When you have a baby, it is worth counting on a full-fledged continuous dream extremely seldom. At the same time the shortage of rest is capable to make young mom irritable, excessively tired and also will negatively influence breastfeeding. One exit: to use various opportunities to get enough sleep together with the kid.
Joint dream in the first months
Joint dream - widespread practice which causes a lot of controversy and contradictory opinions. Generally this method is criticized because the baby gets used to sleep with you, and it will be quite difficult to stack it in a crib later. In this case it is important not to miss this moment: let the kid sleep with you to 3-4 months when he is only on chest feeding, and then you will begin to move it. The joint dream will help you to get enough sleep as the child will feel your heartbeat and heat, and, as a result, more rare to wake up.
You remember safety of the kid during a joint dream. Buy special limiters sides which will not allow the baby to roll down, and to you - to press down it in a dream.
As much as possible to secure the kid, use a figurative cradle. It can be put near itself in a bed, and in several months to rearrange far away, in a crib.
Practice a short dream
Use any opportunity to have a sleep even if this absolutely short time. You sleep in the afternoon when your kid, at least during one of the periods sleeps. Exempt yourself from affairs by this time. Even if you did not get used to sleep in the afternoon, it will become a habit soon and will give you feeling of rest and relaxation. As a rule, at this time you will be some houses, and nobody will prevent you. However at the same time try to wake up to a sunset to avoid headaches and insomnia.
Master the popular meditative equipment under the name yoga-nidra. Even 15 minutes of similar practice are equal to 4 hours of a full-fledged dream and help to restore all organism significantly.
Sound sleep of the child - your rest
That mom got enough sleep, it is good sleep the kid has to. If the child is healthy, his sound and long sleep depends on parents. First of all, you need to introduce the regime. Stack the baby both on day, and on night sleep at the same time, with a difference no more than 10 minutes. Start own ritual connected to withdrawal for sleeping: bathing, easy strokings, feeding, certain music or lullaby. For several weeks the kid will get used to the mode and will lay down without additional efforts. Try also to follow such schedule, and then the sleep deficit will be felt not so sharply.
Several minutes prior to a dream spray in the nursery a mist with essential oil of a lavender: this aroma will promote more comfortable dream and mothers, and the kid.
Before going to bed try to tire as much as possible, but not to overexcite the baby. Communicate with him, sing to him songs, do light massage, walk, bathe - options can be much. Try to make so that it occupied itself(himself) independently: so you will release more time for the affairs that then to sleep together with the child.