When your baby hardly sleeps, the mood, mood and life in general becomes really complicated. Although it is normal that during the first year of life, the baby wakes up several times during the night. Many babies learn to fall asleep on their own and this makes it easier for them to fall asleep quickly even if they have awakenings.
However, in most cases the baby is used to receiving help to sleep. What causes that with each awakening, you need the same established routine to be able to fall asleep again. All of this can cause the child to barely sleep, or have lots of little sleep throughout the day. But what are the most common reasons?
My baby hardly sleeps
A baby sleeps for most of the day, something that decreases as he grows older and his sleep is regulated. The problem is that in some cases, these sleep times are so short that for caregivers it may be insufficient. Adults usually have a regulated sleep routine, the biological clock it is prepared to make us sleep at night.
Babies do not have these habits from birth, it is necessary to establish routines that your body regulates naturally and in a short time, helps you sleep more and better. In the same way that children are taught to eat at certain times, it is necessary to accustom them to sleeping at certain times. How is this achieved? With a lot of patience, a lot of repetition, routines and good habits.
Why do you sleep so little?
In the case of newborns, the cause is more evident, their stomach is so small that in each feeding it can cover a very small part of food. Which translates into a need to feed every few hours. It is estimated that about 30% of babies have some kind of sleep disorder, these are the most common causes:
- Sleeps too much during the day: If your baby takes a lot of naps or very long during the day, he will have less need to sleep at night. From 4 months the baby's daytime naps should be regulated.
- Fear of separation: Toward the 6 months comes the stage of attachment Stronger, the baby wants to be constantly with the mother and separating from her to sleep causes a major sleep disorder.
- Play at night: If the baby wakes up at night and finds songs, fun or any stimulus, he will find that it is a great time to play.
Sleep routines for the baby to sleep better
Preparing the baby throughout the day to sleep better at night is the main key to a good sleep routine. The first thing is to keep the baby active, entertained, play with your little one so that he can burn his energy in the appropriate way. A baby under one year old he does not walk, nor can he do physical activity with which to tire.
But you can use appropriate toys like a baby gym, which will also help you develop your skills, hand-eye coordination, concentration and above all, your curiosity. You should also get him used to sleeping properly during the day. That is, the baby needs to take at least 2 naps during the day in the first months of life. Make sure that they are far from the night, so that in between there are enough hours and the baby can sleep better at night.
Establishing routines is not only beneficial for the well-being of parents, since a good night's sleep is essential for working, thinking and living. It is a form of teach the baby to structure his day to day, gives them security and confidence, because they know what is coming at all times. And above all, a good routine helps the whole family to live in a more orderly and happier way.