What affects the sleep time of newborn babies?

Many parents are troubled by the sleep time of their babies. The sleep time of babies is almost reversed day and night. Babies usually sleep during the day and cry at night. The normal daily sleep time of each newborn is also different. Some babies sleep for a short time. As long as the baby is in good mental state, there is no need to worry even if the sleep time is short. As the baby develops, the baby's sleep time will gradually shorten. Newborns spend most of the time sleeping, sleeping 18 to 22 hours a day. It is a physiological need for babies to sleep more. The brain and nervous system of newborns are in the development stage and have not yet developed fully, so the brain is easily fatigued and sleeps more. Many parents do not grasp the sleep time of their babies. Let's talk about how to grasp the sleep time of newborn babies.

1. The following analyzes the causes of reversed sleeping schedules in infants.

1) Inability to adapt to the environment: Some children cannot adapt to the natural environment and have their day and night reversed. He sleeps when his parents work during the day, and "works" when his parents rest at night. If you pick up the child and play with him, the crying will stop. For this type of child, some sedatives can be used to adjust the rest and sleep time, and if necessary, a child health doctor should be asked for some guidance.

2) Improper sleep schedule: Some children cannot get up in the morning and take a nap at 2-3 pm, or they take a nap too early and fall asleep early at night. When they wake up in the middle of the night, they cry if no one is there to play with them. These children can be woken up earlier in the morning, and their nap time can be adjusted appropriately. They should not go to bed between 4pm and 7pm, so that they can feel sleepy at night and sleep soundly until dawn.

3) Insufficient exercise during the day: Some children do not exercise enough during the day and refuse to fall asleep at night and cry constantly. These children should increase their activity level during the day so that they will be tired and fall asleep peacefully at night.

2. How to solve the problem of babies’ reversed sleep schedules The above introduces the reasons for babies’ reversed sleep schedules, and the following provides some suggestions.

1) Make a daily schedule for your baby and implement it;

2) Let your baby play as much as possible during the day, reduce the nap time, or do not let your baby take a nap too late.

3) It is best to change the bathing time to half an hour to an hour before bedtime, so that the baby can relax and fall asleep easily;

4) Check whether the baby is full, the diaper is dry, and whether the baby is feeling unwell, and then make a sleep adjustment plan for the baby;

5) Adjust the time when your baby drinks milk. The method is to increase the amount of milk the baby drinks before going to bed; when the baby cries for milk in the middle of the night, you can use boiled water instead of milk to slowly get rid of the baby's habit of drinking milk in the middle of the night; increase the concentration of the last milk before going to bed.

3. Notes

Parents should understand the general patterns of sleep, but don't expect their children to follow them. Almost all babies do nothing but eat, drink, defecate and urinate, and sleep. But not every baby needs the same amount of sleep. Newborn babies, because they have just been born into this strange world and their sleep regulation function is not yet mature, may have a reversed day and night sleep pattern.