To avoid this, it is necessary to observe the strict regime of the day and some other useful recommendations, starting from the first days of life crumbs. In most cases, if the child does not suffer from serious chronic diseases, disturbances in his sleep are the result of the misconduct of the mother and father. In this article, we will tell you what to do if the baby does not sleep at night and does not let his parents get enough sleep.
What if the baby is sleeping a lot during the day and does not sleep at night?
The most common problem that a young family may encounter when a small child confuses day and night. Newborn babies have not yet set up a biological clock, so a baby can sleep when he wants to, and not when his parents want it.
As a result, there is a situation in which during the day when the child sleeps, the mother does household chores, and at night she does not get enough sleep due to the fact that the baby does not sleep. To understand how much your child should sleep, depending on his age, you need to read the following table:
As a rule, as a result of calculations, it turns out that the baby sleeps for 2-3 hours a day longer than he needs, so it is only natural that he does not want to sleep at night. In such a situation, the crumb should be awakened from the day's sleep, so that by evening he could get tired and go to sleep.
Most often parents are faced with the fact that their baby does not sleep at night when he turns 18 months old. At this age, the baby should go for one day sleep lasting about 2.5 hours. Nevertheless, this does not happen to all children and parents, so very often there is a situation in which the little one sleeps too long during the day and, therefore, does not want to sleep at night.
How to help a child to sleep peacefully at night?
In addition to complying with the balance of day and night sleep, use the following tips to help your baby sleep peacefully from evening till morning:
- take guests and visit places of interest only in the morning;
- in good weather for 3 hours before going to bed it is desirable to take a walk in the street;
- To bathe a crumb is necessary daily, for an hour and a half before sleep. At the same time, water should be pretty cool;
- approximately 30-40 minutes before bedtime, the baby should be well fed;
- finally, in the children's room it is necessary to create favorable conditions for a healthy sleep. The air temperature should be about 18-20 degrees, and humidity - about 60-70%.
In rare cases, parents may encounter a violation when the newborn does not sleep day or night. Such a pathology, of course, requires careful examination and in most cases is a symptom of serious diseases. These include various disorders of the nervous system, increased intracranial pressure, respiratory disorders and other ailments. If you are actually concerned about your child's health, consult a doctor immediately.