Baby Sleep Guide for Moms.
It is hard for newborn baby’s mothers to sleep because they always cry at night in need for attention. Having a baby that rarely sleeps is strenuous and tiring for any mother especially the working mum who have to go to work the following morning. What you need to understand is that baby sleep is always different from adult sleep especially when they are below twelve months. Waking up at night is in newborns is influenced by the fact that they have not yet known the difference between day and night. Factors such as tiredness, hunger, and lack of comfort can be the cause of a sleepless baby.
The first step in ensuring that your baby sleeps longer is using a comfortable diaper for your baby. You can solve the problem of your baby waking up at night by buying them the best baby diaper. The most appropriate time to have your baby’s diaper changed is before a night time feeding. The reason for your baby’s sleeplessness could also be a diaper rash. Diaper rash creams can work in preventing diaper rush or healing of diaper rash in babies.
You can also keep your baby asleep for long by giving them comfort. Babies learn that the crib is a place for slip if it is associated with sleep activities. You can avoid the sudden infant death syndrome which is common in babies who sleep in soft surfaces by using a firm mattress on the baby’s crib. Sleeping clothes should be comfortable and made of cotton to keep the baby warm through the night.
A baby can feel more relaxed and less tired after a bedtime bath. Putting the baby on the crib immediately after a night bath enables them to associate it with sleep. It is not advisable to have haste when you hear that the baby has woken up to enable them to learn to go back to sleep by themselves. When guiding a baby back to sleep after they wake up at night, it is advisable to avoid picking them up but guide them back to sleep quietly instead. To help the baby understand that the bed time is not yet over, you can sing them a white song to get them back to sleep instead of picking them up.
It is also a rewarding activity to help a new born identify the bedroom with sleep. When baby find that they find themselves in the bedroom every time they wake up ,They associate the bedroom with sleep. Playing activities should be avoided in the bedroom and all forms of distraction such as toys removed from the room to avoid confusing your baby. The conditions of the room such as the lighting should also remain constant to help the babies familiarize themselves with the room.