How to calm the baby

Photo: Vsevolod Eremin First months. Sleepy Kingdom After the baby and I arrived from the hospital, I was ready to wake up at night every two hours. Friendly, experienced friends-parents predicted that we will not have to sleep for six months. But, to my surprise, a few months the baby slept peacefully for 4-6 hours at night, without waking up for food. Several doctors told me in a chorus that it was wrong that the child should be awakened! To intimidate, they were frightened by a deficit in body weight. And I began to wake the sleeping baby! Every two hours the alarm clock rang, I tried to feed my little man. There is, of course, he refused, wake up too! But when I threw these attempts and herself was already beginning to fall asleep, the child began to toss and turn to ask for food. It was impossible to sleep! A little later, our personal doctor advised me not to tell anyone that the child is sleeping peacefully at night. You can just quietly rejoice and not torment yourself and the baby. So I did. So if your child is the same drowsy, enjoy this happiness. No one knows how long this sleepy mood will last. And the first conclusion I made is that it's never worth waking a child without good reason. The baby's dream is the greatest jewel, it is so fragile, it must be protected. Even adult people wake up in a much better mood if they do it themselves.A photo: Vsevolod Eremin Time to sleep and wakefulness In addition, in the first months we made another important conclusion. If the baby misses the time of sleep, then laying it can be much more difficult. Although, it would seem, the little man is tired and must instantly fall asleep. But an overexcited child falls asleep very often. If you violate the regime of daytime dreams, the child can be very capricious and not go to sleep for a long time. Observe the sleep and wakefulness regime in accordance with the child's age. There are generally accepted standards established by WHO. They can be easily found on the Internet. But remember that all the kids are individual. After observing your crumb, you will be able to more accurately determine after what time of wakefulness it is optimal to put it to sleep. The main signs of fatigue are whims, irritability. The kid begins to rub his eyes, yawn, and his movements slow down, become uncertain. And later, if outwardly it even seems that the child is still vigorous, by the hour you can easily orient yourself and not miss a sleepy mood. The biggest difficulty is that once you get used to one regime, it will start to change. In children up to a year, as they grow up, the daily need for sleep changes, the number and duration of daytime dreams.