How to put the baby to sleep without motion sickness

A newborn baby after birth usually gives mom some rest. As a rule, in the first days of life, the child is calm, eats well, pees and poops. After the first month of life, when the first colic, discomfort and whims appear, the peace disappears and sleepless nights and days begin. Very often, because of pain in the tummy and other problems, the child's sleep is disturbed, and it is no longer so easy to lay down. Moms find a way out - they rock the crumbs. When a baby is in a state of a pendulum, he falls asleep more easily and quickly. But the child grows, develops, matures and still requires motion sickness before bedtime. It is not difficult to rock the newborn baby. But shaking a one-year-old child into 10 kilograms of weight is quite difficult, even for a few minutes. That is why mothers sooner or later come to the decision that the child should be weaned off. But how to do this, if the baby slept all his life that way?

Why babies love motion sickness

Smooth wiggle is the physiological state of the child. While still in the womb, the child feels the smooth movements of the mother when walking. That is why motion sickness has a calming effect on a child.

Another reason for the child's trembling attitude to motion sickness is the proximity of the mother. Often the baby does not need pendulum movements. He associates motion sickness with a mother's arms, and breast closeness as a source of food. When mom is near and shakes, it is safe, warm and soft.

Often, the child develops a clear habit, which suggests that if you rock the baby you need to sleep, if you don't rock the baby you need to be awake. It is the fault of the parents themselves. From an early age, you need to show the child that there are a lot of other ways of going to bed.

How to prepare a child for sleep

To put the child to sleep without motion sickness, you need to prepare him for bed. The baby is unlikely to fall asleep immediately with the new rules that you set. To reduce the resistance of the crumbs, it must be prepared. Namely - “exhaust” so that he falls asleep at the touch of his head with a pillow. How to do it?

Large wakefulness gap. If the child woke up three hours ago, he is unlikely to want to sleep again (if this is not the child of the first months of life). It is very important to withstand a large period of wakefulness before bedtime. If the child sleeps twice a day, at least four hours should pass between the last and the night's sleep. If the baby sleeps once a day, then 5-6 hours. This will ensure sufficient fatigue of the baby, and he will fall asleep faster, regardless of how he lay. It is necessary to go to bed strictly at a certain time - a clear schedule produces a mode in which it becomes easier to fall asleep.

1. Walking Any mother knows how well the child falls asleep after long walks in the fresh air. Right before bedtime, take a couple of hours to walk with your child in a stroller on the street. But do not let him sleep at this time. Take away the crumbs with leaves, dogs, etc.
2. Massage. Massage will help relieve fatigue and relax. If you ever received a course of professional massage, for sure you know how long and soundly babies sleep after these procedures. We do not tell you that you need to carry a child to a specialist.Mom can make a light relaxing massage herself. Spread out the diaper, lubricate the skin of the baby with massage cream or oil, gently massage first the feet and legs with light movements, then the palms and hands, then the chest, abdomen and back, at the end with the accurate movements of the neck. After the massage you need to go to the water treatments.
3. Cool bath. There is an opinion that for a good sleep a child needs to be bathed in hot water. They say that the baby is aching and quickly falls asleep after warm water. This is true, but he does not sleep in such a state for long - just a couple of hours. To ensure the child and home a normal sleep, the baby needs to be bathed in lukewarm water. At a temperature of 34-35 degrees, the baby tries to move more and, accordingly, spends more energy. And when he gets warm in warm diapers after bathing, he falls asleep for 5-6 hours. And, as a rule, he falls asleep in any position - he does not require a baby in motion.
4. Satiety of the stomach. Well, who wants to sleep on an empty stomach? At bedtime, the baby must be well fed. This will not only help him fall asleep faster, but also allow him to sleep longer - both for the child and for the mother.
5. Eliminate the annoying factor. It is very important to provide the child with a peaceful sleep so that he can fall asleep without motion sickness If the child has colic - massage the tummy, give a cure for bloating, do gymnastics for the discharge of gas. If a child is teething - give the child to chew on special rubber toys, lubricate the gums with soothing ointment. In addition, there should be no noise at home, bright light should not frighten the baby during sleep. By removing all the irritants, you can significantly improve the quality of sleep of the child.

These are 6 simple steps that you need to perform every night before going to bed. They will help you to lay down the child quickly and sleep through for a long time.

How to lay a baby without motion sickness

If a tired baby still does not want to fall asleep without motion sickness, there are a lot of tricks that can put a child on your rules.

1. Immediately fall asleep without motion sickness, the child can not. Therefore, to bring the baby to a new way of laying should be gradually. First try to rock the baby not by standing, but sitting on the sofa. It will be so much easier for you - less strain on your back. Then the rocking motion should be gradually reduced, reaching the moment when the baby can fall asleep just in your arms, without rocking.
2. As an intermediate stage of motion sickness, you can use a large ball for gymnastics - fitball. You can sit on it, swaying slightly. The load on the back of the mother in this case is small.
3. Instead of wiggling, you can gently pat the child on the pope. Such movements imitate rocking and soothe the baby.
4. If the child is big enough and understands everything, you can give him a favorite toy. After all, often the baby requires motion sickness because it does not feel safe and warm. And if you take a good friend, a bear or a hare, to the crib, the child will feel more relaxed.
5. Sometimes, instead of motion sickness, you can use a regular mobile on the bed. Toys slowly spinning to calm music, the baby watches them and, as a rule, slowly falls asleep.
6. Some children fall asleep to certain monotonous sounds. This may be a working hair dryer or vacuum cleaner, as well as classical music.
7. To put a small child to sleep without motion sickness, he needs to “twist” a small nest. The fact is that in the womb it was warm, comfortable and cramped. And the open space of the mattress scares the child and he feels uneasy.Cover the baby with a blanket so that there is a kind of cocoon around him - the baby will feel calmer. But be careful that the blanket does not fall on the face and does not close his breath.
8. If the baby simply lacks your presence, you can put the baby in your bed. At this point, he does not need motion sickness, because the mother is so close. When the crumb falls asleep, you can put it in your crib or leave next to you if you practice sleeping together.
9. If you put a child near and give him a breast (or bottle), he will soon fall asleep, and he will not need rocking either.
10. Some tots fall asleep very quickly if you scratch their backs.
11. Sing a lullaby or a simple quiet song to your child. The mother's voice usually calms the child, and he quickly falls asleep.

These are simple, but time-tested ways to help you lay down the baby without motion sickness.

Comfortable sleeping conditions

Separately, it must be said about the air temperature in the room where the baby sleeps. If the room is warm or hot, the child’s sleep will be disturbed. Best of all, children and adults sleep in a cool room. The air temperature in the room should be 18-23 degrees heat. The upper permissible limit of air temperature is 25 degrees, the lower is 16 degrees.

It is very important to repeat every day the ritual that prepares the child for sleep. For example, a walk, massage, bathing, eating, reading books, stroking the back and sleeping. The baby must understand that after one action there is another, everything is in order and invariably ends up going to bed.

If you are determined to wean the child from the habit of falling asleep with motion sickness - do not back down from your decision. If, after another tantrum, you take pity, again take the child in your arms, the pussy will understand that the tears still act, and may begin to manipulate you in this way. Understand - you are not mocking a child, forcing him to do what he cannot.You can fall asleep without motion sickness - this is normal. But it will take a long time to learn this - perhaps not a day or two. Having decided to take such a step, you will simply fall asleep for the first time until the baby acquires a new habit. Understand the child can not sleep - this is his physiological need. Sooner or later he will fall asleep without motionlessness. Remember, a child needs a happy mom with a healthy back!

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