For new born babies it is well known and expected that
they will get up many times at night. Newborn babies that are just now entered
the world need their time to adjust, adopt and realize and gain good sleeping
habits. For more mature babies this is not the case and they should sleep
through the night.
A lot of new parents have a lot of questions regarding
baby care, questions like: How to take a baby to sleep? When do babies crawl?
What are infant
growth spurts? and much more. In this short article we will try to
explain and go over things that might be affecting your baby sleeping patterns
and what can you do as a parent differently.
Pre-fixed patterns and routines
Your new born baby needs fixed patterns. Your newborn biological
clock is not yet set up and if you don’t set a well-known and well establish routine
for your newborn they will find it difficult to settle down or to fall asleep. We
as parents must follow a fixed pattern in our day by day
care of our baby. When you maintain fixed day by day patterns, when they eat,
when you play together, when they sleep, they will almost automatically begin
to understand when they are supposed to play, when to sleep and so on.
"Start a routine as soon as
possible. Help your baby by setting a routine and follow the routine as much as
possible"
Sleep during the day
It is very important that you will track your baby
sleeping patterns and the times they sleep during the day. A lot of times sleeping issues in babies'
accrue at night and that is because your baby is not tired enough due to long
period of sleeping time during the day. You must play with your baby sufficiently
to make him or her tired by the end of the day so they will fall asleep due to
tiredness and natural fatigue.
"Help your baby in discovering
new stimulates and habits during the day that will help them sleep soundly at
night"
It varies with the age of your baby, but in any case try
not to take your baby to long naps during the day. A baby who is just a few
months old should at the most sleep for an hour at a time. For a new born baby
that is about 0-3 months old they should sleep for a longer periods of time and
up to three hours. Don’t allow your baby to sleep as much as they want during
the day. If you do so you are just maintaining their sleeping issues and they
are sure to have problems at night time.
The outdoors
It is a best practice as they say to take your baby somewhere
during the day. You can take your baby to a family or friend’s house, or even to
a park. Your baby would love the change to be stimulated by the environment in
which he or she is in. For newborn babies try to find an environment that is
not full with a wide range of stimulates rather just a few, a large and hectic
shopping mall is not the best place for your little one.
"Nature and the outdoors is a
great place to stimulate your baby"
Conclusion
Your baby sleeping habits can be affected by a lot of
things that are surrounding them. By keeping a close eye on your baby sleeping
patterns, by instilling patterns and routines and by playing and stimulating
them during the day you can change your newborn sleeping patterns and
issues and teach your newborn baby to sleep through the night.
