Sleep problems in
babies are many, refusal of your baby to sleep without caring or
breast-feeding to waking several times in the night and refuses to sleep in his
bed .. May be interested
you to know that these are natural characteristics for babies, They are
different from us physically where their deep sleep and wake cycles are
shorter. In addition, to their
sense of fear and unity for the night and the presence of the mother or the father near them
gives them a feeling of security that they need constantly.
Some parents do not mind sharing their
bed with their baby while others prefer the baby sleeps
in his bed separate. Also It differs greatly from child to child, Some child, his sleep
organized alone and doesn't wake up during the night, others
are not able to sleep without
suckle or shake And
they need help to get back to sleep whenever they woke up ..
But you can train your baby
to sleep alone and
stay in bed for
the night ..
How do you do that?!
The
first step: Begin to organize your child's sleep.
Firstly, your child will sleep in a more regular sessions, so help him first to differentiate between
night and day, by making him active during the day and leave the curtains open
to see natural daylight, then Avoid
stimulating him with lights and games in the evening and be sure to calm
the general ambience of the house.
Secondly,
organize his sleep, and put him to sleep at the same time during the day (Needs to two
naps during the day) and follow the specific system and at the same time in the
evening before going to sleep, like breastfeeding
then a shower and
then read a book and then turning off the lights.
Step
Two: separate between breastfeeding and sleeping.
Whether
your baby suckle is breastfeeding or industrial avoid took him to sleep and he
suckles, It will be difficult for
you to break this
habit later and will continue Waking up to breastfeed at night his returning to sleep
has become associated with this, So make sure that your baby suckles
and full before
he falls asleep.
Step
three: Replace the breastfeeding by shaking or walking.
Instead
of feeding your baby to sleep Begin walking or shaking when he seems sleepy for
week or ten days, because breaking the habit will be easier and your goal is to
get rid of connect-feeding your baby with sleep.
Step Four: Help
your child to sleep lying
down.
After
a period of walking and shaking your child by you will need to help him to
sleep without the need for that so Begin tremor a little and then stop before
he falls asleep, carry him in your hands if only began to cry,
shake a bit, then stop, and so even falls asleep, may you try to over 20 times
but then he will sleep .. Continue in this step another
week even he gets used to the new system.
Step Five: Help
your baby to sleep in his bed.
The
next step after that your baby gets used to sleep without shaking between your
hands, it is that you will begin to place him very slowly and quietly in his
bed, If he began crying lift him out again and wait and then try again, You may
also trying more than 20 times, but in the end he will leave you to put him
without objection and you become very close to your goal that he sleeps in his
bed alone.
The
final step: touch him instead of carrying him.
When
your child gets used to put him in the bed before he falls asleep, make sure to put your hand on his
stomach or his head, or holding his hand just he is so completely asleep and
not carry again after you put him, and even he wakes up at night try to put him again and just touch him
without lifted from his bed, here, your child habituate to fall asleep in his bed
alone gradually.
Remember
that do not leave your baby crying to
habituate to sleep alone, he always needs to feel your presence. Despite, the fact that this process needs to
weeks and even
months and you need patience as well as
when your child is trained to
anything else, but comfortable way in the long run and it doesn't hurt the child psychologically as
leaving him cries and the more importantly, this helps him to form a sound
sleep habits.
