New Baby Ideas

Archive for February, 2010

During early infancy, your baby may move quickly between states of sleepiness and alertness. Be aware of your baby’s cues and use them: If he falls asleep while eating or being carried, lay him down in a designated sleeping place. Many mums (and a few dads too)  are in the constant state of training baby to sleep. They nurse or bottle feed their child 25 times a day or so and walk on eggshells trying to keep everything as quiet as possible, then their day is ruined by something as common as a phone call that wakes the baby. As we pass from one state to the other, we often wake, roll over and go back to sleep, totally unaware that we have woken at all. This is because we have sleep clues – basically our bodies know its time to sleep so that is what happens.  Babies need to learn these clues for themselves.

Babies are not born with the ability to regulate their own emotional states and need assistance to manage their emotions so they do not become overwhelmed. Whether it is fear, sadness, or excitement a baby can quickly succumb to emotional intensity. This statement is premised on an understanding of crying to mean crying that indicates distress, either psychological or physical, rather than the fussing that many babies do in settling or adjusting to different circumstances. Babies have to adapt to a totally new world and even small changes can be stressful for them.

Hence, to help baby become a good sleeper is crucial for both babies and parents. The first thing that a parent whose baby is in the midst of a sleep regression needs to do is determine the cause of the sleep disturbances. Some causes are easily discovered, such as illness or teething, and Tylenol and time are all that are required. Parents often have questions about baby sleep habits. Sometimes it’s hard to know what is actually normal and what isn’t.

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