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Sleep the baby
Sleep is one of the important physiological needs of human health, especially children, as it helps them relax and rest, and their average sleep in the first months is about twenty-two hours, then these hours begin to shrink until they reach twelve hours, in order to ensure the child's healthy and healthy growth, Many mothers face the problem of difficulty sleeping their baby, so in this article we will talk about how to put a child to sleep in the first four months, in addition to general advice.
How to put a baby to sleep
In the first month
The child usually sleeps in this month from sixteen to seventeen hours a day, and wakes from two to four hours, so the mother must be ready to wake up her child at night.
In the second month
The child begins to reduce his sleep hours, sometimes from eight to twelve hours a day, so the mother must monitor her child when he is tired and exhausted, and when he wants to sleep, and she must provide a good and appropriate place for him to sleep.
Some children sleep all day long and wake up at night, so the mother must teach her child to differentiate between night and day, and get him used to being awake for a sufficient time during the day, by playing with him, or leaving his room lit until he wakes up, or increasing the daily noise from Around him is like working at home, but at night she must reduce the lighting around him, and she must reduce movement and noise so that he can sleep alone.
In the third month
The mother must accustom her child to sleep alone, by placing him in the bed designated for him to sleep when he wants to sleep, but you must avoid shaking or breastfeeding him during the sleep period, because that causes damage to him at the long term.
In the fourth month
The baby's sleep hours are reduced, as it reaches between eight to twelve hours a day, so it is preferable for the mother to take advantage of this period until she sleeps during the night, and she must not worry if her child does not get the sufficient number of hours during sleep, but if she feels That he does not sleep well, it is preferable to consult a doctor immediately, to make sure that the child does not have any physical or psychological diseases.
Tips for hypnotizing the child
- Reducing noise and disturbance when sleeping the baby.
- Use darker curtains instead of light, as they block out the sun's rays.
- Not to tire and exhaust the child during the day.
- Monitor the child first, especially when he is ready for sleep, as he has many symptoms such as: rubbing eyes, yawning.
- Avoid shaking the child violently and forcefully, because that affects him negatively.
- Feed the child well before sleeping him.
- Not to talk to the child loudly before bed, but rather in a low and calm voice.
- The child can be called by his name.
- Clean the child's nose on a daily basis, to get rid of the dirt related to it.
- Gently wipe the baby's head.
- Warm the child well in cold climates, so that he does not catch a cold while he sleeps.
- Clean the child's room first, so that he does not become infected with bacterial and viral infections.
- Changing diapers permanently.
- Helping the child to burp before he sleeps.
