What does baby sleep mean?

Since having a baby, Bao Ma has been short of sleep. Not to mention a sleeping baby. If you want your baby to sleep well and eat less snacks, you must learn some knowledge and skills.

▼ Baby's sleep characteristics

basic law

Like adults, babies alternate between deep sleep and shallow sleep. In general, the law of sleep is: shallow sleep period → deep sleep period → shallow sleep period. Generally, the baby will alternate 3-5 times a night. When the baby is in a deep sleep period lasting about 70 minutes to 2 hours, he will sleep soundly, and it is not easy to wake up at this time, and then he will enter a shallow sleep period of 20 to 30 minutes.

Newborns stay up all night.

The circadian rhythm of newborns is very poor, with half shallow sleep and half deep sleep, which lasts for a short time and it is difficult to distinguish between day and night. If you find your baby smiling or frowning after falling asleep, it means he is in a light sleep period.

Don't worry, with the development of the baby's brain nerves, his total sleep time will gradually decrease, and he will develop the habit of sleeping long at night and taking a nap during the day, the sleep cycle will also develop, and the length of deep sleep will also increase.

Pay attention to sleep degeneration

In fact, the baby's birth sleep retrogression is an improvement from the perspective of growth and development, which usually occurs in the turning-over period (and other big movement development periods), intense period, brain jump period and so on.

During the turn-over, the baby usually wakes up frequently at night and can't catch up with sleep. He often turns over to wake himself up.

Violent periods often occur in 2-3 weeks, 4-6 weeks, 3 months, 4 months, 6 months and 9 months. Of course, there are errors before and after. At this time, the baby may have shorter breastfeeding intervals, impatience during breastfeeding, frequent waking up at night, crying and so on.

Brain skipping usually occurs before the 5th, 8th, 12, 15, 23, 34, 42, 5 1, 60, 7 1 week. At this time, the baby's brain development is at the peak of leap-forward development, and the duration of each time is different. The baby's temper will become very bad, easily irritable, sticky and difficult to sleep. If it is serious, eating and sleeping will also be affected.

At these times, parents should be more patient and gentle with their babies and help them through difficult times.

▼ Get sleep tips

1. Have a spa before going to bed

In order to relax the baby, it is necessary to have a SPA. Massage the baby after taking a hot bath. At the same time, don't forget to comfort the baby in a low voice. Also, it is best not to put bath toys in the bathtub, so as not to make the baby more excited when playing.

2. Try to avoid eye contact

This is because the baby is very sensitive. If you make eye contact before going to bed, it is likely to make his heart beat faster and more excited. So, let's do this during the day, not before the baby goes to bed.

3. It is recommended to sleep in the same room as the baby.

Please note that we are talking about sharing a room, not sharing a bed. Doing so can make the baby have a full sense of security, better quality, more self-confidence and self-esteem in the future. If the baby is young and can only fall asleep when there is skin contact around the mother, then you might as well sleep in the same bed, but the baby should be more careful when turning over.

Gently soothe with your hands.

For example, gently massaging the baby's head, abdomen, arms and other places can bring him a sense of security and make the baby sleep more stably.

5. Pay attention to bed safety

Whether the baby sleeps with you or in a crib, everyone should pay attention to this problem. For example, don't use too soft bedding and don't put plush toys.