The dream of the newborn is one of important indicators of his wellbeing and health. Many mothers dream of that their baby always filled up quickly and without problems, slept peacefully for all night, and woke up cheerful and cheerful in the morning. However it happens not always.
Norm of night sleep of the chest kid
In the first several weeks of the life the kid sleeps about 19 hours a day, waking up only for feeding. By three months the dream of the child will be reduced till 15 o'clock. At the beginning it, as a rule, is interrupted every 2-3 hour that is considered norm. In process of physical development the baby will seek to learn more in a day. He will be tired of the inquisitiveness and, as a result, its night sleep will become much stronger. By six-seven months for feeding and disguise the child will wake you only once. The continuity of a dream at this age is about 3-4 hours.
By nine months the baby will sleep in the afternoon much less, than at night. On average, night sleep will last 9 hours. During this period of parents waits for one more test which can affect dream duration, - eruption of the first teeth. By a year the night sleep will be more than 10 hours, with one break for feeding. At this age it is already possible gradually to begin to disaccustom the baby to a night meal if you want to oversleep till the morning without awakening.
During the period from 3 to 6 months set the accurate mode of a night and daytime sleep of the kid, and try to adhere to it, despite of circumstances.
How to help the kid it is better to sleep
There are many reasons for which the baby can restlessly sleep. Hunger and pain - the most widespread of them. During prenight feeding you do not hurry to take away a breast from the kid, even after he fell asleep. Wait at least 10-15 minutes. The evening feeding up vegetable puree will help to cope with the reason of hunger, but only in case the kid is more than four months old.
Babies feel pain, as a rule, because of intestinal gripes or a teething. With the first broth of fennel or fennel and also medicines will help to cope. Before their application it is necessary to consult to the pediatrician without fail. At a teething such medicines as kalgel, desitin will help to relieve pain. However it is not necessary to abuse anesthetics. Leave them for night sleep, in day it is possible to manage the banal teether with the cooling effect.
It is necessary to avoid unnecessary associations - the dream of the kid should not depend on rocking or feeding. Put the child in a bed before he falls asleep and allow it to indulge in Morpheus independently.
During excommunication from a breast the kid subconsciously feels how mom moves away from it. Because of it he will wake up more often at night, to demand feeding and rocking. Try to spend time with the child more often in the afternoon: embrace him, kiss, play. In this case he will feel your care and to disturb less at night. For feeling of presence of mom nearby, it is possible to put her clothes in a crib. The smell of mom will calm the kid during sleep.