Newborns have no concept of the time of day, so if the mother does not start organizing the daily routine immediately after leaving the hospital, the child can easily confuse day with night. He can sleep a lot during the day and prevent his parents from resting at night.
Instructions
Step 1
To develop a regime for a newborn, you need to follow a daily routine that is convenient and comfortable for you and him. Free feeding - at the request of the child - is now widely practiced by young mothers, but it does not always help to ensure the desired regimen. But feeding according to the schedule, every 3-4 hours, develops a reflex: the child begins to release gastric juice by the due time, he eats with appetite and eats the prescribed norm. Feeding on a schedule helps create the right daily routine for your newborn.
Step 2
Organize daytime and evening walks at the same time. Babies usually sleep outdoors. If you walk at the same time, your child will develop a daily nap.
Step 3
If the child sleeps at home during the day, maintain a normal environment. Do not draw the curtains - let it be light in the room, do not seek to create complete silence. So over time, the baby will have an idea of the time of day.
Step 4
Repeat the same steps every day as you put your baby to bed. For example, after bathing and hygiene procedures, dim the lights in the room, draw the curtains, and start speaking quietly. Feed your baby and start pumping him. Sing a lullaby. If such a bedtime ritual becomes daily, the child will soon get used to falling asleep after bathing.
Step 5
If the baby wakes up at night for feeding, you should not turn on the light - a dim light from the night light is enough. Feed your child at night in silence, do not talk to him, and even more so do not laugh. After feeding, turn off the night light and put the baby back to bed.
Step 6
If, under any circumstances, the child's usual routine of the day is disturbed, and he began to stay awake at night, do not let him sleep too much during the day, entertain him, carry him in your arms. In other words, the child must be tired during the day in order to get a good night's sleep.
