A healthy, sound and long sleep of a child at night is the dream of most parents. Therefore, the baby should be taught to sleep at night, observing a constant regime day after day, even in infancy.
Instructions
Step 1
Observe the daily regimen, starting from the first days of the child's life. In the first weeks, babies sleep most of the day. They wake up often, as a rule, when they want to eat, when it's time to change the diaper or when they experience any unpleasant feelings - cold, pain in the tummy, etc. Also, the child can wake up from the movements of his own arms and legs, from sharp loud noises, from a change in the sound background (for example, when you turn on or off the TV or radio).
Step 2
Remember that in the first months of life, the child's sleep may be restless, but it is at this time that you should accustom him to a long night's sleep.
Step 3
Develop the reflex of "falling asleep" in the baby, performing the same nightly ritual before bedtime. Let it include bathing, hygiene procedures, light massage, swaddling, feeding. In this case, a night light should be on in the room, and not an overhead light. Speak at this time more quietly than usual, you can sing and lull the baby. Ask your family to turn down the sound on the TV.
Step 4
Before putting your baby to bed for the night, make sure that nothing causes him discomfort - he belched air after feeding, relieved his natural needs.
Step 5
If your baby sleeps restlessly, swaddle him at night with handles so that the movements of your own limbs do not wake him up even during a weak sleep. If the room is hot, do not wrap the child. If it is cool, then make sure that it does not freeze - cover it with a blanket, securing its ends with special holders so that it does not slip.
Step 6
Prepare in the evening all the things you may need in the middle of the night. Let there be wet wipes nearby, and there is already a clean diaper on the changing table to quickly change your baby's clothes if he wakes up wet or dirty.
Step 7
Do not talk to your baby during night feeds, do not turn on overhead lights in the room. Let feedings and swaddling take place by the light of a night light. After these procedures, the child must be laid down immediately.
Step 8
Put your baby to bed at the same time every day. This will form a regime that will ensure a long and sound night's sleep.
