The 5 errors at the time of laying the baby that we should avoid
To the kids you have to teach them to sleep. And it's not always easy. However, it is essential that from a young age they have good sleep habits so they can rest what they need, which includes, for example, naps. Parents, in our eagerness to do things better, sometimes fail. Here you have Some of the main mistakes that we make, and that we should avoid.
Errors of the parents when we put our children to bed:
1. Be slaves of intercoms
The intercoms are very useful devices to detect when our son cries when you put him to bed However, if every time your baby cries at night you run to calm him, he will never learn to stop crying for himself. Because of this, the experts recommend lowering the monitor so as not to hear every wailing of our baby (they are normal) and wait about five minutes before going to calm him down. Over time, the frequency should be extended (wait 10 minutes, then 15, etc.) for the baby to learn to sleep alone.
2. Feed him in the middle of the night
When they are newborns, babies eat in the middle of the night, but this behavior disappears as they get older. In fact, if he continues to ask for food in the middle of the night, it is probably because he made a mistake and made him get used to it, which is not healthy. Therefore, they advise that when the child is old enough (the pediatrician can guide you in this), let him go back to sleep when he wakes up at night asking for food.
3. Bare the baby in the arms so that he falls asleep
A pleasure for moms and babies, the truth is that we should not let him get used to sleeping only if the mother rocks him, then you will create dependency and you will not know how to sleep otherwise. A) Yes, It is better to rock him and move him to the bed or the crib, so that he learns to fall asleep in his crib on his own.
4. Let him sleep with the bottle in bed
Another mistake is to let our baby fall asleep in the crib with the bottle. According to the experts, the formula can accumulate in the baby's mouth and create discoloration of teeth and decay.
5.Confunding the days with the nights
The nights are for sleeping and the days for being awake. This, which seems simple, it is essential to remember it with our little one so that learn to sleep correctly. Our baby will never be able to sleep through the night unless he learns the difference between darkness and light to sleep.
For this, it is best to teach our son the natural rhythms of sleep keeping the light in the room during the morning and turning off all the lights at night when going to bed.
Although teaching our little one to sleep is not easy or a short way, it is essential to remember these little tips so that he grows healthy and strong, with a good rest that helps him to develop.
Angela R. Bonachera
