Good night, kids, or How to be if a newborn baby does not sleep well

All young families are nervous before the appearance of the baby and worry that they are waiting for long sleepless nights. However, the opinion that a newborn baby is not sleeping well, is only partly true. By nature, the dream of only the newly born children takes a significant period of time. If your baby is restless and keeps you awake for a long time, then there must be reasons for this, which must be found and solved.

Lack of maternal experience often prevents an objective assessment of the child's well-being. Before talking about the fact that a newborn is not sleeping well, it is necessary to determine the normative indicators. The first three months of a healthy baby's sleep is at least 16 hours. Then, up to six months, the duration should take about 15 hours. After six months - 13 hours. When the baby turns a year, his sleep time is reduced to 12 hours.

Why a newborn baby does not sleep well, as if no doctor would say. The root causes can be different, ranging from individual characteristics, increased excitability, changes in diet and ending with colic, changeable weather, stuffiness and the appearance of teeth. Some of these reasons can be solved by following the tips given below.

Before you put the baby to sleep during the day or evening, ventilate the room well. To baby slept better, hang at the head of the cot cloth bag, filled with lavender, a root of valerian or cones of hops. Also improve the sleep will help the bath with decoctions of soothing herbs.

Mistaken for many young mothers is the desire to protect their baby from all extraneous noise. But, having got used to absolute silence, children can wake up from the slightest sound. Exclude in the evening active games and strong impressions.

If a newborn baby does not sleep well, it may be worth revising its nutrition. Try to have dinner with the baby was tight. Instead of motion sickness, try just lying down next to you and singing a lullaby. Be sure to adhere to the regime of the day, observe all the rituals of going to sleep - bathing, massage, feeding, etc. At night, hearing the cry of the child, do not rush to go to bed. Wait a while, the baby can calm down and fall asleep on its own.

An important factor is the environment. To interfere with healthy sleep can, for example, colorful wallpapers and too bright light. Sometimes a newborn baby does not sleep well on a bed that is too large. More comfortable children feel in a small space. Remember that for nine months of being in the close tummy of his mother, the baby did not know what could be different. A good way to simulate familiar sensations is to swaddle. In addition, in this way, you can exclude the possibility that the baby will hurt himself in a dream, accidentally touching the eye or face.

In general, the adaptation of a newborn to a night's sleep takes from three to four months. During this time you can try these methods or show your imagination and come up with something your own. After all, every child is unique, which means that the solution of the problem must be individual. We wish a sound and healthy sleep to your baby and good night to you.