Hello, dear readers! With you today Lena Zhabinsk and child sleep problems. The question is the very serious, the sharper it stands in every particular family and the less sleeps mommy at night.

Is it always possible to solve once and forever with some kind of magic gold tablet? Of course not. If the problem is in temperament, the psyche of crumbs, his health, then you need to understand more detail here.

But often the problem is not at all this, but in objective conditions of children's sleep, for which parents can and should affect.

Actually, answering the question of why the newborn sleeps badly, you need to start consistently identifying and eliminating these factors. In 80 percent of cases, after this, the family begins to sleep happily all night. We do today and we!

The crumbs sleep at all as adults, because the structure itself is different from the sleep of an adult. Unlike adults, the kids last longer lasts the surface sleep phase than the sleep phase is deep, and these are their physiological feature.

Nature provided that the kid in case of danger could easily wake up and scream to help. This is the key to survival even small and helpless young. Therefore, in the phase of superficial sleep, the newborn is easy to wake and frighten with a sharp noise, sound, bright light.

With the age of a deep sleep phase, it increases, and this, in turn, leads to the fact that the child begins to sleep tighter and does not wake up several times overnight.

These features should be taken into account and try, if possible, eliminate loud and sharp sounds next to the sleeping carapaus.

How many hours is sleeping newborns

Sleep standards of a small little man are very conditional and have many features.

But if we talk about the approximate number of hours, then it is the following.

What does it mean bad sleep

Often, young parents ask themselves the question: it is their newborn that sleeps badly, or is it all the kids so sleep at that age, and this is normal?

Pediatricians talk about problems with bed, if:

  • The newborn wakes up at night every 3 hours and more often, and during the day more often than every 30 minutes;
  • Greatly crying;
  • Do not calm down after eating.

If the baby wakes up every three hours to eat, and after that it immediately falls asleep, this situation is an option of the norm and may not require correction.

12 main reasons for bad sleep newborn

In the room is hot.

To begin with, we recall young mommies that the newborn metabolism in the body occurs several times faster than in an adult body. This means that per unit of heat is produced much more. As a result, the child is always hotter.

Remember! If you are cool, the infant is normal. If you normally, the baby is warm. If you warm, baby is hot!

The optimal temperature in the room in which the newborn is 18-20 degrees. At the same time, if the room is more than plus 23 degrees, then the child's bad dream is practically guaranteed.

In the room dry.

Recently, modern pediatricians pay more and more attention to the importance of such a parameter as humidity in the room. Helps to support a special device - ultrasonic air humidifier.

This is very relevant for our country, given that most of the year in the apartments are included and batteries. The latter are very dried by air. As a result, the humidity of the air in the room, which includes batteries, is kept at a level of 10 percent.

While the optimal humidity of the air in the children's room is 40-60 percent.

What is dangerous sleep in a room with dry air.

  1. The body spends huge stocks of water to moisturize inhaled air. Therefore, a feeling of thirst very quickly comes. The kid wakes up and crying because he wants to drink.
  2. The mucous membranes of the nose and mouth dry up, there is a feeling of "sand" in the nasopharynk. The kid wakes up at night and crying.
  3. As a result of large moisture losses, the body is dehydrated. Gastric juices become dense and can not digest food eaten overnight. Colics arise, gaziki, and a newborn.
  4. If the crumb is at least a little spinning or screws up, then, in the morning, after sleeping in a dry room, you guarantee bronchitis, laryngitis, tracheitis and lack of nasal breathing. Why? Because the whole mucus (snot in the nose and sputum in bronchi) is dried, and they will be impossible to flip themselves.

The room is stuffy.

Remember that the feeling that covers you in a stuffy room: a feeling of lack of oxygen.

Do I need to say that in such conditions the kids sleep very little and often wake up and cry?

Therefore, the obligatory ventilation of the pediatric before bedtime for at least 15 minutes should be in habit.

It is by means of conducting air is saturated with oxygen, which is necessary for a comfortable sleep.

Wet or wet diaper.

Some kids are extremely intolerable belong to the evaporated and even a slightly wet diaper.

In addition, the contact of Cala and urine is a real thermonuclear mixture for tender skin skin.

Modern high-quality disposable diapers have a high degree of absorption, compared with diapers reusable or diapers. It is necessary to say that before bedtime, you need to make sure that the diaper is dry, the skin is clean, without traces of feces, porchs and other troubles.

If on the skin there are some problems - diarming, irritation, redness - be sure to treat them with a special ointment with decanteral (Bepanten, Panthenol D, etc.).

If such irritations arise constantly, while the temperature and humidity in the room are observed, it is possible to change one-time diapers to better and expensive, and use them at least for the time of night sleep.

Sour tummy.

Infant colic is one of the most frequent causes of anxiety infants. As a rule, they occur at the age of 3-4 months, and pass to the half a year.

It is manifested in this way: a newborn crying day and night without a reason (dry, full) loudly, with a hand, blushes, and does not calm down, even if it takes on the handles. At the same time, a few minutes later, it suddenly calms down.

Colics are far from all children, and largely caused by the individual characteristics of the body. Statistics says that boys are more often subject to coliks, not girls.

It is possible to alleviate the condition by excluding fluid losses by the body (provide air humidity 40-60 percent, air temperature 18-20 degrees, offering water.

Also partially to take symptoms are capable of special children's droplets with symmetics (Espumizan-Baby, Bobotik, Sab-Simplex, etc.).

Baby is scary and lonely.

The question of whether to sleep, along with the child, has long been referred to the category of eternal and rhetorical.

Pediatricians do not recommend practicing it. Consultants on breastfeeding adhere to the opposite opinion.

Personally, I think that truth, as always, somewhere in the middle.

The newborn is not able to survive alone without the help of an adult, so he has a natural instinct - cry, when he feels that he is alone that he was thrown or left.

The optimal option is when the newborn sleeps in his crib near the parents of the parents or attached to it closely with the side wall removed.

We started with this. However, in my case, Leva slept in a separate crib much worse. When I took it among the night to myself and fell asleep in the process of night feeding, we, it happens, woken only in the morning.

Not being a fanatical supporter of a joint sleep, I chose it from a purely pragmatic point of view - to better get enough sleep. Eve I also feed almost everywhere, sometimes I even wake up from the fact that she sama himself finds something that she needs, eats and sleeps on.

Therefore, if the problem with your mother's rash is quite acute, I still recommend trying a joint dream as one of the ways to solve it.

Thirst

If the air parameters are not met in the room: the air temperature is above 22 degrees, and the air humidity is less than 40 percent, the child loses a lot of fluid simply during the respiratory process.

In this case, he is easily waking up, caprizes and crying not because he wants to eat, but because he wants to drink.

In this case, first of all it is worth offering a bottle with water.

Hunger

Of course, it happens, and quite often. It is worth trying, if possible, to feed the baby before the night bedtime. Breast, mixture, dairy porridge.

Baby confused day with night

This situation is characterized by the fact that the child sleeps badly at night, and in the afternoon well.

As a result, mommy is engaged in his own business all day, does not fade into his angel, who behaves perfectly.

But it is worth come the night - such a feeling that the child is replaced! But whether it is worth wondering - just sleeping in the afternoon, at night he wants to communicate and attention! What to do mom, who wants to sleep and literally rolling down?

To be patched and run to act. In more detail how to recognize and correct this situation literally for 2-3 days, I already wrote.

Overexcitation

As a reason for restless sleep, the night is common enough, especially in sensitive and easily excitable children. Recognize this condition is quite simple for the hysterious behavior of the child before bedtime: naughty caprizes, whims as if without reason.

And what was preceded by this? Perhaps active games, massage, gymnastics, watching cartoons, etc.

If you suspect that the problem is precisely in this, begin to prepare for a number of hours for three. Transfer all the procedures at earlier time so that after them the crumb has managed to calm down. Exclude active games and cartoons for 2 hours before night's sleep.

Approximately an hour before the departure to sleep, muffle the light everywhere and exclude loud sounds. Talk to the baby or read the book to him. Even if he still will not be understood, one only sound of your voice is able to act soothing.

As an alternative, you can try listening to calm music, such as the sounds of nature or children's lullabies. However, not all the newborn like it, so you need to look for and trying, which is suitable for you.

Newborn sick

Red brushes, plasticiness and hot lobik will give you a reason to immediately rush the body temperature at the kid.

Although the body temperature in a newborn is unstable, its increase above 37.5 degrees in any case should cause suspicions and serve as a reason for consultation with the doctor.

Most likely the pediatrician will appoint antipyretic and abundant drinking. As a non-receptible antipyretic for children of the first year of life, syrups and candles with paracetamol (Panadol, Cefecon, etc.) or Ibuprofen (Nurofen, Ibufen, etc.) are offered in phambers.

Individual features of the nervous system and temperament

It may happen that all of the above recommendations will not correct the situation.

Even when creating, it seemed, there would be ideal conditions for sleep, some children, in spite of everything, sleep restlessly. At the same time, it happens, others are perfectly sleeping in spitting heat, stuffiness and painting batteries. Why?

There are features of the mental warehouse and nervous system that make some children are too sensitive, hyperbands and unbalanced at certain periods. Such, often, kids choleric and decent part of small sanguinics.

This feature of the nervous system, which is not at all treated and passes with age, when a child gradually learn to control his emotions, without shrinking with a cry for any occasion.

In this case, you can only gain patience and love, and wait.

What to do if the newborn sleeps badly at night

  1. First of all, you need to optimize air parameters in the children's room. The air temperature should be 18-22 degrees, and the humidity is 40-60 percent. The specified parameters are controlled using a thermometer and a hygrometer. This is achieved by installing crants on batteries, which will allow them to regulate and acquire such an instrument as an ultrasonic humidifier. All other moisture methods (wet rags, pelvis with water, plants) are ineffective.
  2. Before bedtime, for at least 15 minutes, thoroughly ventilate the nursery.
  3. Spend time with the child in a relaxed atmosphere with muted light and sound already 2-3 hours before the deposit to sleep.
  4. Tightly feed the baby and make sure the diaper is dry and clean.
  5. If previous advice has not corrected the situation, try sharing.

Personally, I know about the problems of child sleep not at all. And most of all, I had with my older child. Leva slept very restlessly. And it is cool and wet air and a joint sleep were able to partially solve this problem.

The younger Eva slept excellent since birth. Perhaps because initially all the conditions were observed that worked with Levoy. Be sure to keep the site in bookmarks, and the article - to your wall in social networks, so as not to lose! I really hope that someone today's article will help you to sleep at night, and I say goodbye to you!

Since the birth of a child, mom's life changes radically. All of her time will now take care of the baby, his upbringing and development. But the new Mom at the same time does not cease to be his wife, hostess, and a woman in principle - in addition to the concerns about the baby, she has many more cases, from the fulfillment of her no one loosen. Therefore, among the most frequent questions asked by pediatricians back in the maternity hospital: how many hours sleeps (should sleep) a newborn baby during the day, what is the norm of his sleep, and what to do if a newborn child, who does not have a month, sleeps or sleeps very little day?

Baby sleep - day sleep duration

Since the breast child has no time, then this number of hours is evenly distributed on day and night. There is a lot of well-being - this is the main indicator of the norm, or from the kid temperament. If the child feels good, he is not tormented by unpleasant symptoms, found in the first months of life, such as increased intracranial pressure, colic in the abdomen, then his sleep can continue continuously for a couple of hours in a row. Then follows the wake period, and again sleep.

During sleep, the baby may wake up for feeding, and maybe and skip the next method of milk. If the child does not wake up to eat for four hours - this is an alarming symptom. Hunger in infants for the first months of life can compensate for sleep. Therefore, after 3-4 hours of sleep, if the baby did not ask for it, wake and fade it. Feeding is preferable to offer a baby on demand, and not by the hour. Then the duration of sleep will be longer, the child will sleep calmer.

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But the mother may face such a phenomenon as a sleep disorder. If you notice that the newborn baby does not sleep all day, then you should pay special attention to this and try to understand whether there is a dream disorder in a baby.

Causes of sleep disorders in a newborn baby

Let's just say - the opinion that the newborn must sleep the first weeks of life constantly, interrupting only for feeding and swimming, is incorrect. From the first days of life, the baby knows the world, and in periods of wakefulness, he with curiosity, although it distinguishes not yet all the colors and the perception of objects is not yet like an adult. But these periods are, and they should be, so do not be surprised if every half hour kid wakes up and grinding, turns around, opens eyes. About problems with sleep worth talking in cases when:

  • The total number of sleep per day in a newborn baby is less than 15 hours ;
  • Child awesome 4-5 hours in a row without drema and sleep;
  • The baby is clearly overwritten, troubled, falls asleep with difficulty and wakes up every 5-7 minutes .

Why the newborn sleeps badly:

Factors affecting the lack of sleep

  1. The child feels discomfort. Check if the baby is fed, it is clean with his diaper. Wet diapers and hunger - the first cause of sleep disorders. There are patient kids, but most feels very uncomfortable and give it to know about it.
  2. The room temperature is rejected from the norm. 20-23 degrees Celsius - this temperature is considered optimal in the room for a newborn baby (). Dressing the baby should also be appropriate - do not smash, but not to keep quite naked. Active kid's movements with legs and handles, sneezing will tell you that the child is frozen. And the increase in body temperature, the peeling cheeks - that the room is too hot.
  3. Sound background. In general, the baby in the first weeks of life is not too emotionally reacting to sounds (). But when falling asleep sharp knocks, noise, loud music can prevent falling asleep.
  4. Too light indoors. Bright daylight annoys the baby and prevents him from immersed in sleep. Use blinds or shutters to darken the room.
  5. Pain in the tummy (intestine) of the child. Colic and a large cluster in the abdomen of the child give him pain and discomfort. To make the baby makes it easier, put him on the tummy with a warm stroke diaper, a kinderboard, or make a light massage (?).
  6. Loneliness. Baby after birth is experiencing the first emotional shock. He no longer hears the mother's knock, he does not tell her steps, movement. And of course he really needs affection and love. In the hands of the baby will sleep comfortably and cozy, but there is also a great device - sling. It allows the baby to feel calmer, and this miracle thing is released by his mother and makes it possible to do business, while the beloved baby remains under a sensitive supervision.

What to do if the baby does not sleep during the day

  • If you really feel anything, contact your pediatrician. It is better to re-run once again, because sometimes sleep disorder is a symptom of serious diseases. These include diseases of the central nervous system (central nervous system), respiratory disorders, increased VDP and others;
  • Provide a child regular walks and sleep outdoors. The lungs are filled with oxygen, the baby easily falls asleep under the noise of foliage, the swing of the stroller. Turn the standing walks into the habit of twice a day, avoiding only cold days and bad weather;
  • Create home all the conditions for comfortable sleep. No nervousness in the family, a calm and resting atmosphere will help to sleep with the baby;
  • In the water for swimming the baby you can add healing grasses -. They will have a relaxing effect, providing a baby strong sleep;
  • Sust yourself a small sachet pillow with filler - Grass Valerians. Put the sachet in the baby's bed. Sleep will be calmer and strong;
  • After sunset, exclude all active games, loud music. Preparation to sleep should begin in a few hours so that the child is ready to fall asleep and was not emotionally overloaded.

Why the newborn is not sleeping all day - the question arising from many young moms. Should I turn to the doctor? How to do in this case? The answer to this question is ambiguous and depends on many factors.

Bayu-Bai should all children: the benefits of sleep for a baby

The brain and the nervous system that appeared on the light, the baby continues its development. Unusual stimuli helps to get used in the new atmosphere. The immature brain processes information in small portions and needs a permanent rest. This lies the reason for long sleep.

If the baby yawns, climbs and rubbing his eyes, he wants to sleep - it's time to help him. Light swaying and lullaby always help.

We will figure it out how much should sleep in the day of the newborn. They talk about the following: the first days the infants can be awake between feeding 15-30 minutes. The overall duration of the sleepy state reaches 20 hours a day.

Every 30-40 days of adults reduce its daily need for recreation for about an hour. From 9 months and up to a year, day norm - 1 time 2 hours or 2 times on hour and a half.

Breast children are very important a lot of sleep - chronic lack of sleep can brake development and kid growth.

This mode is not necessarily natural. It often happens that little sadness sleeps in the afternoon. The wakefulness periods are inconsistent, do not leave time for other classes, take a lot of strength from the mother.

6 reasons for alarming sleep

Throughout the first year of life, the reasons for the day may be different. The simplest and frequent - omissions by:
1
Wet diaper. Wet diapers are unpleasant to the majority of young children. They prevent them firmly to fall asleep not only during the day, but also at night. It is necessary to change on time.
2
Intertrigo. Upon instep of mothers, appears in the folds of the legs, armpits, behind the ears. Over time, barking itch appears in these places.
3
An uncomfortable position in the crib. The resulting hand, brush, too soft or rigid cot is not helping to fall asleep. Read in this article, and what kind of baby mattress is needed.
4
Duchot indoors. Light infants need a constant influx of fresh air. The lack of oxygen in an incredible room, rare walks - everything is reflected in the daily rest.
5
Frozen. - 20-23 degrees. The thermoregulation of the body in infant is imperfect. In addition, the cold air entering into the lungs becomes cold, even if the baby is well covered. It is not recommended to lay babies on the street at temperatures below 10 degrees.
6
Lack of breast milk. Sleeping on an empty stomach capable of newborns up to 2 months. If the baby does not wake up for 4 hours, you need to wake it up for feeding.

Becoming older, the newborn sleeps little in the afternoon, if not a member. Signs that can be determined that the child lacks milk we describe in the article by.

More serious reasons, because of which the baby does not sleep all day , related to health.

If the newborn wakes up every 5-7 minutes, and worst more than 5-6 hours, then he has obvious sleep disturbances

It can be:

  • intestinal colic;
  • bloating;
  • persistence;
  • otitis;
  • rubber, read how to rinse your nose infants;
  • increased intracranial pressure;
  • heat;

Each symptom has its own manifestations that need to learn to distinguish the babies to sleep during the day.

Mikhailenko OI, neurologist, urban clinical hospital number 34, Novosibirsk

Mode is needed. A sign of a healthy nervous system - the desire to regime. For a child, his observance is extremely important.

If my mother from the first days began to stick, then in the future the kid will fall asleep strictly by the clock without the most efforts of Mom. At the same time, he will sleep firmly and sweet.

6 signs of sleep disorders

Each reason has its own manifestations that need to learn to distinguish the babies to sleep during the day.
1
Problems with belly. If the baby sleeps poorly in the afternoon after feeding, it may be a consequence of the overgrown. This happens on the first two months, while the stomach did not stretch to the desired volume. Too fat milk (after nuts, condensed milk) makes it difficult to empty the intestines, causes accumulation of gases. Characteristic signs: solid, slightly bloated belly, tightening. Whether Platteks will help with the problems of the abdomen, you can find out.
2
Walrous diseases in the form of otitis, the runny nose will not be allowed to fall asleep and an adult person. If, when pressed on the ear, the infants reacts with shuddering or crying, then this means the first signs of inflammation of the middle ear. The baby does not know how to sleep with an open mouth. If the nose is scored, it will constantly wake up.
3
High HCD is strong headaches. The provoking factor of pressure jumps is a sharp change of weather. Weather sensitivity of infants, and with such a disease, it is even more difficult for them.
4
Allergy. Eating in a nursing mother, ends with itching skin rashes. The rash appears primarily on the cheeks, colors, legs, buttocks.
5
Temperature. One of the signs of temperature for 37.5 degrees is increased excitability. Adrenaline emission makes infertility infants. For this reason, the newborn is not sleeping all day if he is not.
6
Teething. If, the cams are all the time in the mouth, most likely the cause of the alarming sleep is. Easy the condition of the infant will help cooling gels for children's gums.

Why does Kroch sleep and crying

The kid can not tell that it bothers him. The fact that somewhere hurts, mom can be guessing in such an external signs, like a bad falling asleep, crying.

When the baby does not sleep in the afternoon and at the same time crying, it causes serious alarm. Anxiety and crying causes:

  • sick belly;
  • problems with ears;
  • headaches;
  • teething.

These painful manifestations are not allowed to calm down. Breastfall becomes capricious, flexible. Wants to sleep, but wakes up from pain.

Sometimes the baby does not sleep in the afternoon due to the overexcitation of the nervous system. Loud music, noise, conversations, bright light - Factors affecting the well-being of a little man. Infants are sensitive to the external situation, to the well-being of the mother. The nervousness of the mother will be transferred to the baby and will cause concern and crying.

When the newborn is not sleeping all day without a visible reason, climbs, then you need to pay attention to the relationship in the family and the routine of life in the house.

Help me, mom

Attentive, sensitive attitude to the baby will help the mother to determine why the baby does not sleep during the day. Its further action will be aimed at eliminating interference and sources of anxiety:

Kroch needs her mother's love from the very first day of his birth, so in my hands at my mother and sleep better
  1. In case of suspicion of a cold, the temperature without medical care is not to do.
  2. With a runny nose, you can cope, changing the position of the body to the inclined. Snot will not accumulate in the nasal passage, which will make breathing.
  3. Intestinal colic is very painful. Relief will bring a massage of the tummy, a warm diaper as a compress, the position on the stomach. How to make a massage from colic, read.
  4. Defecation for infant - the process is not simple. Tight belly - testimony of constipation. It is necessary to help the baby, pressing the legs to the stomach (if not sits), hold on hand (over 6 months).
  5. Allergic itch is sharpened in warmth. Cool access to air, baths with a series - means for temporary removal of the attack, allowing you to sleep during the day.
  6. Waterless gums, saliva - symptoms of teething of the first teeth. The most acute period lasts from the week and more. At this time, children are restless at night and day. Special anesthetic ointments, gum massages, a bite of cold items help to overcome painful phenomena. Here we are additionally told.

Slepenkov A.V., Neurologist, Medical Center "Alan Clinics", Izhevsk

Long-term branding on hand (hour and more) can talk about neurological disorders. For example, about intracranial pressure.

It has been proven that the patching normalizes the condition of the lycvore (cerebral fluid), remove the headache.

It is necessary to seem like a neurologist, if the child falls asleep badly, sleeps restlessly or constantly wakes up and refuses feeding.

Sometimes the newborn does not sleep all day and constantly asks for. The first reason is the lack of food. To determine it, we must weigh the infants before and after feeding to find out the amount of milk eaten. Then compare with medium standards for this age, if necessary, enter the luch.

Another explanation is reflex. The process of sucking soothes the nervous system. If something is bothering something, then the pain is so muted or calm and the feeling of security.

It happens so that healthy, cheerful baby sleeps for 30 minutes during the day. The main indicator is the well-being and mood of the baby. There are no complaints on appetite, gaining weight, in a good mood - enough such a duration of sleep or lacks motor activity.

Sleep, my joy, alloy

So that the kid slept tightly, sometimes enough to adjust the temperature of the air in the room, cover the baby warmer or, on the contrary, do not bother

The mode helps the formation of conditional reflexes in children from infant age.

For the smallest - dummy after meals. Molding favorably affects the state of the baby. Rhythmic movements, close contact, calm melody create a sense of security.

The reason for breaking sleep in a child up to a year can be a different way to prepare for sleep. Once wearing on your hands, the other - immediately laid in the crib. In the question of laying to sleep in everything should be the stability and monotony of rituals.
Recommendations how to put baby in the afternoon:

  • to ventilate a children's room;
  • reduce lighting (omit curtains, blinds);
  • muffle the sound;
  • shake 5-10 minutes on hand;
  • sneaking a lullaby or affectionately.

Such techniques used at the same time, in one sequence, will help to adjust the day of the baby.

Shipilova A.V., Neurologist, Clinic LLC, Moscow, Moscow

Long crying for several days when it is impossible to distract attention and calm down, talks about the need for examination.

The earlier pathology will be revealed, the faster and easier will be easier.

Parents should understand that the negligence attitude towards the health of the child can lead to very serious consequences. Yes, and mom's nerves will be fine when the reason for unhealthy sleep will be eliminated and the baby will finally begin to sleep tightly.

Conclusion

How the newborn does not sleep all day , there may be objective and subjective factors. Objective - pathological phenomena. These include an anomaly of intracranial pressure, colds, allergies. Subjective - violation of hygienic requirements, day routine. Only by eliminating the cause, you can establish a calm healthy baby sleep.

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The appearance of the baby contributes to the family of huge changes. As if parents, neither prepared for his birth, how many literature would not be read, there will always be questions that they do not have a response. One of the frequently asked - why the newborn baby does not sleep after feeding? What to do in this case?

Most of the literature on infants in the minds of the parents leaves the "rainbow picture" - between feeding the baby is sleeping all the time. In fact, it does not always happen.

The main causes of lack of sleep after feeding

Psychologists and pediatricians allocate 4 main reasons for the lack of sleep in the infant:

  • hunger;
  • external stimuli (hot, cold, loud music or voices, bright light);
  • lack of attention;
  • discomfort (uncomfortable bed, close clothes).

While the baby does not know how to talk, he can only express his discontent. Mom's task to determine why the newborn baby is crying and not sleeping immediately after feeding, what bothers him, he does not give him to sleep.

The first thing to pay attention to is the behavior of the infants immediately after eating. With Mother's Milk, children swallow air, which causes discomfort in the stomach. If you hold the kid vertically for 15-20 minutes, the air will be released, and it will calmly sleep.

The teething can also be the reason why the newborn baby does not sleep for a long time after feeding. In some children, this process passes painlessly, but such units. The majority are experiencing various inconveniences of pain in the gums to a virus infection. The teething may be accompanied by an elevated temperature, a runny nose, stomach disorder and even otitis. The district doctor will help properly choose a homeopathic medicine to alleviate the suffering of the child.

Well, where is mom?

Do not underestimate the emotional factor in identifying the causes of child crying. Throughout pregnancy, Kroch was tied to the mother in the literal sense, heard the knock of her heart, voice. After birth, this connection has not disappeared anywhere. A breast child takes attention and does not sleep after feeding because it is important for him to feel the maternal warmth.

Pay newborn attention not only when feeding: Wear on your hands, talk to him, sing baby songs. After such a pleasant communication, he will fall much faster, sleep will be strong and calm. At night, it happens enough to stroke the baby, turn over on another barrel or soothe with a gentle word. Feeling security, he will sleep further.

In the first months of life, the newborn learns the world through the touch. Perhaps a two-week child does not sleep after each feeding due to a deficit of bodily contact. Therefore, do not skimp on the hug, because this time will take place very quickly.

Malnutrition, thirst, dirty diaper

How to understand whether the crumb is eaten or the reason for crying hunger? With newborn on artificial feeding, it is not difficult to answer the question "Why a child is not sleeping for a long time after feeding with a mixture." To do this, it is enough to see the food table of children up to a year and compare with the amount of a mixture that the baby will eats. You can try slightly increase the volume of the dust and watch the child's reaction. If he ate at 20-30 ml more than the norm and slept after that for several hours, which means the former amount is not enough. Another reason for which the child is not sleeping for a long time after feeding the mixture is his desire to communicate. The child grows and increasingly shows interest in the outside world. And what about the baby?

Babes on breastfeeding should have "on demand." After all, to suck your milk from the breast more difficult than the bottle. Many crumbs are hard to mask this process, they quickly get tired. But after some time they wake up from hunger and cry. Let the baby be at the chest as much as he needs. The first time it will be quite often, but gradually it will "cope" with his task is better and better. If a child is 2 weeks and more crying, does not sleep after feeding and does not gain bad in weight, consult the pediatrician about the dust.

Memo for parents: Toddles on breastfeeding do not need to be pushed by water. The required amount of fluid it gets with mother's milk. Thirst in this case can not be a response to the question - why the breast child is not tight enough after feeding. If the newborn is on artificial or mixed nutrition, it is necessary to pour it. Suggest water from tea spoons between feeding.

Another reason why the child worries is not sleeping after feeding and crying greatly, there may be a dirty diaper. Watch out for its cleanliness and change in a timely manner, it will not only provide a calm dream, but also save the baby's skin from thenels.

Major external stimuli

Why does a two-week child sleeps after feeding? All newborns are present by moro syndrome - shuddering from sharp sounds. Loud music, television, phone call less worried kid than the physiological reaction of his body - shudder from sudden noise. The baby sharply spread the handles to the sides, squeezes the palms than and wakes up. Try to calm it with stroking or branding.

If Moro syndrome often manifests itself, at night you can use a diaper. Modern pediatricians do not recommend tight swaddling, referring to the fact that it limits the freedom of movements. However, the market now offers a large selection of lightning diapers. They do not throw movements, allow you to take a physiologically convenient position, but at the same time will not let the crumbs wake yourself.

Another reason for frequent crying is an inappropriate temperature. Often parents, wanting to make it better, overheat the baby. If the child often wakes up and sleeps after feeding at night, his cheeks blushed, and the head in the field of contact with a wet bed - indoors is very hot! It is better to do in the room cool, but the baby to wear a warmer. Fresh air contributes to strong and healthy sleep.

The children's body is very sensitive, immunity faster, so dry air in the room can cause the disease of the upper respiratory tract. Follow the humidity in the room, check the room more often, refuse the air conditioner and heaters. If the baby was born in winter, use a moisturizer or threshing wet diaper on the batteries.

Regular wet cleaning, Natural insolation is the best way to prophylaxize a cold, adenoids, rhinitis. Think about changes in the children's room - getting rid of carpets, soft toys, the porter and other gatherers of dust will only benefit. Dust can cause allergies, due to which even a two-week child climbs and does not sleep after feeding. In addition, the space from unnecessary things will be liberated.

Uncomfortable bed

The reason for children's crying may be an uncomfortable bed. If a monthly child is not very calmly sleeping after feeding, check whether it is quite comfortable in the crib. The first rule is a special orthopedic mattress. Do not save in this case, because low-quality mattress can serve poor service. Too soft will lead to the severity of the spine, and on an unnecessarily solid and a three-week child sleeps after feeding.

Remove the crib unnecessary objects. Toys, pillows, folded things - all this determine in another place at least for the time of night sleep. A set of children's bed is a soft sheet of natural fabrics and a blanket. You can lay a child in a special sleeping bag, if at night it is revealed.

Usually babies sleep on the back with bent legs. But it is constantly impossible to stay in one pose. The newborn can cry, because he has a rack of barrels or it is uncomfortable. Turn over the crumb on the other side, change the direction of the head so that it is turned to the side.

For the prevention of diseases such as Krivoshes and skull asymmetry, it is necessary to change the position of the head more often. Fix it with a roller alternately in different directions, lay the baby on the barrel to avoid laying out.

Carefully choose clothes for sleep. It should be soft, out of natural fabric, quite spacious. If the child sleeps without a diaper, put on him a boding or "man". Unlike the sliders, there are no rubber bands that push the gentle caller.

When all the above causes are tested and eliminated, and the baby continues to sleep badly, it is necessary to consult with a precipitated pediatrician. Perhaps the reason for crying is a developing disease and a baby in need of treatment.

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The situation when the child sleeps badly in the afternoon, familiar with most young parents. All this is manifested in different ways: someone from the children can not fall asleep, someone constantly wakes up, and someone does not sleep at all. Moms often apply the same method - they indicate and burn the newborn to exhaustion, and the child does not sleep anyway. There is nothing surprising in this, because kids can sleep badly for various reasons, and it is necessary to eliminate these reasons in different ways. Then the children sleep quietly, and parents spend much less forces and can relax.

The day's sleep in the child can also break, although it is necessary to kid no less than the night (see also :). Fit these violations to parents in most cases by way independently, without consulting a doctor

Why is the daytime dream for infant?

An adult man spends a third of life. Some do not allow themselves even this, considering that they are enough and less, because work is more important. Newborn baby needs to sleep much more. If an adult is fraught with chronic fatigue, reduced performance, lethargy, then the monthly kid will suffer stronger.

Everyone knows Babushkino statement that children in a dream are growing. Despite the fact that it is often said specifically for better supay, the share of truth in it is very high. Indeed, children and in a dream grow and develop, strengthen health. A little child, although he is not very actively moving, you need a lot of strength - in the new for him, he spends them more than adults. These forces are just restored in a dream. The more baby sleeps, the better his physical development is.

Strangely it sounds, but a psycho-emotional load in a newborn baby is also very tangible. If he spends enough time in a dream, then the psyche is formed strong and stable. When a child has a daily sleep problem, he will:

  • quickly tire
  • unnaturally excited and hyperactive (we recommend reading :);
  • often root due to weak immunity;
  • lag in mental and physical development.

The younger child, the more he needs time for sleep. From the duration and quality of sleep directly depends on how healthy the baby physically and mentally will be; That is why it is so important that during the day he is good and sleeping a lot.

How much should a day dream last?

There are no established mode of the day for newborn children. They give them the need for need and after feeding they most often fall asleep. It is difficult to talk about the duration of day sleep at such age, so it is here that we are talking about the total number of hours spent by a child for sleep per day. From birth and approximately 3 months old, children need to sleep 18-20 hours a day, that is, most of their lives. It is necessary to consider the fact that all children are different. For someone, it will be not enough for someone - a bit too much. Given the individuality, the specialists vary slightly a little and argue that the rate of daily sleep for an infant will be 16-20 hours.

In addition to orientation in numbers, the parents would be fine and watch their baby. The fact that he sleeps little can be concluded on some characteristic features:

  • the child is awakening 5 and more hours in a row;
  • the kid is constantly in an overexcited state, often crying and worries (we recommend reading :);
  • badly falls asleep, sleeps little and often wakes up;
  • the total number of hours per day spent by a child for sleep is 15 and less.

If there are one or all of the above signs, it becomes clear that the newborn problem has a dream. It is necessary to seek the cause (either independently, or with the help of a specialist), otherwise there is a big risk that the baby will begin health problems.


 It turns out, the infants can also be nervous and irritable. This behavior of crumbs clearly indicates that he will not soon. If it repeats systematically, you need to take action

The child sleeps badly in the afternoon: eliminating the problem

There may be several reasons for this. If you do not take into account the presence of any diseases in the baby (this is a completely different topic), then the most frequent can be listed as follows:

  • not finally formed the digestive system and intestinal microflora;
  • lack of day mode (recommend reading :);
  • hunger or thirst;
  • duchot and too high indoor air temperature;
  • wet diapers;
  • uncomfortable clothes or bed surface;
  • loud sounds and unnecessarily bright light.

The formation of a microflora of the bowl of the newborn is spent several months. In the process of this, the baby often has colic, pain, discomfort, gaziki accumulate. Of course, it is very important that mom even during pregnancy keeps a diet, but in any case some time has to live with it. To help the child, you can pour it with a dill driver, and after feeding 15-20 minutes to hold in a vertical position.

The unidentified day of the day is not very well affected by daylight. If the reason is only in this, then from the second month you can install the mode and the kid will be better to sleep.

From hunger or thirst for a crumb, it can be suddenly waking up, and not fall asleep until it feed him. Each mother knows that it is worth feeding the hungry crumb and he will immediately sleep safely.

Baby, even newborn, uncomfortable to sleep when the houses are very hot and stuffy. Pediatricians warn what is better when the room is cool, than hot. The optimal air temperature for sleep is 18-20 degrees, but not more than 22, and the humidity is 50-60%, maximum - 70.

Wet diapers and uncomfortable clothing - completely individual factors. There are children who absolutely not react to any inconvenience, and there are those who raise noise, barely described.

As for loud sounds and bright light, then often such things are not very noticeable for a newborn baby. Even if he does not react in any way, it is better to eliminate these factors so that they do not irritate the rapid nervous system. Let the whole day the child is in a calm cozy atmosphere.

The need for a day of day

About the day of the day everyone has long been known. It is unlikely that anyone will argue with the fact that if you follow the regime, you can solve and prevent many health problems, improve performance and go to the new quality of life.

The authoritative pediatrician Evgeny Komarovsky, as well as many other experts recommend as soon as possible to start teaching the child to the regime of the day. It is necessary to do it gradually, then very soon it will be possible to observe the first results. Of course, the newborn baby sleeps almost all the time, but from the second month he begins to walk a little, temporary intervals between meals and sleep increase. Now you can start adjusting the mode. It is important to do it systematically, that is, to lay the baby every day at the same time, then soon he will get used and will fall asleep without problems (naturally, provided that he is healthy). The adjusted mode will serve a large service and parents who will have the opportunity to relax, because the health and calm of the baby directly depend on the state of his mother.

The lack of day sleep badly affects health and general condition, as well as on the development of the child. Overwork and constant voltage can cause violations and night sleep, as the overexcited nervous system will not give the baby to sleep quietly and will still be disturbed during sleep during sleep. Children who do not sleep all day can sleep badly and restlessly at night, wake up without visible causes, and the next morning will be the same twisted and tired as the day before after a long saturated day.