The problem of night feedings concerns many parents just because most of them dreams to get enough sleep normally but not to rise several times in a night. However attempt of many mothers to cope with it come to an end with failure: the baby still persistently demands a breast, mix or juice.
Instruction
1. The organism of the baby is arranged so that at night he feels the need for food therefore to try to disaccustom to night feedings the baby about one year is not necessary. The kid will exactingly shout and if falls asleep, then only for own fatigue. In most cases nothing remains to parents how to give to the crying kid a breast? or small bottle.
2. More senior children do not feel the need for food at night any more. Kids are more senior than year can sleep all night long, but in reality will meet it not often. Sometimes the child calling at night mom can be not so hungry. So children compensate a lack of attention and caress in the afternoon. At the subconscious level at the child the installation is formed that when he eats, mom nearby.
3. Disaccustoming the child to night feedings, you remember that it is not necessary to replace mix or breast milk with sweet juice, compote or kefir. Their taste, as a rule, is pleasant to kids therefore be not surprised if your tot drinks 2-3 glasses of liquid in a night. It is the best of all to use in this case plain water.
4. If already you decided to disaccustom the baby to night feedings, act persistently. The main thing, be adjusted. Before going to bed it is possible to feed the kid slightly more densely, than earlier. But be not overzealous: meat soup or meatballs do not promote a healthy sleep. Give to the child milk porridge or cottage cheese better.
5. At night as soon as the baby wakes up, suggest it to drink boiled water. At first it can be sweetened a little, gradually add less sugar. Talk to the kid quiet and equal tone, the main thing do not give own nervousness. Do not turn on the light if you sleep in the dark, you keep a bottle with water in readiness. Right there explain to the kid what will be eaten by him in the morning, and now will a little drink and will sleep. In this case well helps out a joint dream as the child feels heat and tranquility of mom.
6. Of course, to disaccustom the child to feedings for one night at you it will, hardly, turn out. If the baby wakes up to eat, several times, reduce number of feedings gradually. Pediatricians consider that there is nothing terrible in what the child up to three years eats at night. Therefore you should not panic if age-mates of your kid sleep all night long. Time will come, and your tot will cease to awake members of household too.