Healthy, sound and long sleep of the child at night - a dream of most of parents. Therefore to accustom the kid to sleep at night, observing the constant mode day after day, follows at chest age.
Instruction
1. Observe the daily mode, since first days of life of the child. In the first weeks the babies sleep the most part of days. They wake up often, as a rule when want to eat when time to change a diaper came or when have any unpleasant feelings - cold, tummy pains, etc. Also the child can wake up from the movements of own hands and legs, from sharp loud sounds, from change of a sound background (for example, at inclusion or switching off of the TV or radio).
2. Remember that in the first months of life the sleep of the child can be troubled, but at this particular time it is necessary to accustom him to night long sleep.
3. Develop a reflex of "falling asleep" at the kid, performing the same nightly ritual before going to bed. Let it include bathing, hygienic procedures, light massage, swaddling, feeding. At the same time in the room the night lamp, but not ceiling light has to burn. You lower at this time voice usual, it is possible to sing and lull the kid. Ask the family to lower a TV sound.
4. Before stacking the child on night, take care of that caused nothing to him feeling of discomfort - he otrygnut air after feeding, celebrated the natural needs.
5. If the kid sleeps restlessly, swaddle him for the night with handles that the movements of own extremities did not awake him even during rather weak dream. If in the room hot, do not muffle up the child. If it is cool, then take care of that he did not freeze - cover him with a blanket, having fixed its ends by special holders that it did not slip.
6. Prepare all things which can be necessary for you in the middle of the night since evening. Let wet towel wipes will be near, and on a changing table the clean diaper already lies quickly to change clothes of the kid if he wakes up wet or dirty.
7. Do not talk to the child during night feedings, do not turn on ceiling light in the room. Let feedings and swaddlings take place by the light of a night lamp. After these procedures it is necessary to lay the child at once.
8. Put the kid to bed at the same time daily. So he will create the mode which will provide long and sound night sleep.