A diplomatic clarification for Your Baby's Sleeping Problem!
Sleepless nights and days filled with fatigue... Sound familiar. So what is the talk to the whole one quiz, of thousands of sleep deprived parents.
Well after having gone straight through these issues myself, I have come to perceive a few key points to help parents in that area.
Number 1: Routine, routine, habit . Nighttime habit and daytime routines are Soooo prominent to every child, from infancy on. Having a daytime habit for meals and nap times is primary for all babies. Even if all you do is breastfeed, there should be a habit of eat, play and sleep. So for many parents out there, having a fairly garage habit is not too hard... But for others like me whom are always on the go and or have a terrible time at maintaining a daily routine.... Well it indeed depends on your baby. If you find your baby sleeps well straight through whatever than, that baby is probably like you and doesn't need much habit in order to function well. On the other hand, if you are here reading this article, than maybe your 'unroutine' ways are truly having a negative impact and could very well be the cause of the frequent nighttime awakenings. Hence, you gotta role up your sleeves and try your best to originate as much habit as you maybe can and you and your baby will indeed advantage from it.
Number 2 : Babies are a lot smarter than we think. They also learn Very quickly. Hence, never make a habit of doing something with your baby that you don't see yourself doing in the next few months . If you don't see yourself rocking the baby every time he/she needs to sleep than don't start now, if you can't imagine yourself breastfeeding the baby to sleep all the time, than don't do that neither. You see, I've learnt the hard way that it is a lot easier to teach your baby bad sleeping habits than to help them unlearn the habits. What took your baby a few nights to learn might take a whole week or two to unlearn. And the older your child gets, the longer it is to unlearn them bad habits as well. So, try as much as possible to teach your baby sleeping habits that are good for you and the baby and that you plan on maintaining for the next few years!!!
Number 3 : At many stages of their development, babies and toddlers alike will go straight through periods whereby their sleep cycles will be disrupted. As well as when they are sick. From teething to earaches and throat aches and nightmares, it is prominent as a parent to try to distinguish what is happening to your child . In those times, it is prominent to stick to their habit but you might also need to add administering analgesics or oragel or natural treatments to help aching babies and toddlers sooth themselves back to sleep. I think that's just base knowledge. The true qoute arises when the qoute has resolved but not the frequent awakenings as they have gotten into the habit of having their sleep cycle disrupted.
Number 4 : Your child's personality and or sleep needs also have a direct ensue on their sleep cycle. Some babies are just naturally light sleepers and will naturally awake often throughout the night. The prominent point regardless of their personality though is that they do learn to sooth themselves on their own.
So, what to do then if you have established a allowable habit and still have frequent nighttime awakenings, or your child had a situation whereby he/she was sick and now has gotten in the habit of waking up at night?
Well, there are many differing theories out there and I think the most prominent thing about choosing a recipe is to be consistent with the method. Try it out at least for a week before switching to an additional one recipe or else you risk running into greater problems in fully confusing your child. What has worked for me and still does if I use it consistently is the following method:
A diplomatic clarification that Works:
When the child awakes at night go in the child's room, don't say anything, put them back to bed and leave the room, have them cry a miniature (maybe 2-3 minutes), go back in and put them back to bed without establishing any eye taste nor saying whatever more than a 'shhhhh' or a 'dodo time' type of soothing word. You do this until the child has fallen back to sleep. You do this every time they awake and after a few nights, they shouldn't wake up anymore.
What to do when you are trying to wean them from nighttime feeds? You do the exact same thing. But a word to the wise would be to only cut one feed at a time. I know as parents we are anxious to have our nighttime sleep hours uninterrupted but it is totally normal for babies to wake up 2 to 3 times a night until they are 6 months old, than once or twice a night until they are 9 months old and once a night until they are nearby a year or so.
Primarily, this recipe works and is not cruel, contrary to many other methods I have heard out there. The prominent point is that you are Not neglecting you child's cry. It is crucial for you to know that during the baby stage, they are learning all about trusting you so not heeding to their cries could have a negative impact on their development. If you've been teaching your baby to rely on you to sooth themselves than by all means, give them the time they need to learn to sooth themselves alone in a structured but loving way!
Well, I hope this helps some desperate parents out there. Let me know what you think and don't hesitate to taste me via my blog if you have any questions!
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