Why does the baby sleep for 30 minutes and wake up
A newborn baby sleeps about 16-20 hours a day.day, of which 7-10 hours is night sleep. If something prevents the baby from sleeping, he gets tired, capricious, and develops poorly. However, you should not ask the doctor to prescribe a sedative if the baby cannot sleep for more than half an hour at a time. You can fix this yourself.If a child sleeps for 30 minutes, he is not getting enough sleep.Photo: Getty The main reason for poor sleep is failure to follow a daily routine. If parents put their child to bed after 10 p.m., he or she becomes a "night owl". The daytime sleep of such children is abrupt and short. The child may also cry and be capricious if he or she is disturbed by light, extraneous sounds, or teething. At about 5 months, children already begin to manipulate their parents. They refuse to fall asleep during the day until they are rocked in their arms or given milk. At 7 months, babies can meaningfully fight sleep. They are interested in exploring the world, so they can fall asleep even sitting or standing on all fours. Only by 8-9 months do babies learn to fall asleep in their crib on their own.
What to do to improve a child's sleep day and night
Here are some helpful tips for parents:
- Kick the baby until it goes into a deep sleep phase, and only then put it in the crib.
- Before going to bed, give the child a lullaby song with a lot of hissing sounds or just poshushukayte him in the ear.
- Every time before going to bed, ventilate the room, make sure that it was not hot and not cold, clean.
- Put the child to sleep at night until 21:00.
- If the child has reflex Moro before 3 months, swaddle it.
- Make sure that there are no loud sounds during sleep, turn off the TV and turn off the sound on the phone.
- In the afternoon, tightly pull the curtains, turn off the night light at night.
If the baby sleeps poorly because he hasteething, ask your doctor to prescribe you a pain-relieving gel so that the baby does not suffer. Also, be sure to consult a pediatrician if you cannot figure out the reason for poor sleep and whims, perhaps the child is in pain. Now you know about the reasons for short daytime and nighttime sleep in infants. Help your baby cope with this problem.