To put your baby to sleep, follow a specific falling asleep ritual. Perform all actions before bedtime in a specific sequence. Try to rock the baby. If the baby is breastfed, offer him the breast.
It is necessary
- - nipple;
- - the child's favorite toy.
Instructions
Step 1
To put your baby to bed, develop and follow a specific bedding ritual. This means that you need to perform the same actions every day and be sure to control their sequence. For example, offer your baby a snack after a walk. Then bathe the child. After that, you need to change your baby's clothes. Further, parents can tell the child a fairy tale or let him watch some kind and calm cartoon. After that, hug the baby, put him in the crib, say good night, turn off the light and leave the room. Such a kind of ritual will allow the child's body to get used to certain manipulations and "turn off" in time.
Step 2
Sing a lullaby to your baby. Mother's native voice is the best sedative and sedative for any child. It is advisable to choose a specific song that the child will like and act appropriately. If you can't sing, or your kid doesn't like the way you sing, tell a poem or fairy tale. It is important that the baby hears the mother's voice. This will calm him down and set him up for sleep.
Step 3
To make the baby fall asleep, you can shake it. This method will be especially effective if the child is very young. The fact is that in the womb, the fetus experiences similar sensations when the mother walks. In addition, the pounding of the mother's heart, located next to the baby, is also familiar to him. With light swaying, the baby will feel about the same as in the womb, so it will quickly fall asleep. But with age, it is better to wean the child from motion sickness.
Step 4
If the baby is breastfed, then the easiest and most affordable way to put him to bed will be feeding. Offer the baby a breast, he certainly will not refuse it. First, the baby will have a snack and be full. Secondly, he will feel Mom's warmth and the pounding of her heart and calm down. Third, if the baby is recently born, feeding before bed will help satisfy the sucking reflex. If your baby is bottle-fed and has already eaten before bed, offer a pacifier.
Step 5
To put your baby to sleep, create a calm atmosphere throughout the house. The child must understand that when he falls asleep, everyone goes to sleep. Then he simply will not have a choice, and he will fall asleep too. Therefore, it is advisable to turn off the lights in all rooms, turn down the sound of the TV to a minimum, talk in a whisper and try not to make noise or walk around the apartment.
