs are the only thing that has survived from the glorious days of being in mother's belly.

Falling asleep disorders can cause colic or cutting teeth, but even a healthy baby will fall asleep poorly if:

the daily routine is violated - babies living "by the clock" fall asleep without motion sickness both at night and during the day;
insufficient activity - the child must lead an active lifestyle from the first days, and the more he gets tired during the day, the faster he falls asleep;
digestive problems - gas and stomach pain will make anyone wake up, let alone a baby, so mothers need to follow the rules of feeding and monitor their diet - look, by the way, which foods that increase the lactation of breast milk have a positive effect on the health of the mother and a child;
discomfort - only little Spartans are capable of falling asleep quickly in a wet diaper, on a crowded diaper, in stuffiness or in bright light, therefore it is so important to create comfortable conditions for sleeping.

Guaranteed fast falling asleep

I am sure that you will not argue - each baby is individual, which means that the recipe for REM sleep should be selected personally. Some babies are soothed by massage and water procedures, others just need to be put on the barrel next to them and stroked on the back, others will calm down, seeing their mother's face and listening to a lullaby.

It is important for parents to put themselves in the shoes of a baby, to look at a new, noisy and bright world with small eyes. What advice do those whose children fall asleep without problems give?

Native voice

To make the baby fall asleep faster, speak. No, you don't need to recite Mayakovsky's poems, of course. Tell a fairy tale or sing a lullaby - to a monotonous speech or a quiet melody with familiar, well-recognized intonations, the baby will quickly fall asleep.

No experiments

You should not reinvent the wheel, often changing the conditions for preparing for bed: either leave the baby in the crib so that he falls asleep, tired of his own screams, then carry it around the apartment, lulling and rocking it, then put it next to you in an adult bed. If today the child fell asleep while you rocked with him in the rocking chair, then the next day repeat the same procedure, putting the already soundly sleeping baby in his cradle.

Well, we have eaten, now we can sleep!

After a hearty dinner, it's hard not to close your eyes. And although pediatricians insist that a baby's breast should be associated exclusively with feeding, it will not be a crime if the baby falls asleep after satisfying the sucking and eating reflex.

Does the nipple help?

Oh yes, the nipple helps, but you shouldn't get carried away with it. Whether your baby will fall asleep with or without a pacifier is up to you!

And swim?

Being in the water will remind the baby of the sweet moments of absolute pacification in the mother's belly. If you add a drop of lavender oil to the water, you will be able to perfectly relax the nervous system and calm the baby. Besides, falling asleep clean is so nice!

Didn't forget to ventilate?

It seems to many parents that the recommended temperature of 22 degrees is an incredible oak tree. But for an infant organism - ideal. Fresh air in a room is a great backdrop for falling asleep quickly, while stuffiness is a reason for moods and restless sleep.

Swaddle or not?

Many modern parents are convinced that swaddling is a vestige of the past. But it is with tight swaddling that the baby feels cramped - the same one that he experienced in his mother's tummy.

Habits

Form a habit so that the child instinctively understands: after certain actions, you need to go to bed. This can be a massage, lullaby, feeding, or bathing. Should I force my child to bed? If you want to go through screams and whims every night, then yes. Believe me, you don't have to ask a tired baby twice: if he wants, he will fall asleep, so much so that you won't wake up with a gun.

Day or night?

A newborn baby does not distinguish between day and night. The rhythm of his life obeys a biological clock, which you can set according to a clear schedule. Of course, if the baby slept at 7 pm, then it is unlikely that he will go to bed at the planned 10 pm, so try to clearly distinguish between the hours of waking and sleep.

Sleeping together

Sleeping together solves several problems at once. Firstly, you can put the baby to bed faster by putting it next to your bed or by pulling his cradle without a side closer to you - this is how the baby will see the mother. Secondly, mommy will be able to rest in order to devote more time later to the baby and other family members.

Motion sickness

The debate about the dangers and benefits of motion sickness has been going on for decades. I am sure that you should not go to extremes: wear a six-kilogram butuza on your hands for two hours in order to howl then all evening from the aching lower back, or impose a strict taboo on "hand wearing." If, in the latter case, the child learns to fall asleep on his own in his cradle, then do not be surprised if he grows up notorious and insecure. In addition, it is motion sickness that is one of the ways of forming a relationship between parents and children.

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