What to do if your 13-month-old baby has short sleep time

A 13-month-old baby is already a big kid compared to those newborns. But many of these older children are also the focus of our attention. In life, the physical health of 13-month-old babies is something we need to care about. In order to have good health, a good sleep time is something we need to understand. Some children just sleep too little. So what should we do if a 13-month-old baby sleeps too little? Let’s see what authoritative experts say.

1. First of all, the child’s weight gain is normal. The child eats and sleeps, sleeps and eats, and it seems that the child does not eat very well, nor sleeps well. This situation is generally seen in too many feedings. Especially at night, if the child is fed immediately after waking up, the child's entire digestive function will always be in a working state, so the sleep depth is not enough and he will wake up very easily. This habit is not conducive to the child's growth hormone secretion or growth and development, so the number of night feedings must be appropriately limited.

2. Generally speaking, after a baby is 3 months old, it is enough to feed him 2 to 3 times at night, or even less. If the baby does not wake up, there is no need to wake him up to feed him. If he wakes up, there should be a gap of 5 to 6 hours. If your baby wakes up and wants to feed, try other comforting methods first, such as using warm hands to stroke his arms, tummy, or legs. At the same time, do not turn on the lights, and gently comfort your child with words or lullabies. Many children can automatically enter the next sleep cycle when the sleep cycle changes, and do not need to be fed.

3. If the child is fed every time the sleep cycle changes, it will form a biological clock for the child, which means that the child will feed frequently at night. Therefore, the result of comforting the child by making him not need to breastfeed will prolong the time the child spends breastfeeding, so in the end it will only take two or three feedings at night, and the child will gradually sleep better. This development trend is very good. The sleep time span is getting longer and longer, and the baby does not need to seek milk every time he wakes up. The child will develop better and better.

4. If you use breastfeeding to coax your baby, and feed him with a nipple or bottle every time he wakes up, the situation will get worse and worse. The child will get less and less sleep, which will affect his growth and development.

What should I do if my 13-month-old baby has short sleep time? Through the above content, we have learned some knowledge about baby's sleep time. In addition to understanding this knowledge, we should also cultivate good eating and daily habits in children in life, and avoid eating spicy, raw and cold foods. Finally, I wish our baby to be healthy and happy and live a happy life!