What to do if your baby wakes up when you put him in bed

For parents of newborns, having a child changes their lives dramatically. Their lives will be more centered around the baby. There may be a period of time when the baby wakes up when put into the bed. This is because the baby lacks a sense of security. Since the baby has stayed in the mother's belly for ten months, he has a natural dependence on the mother and will cry as soon as he leaves the mother's arms.

Reason 1: Instinctive needs

When a newborn baby leaves the comfortable and peaceful womb of his mother and comes into this world, he will lack a sense of security. Only by returning to his mother's arms can the baby feel warm, stable and secure. This is a normal psychological need of the baby and also an instinctive need, especially for young babies. If a baby refuses to fall asleep until being held, it is undoubtedly a way of emphasizing that he or she desperately wants the love and care of his or her parents.

Reason 2: Bad habits

Some parents are too doting on their babies. They hold them in their arms all day long since they are born. Gradually, the babies develop the habit of not being willing to fall asleep until they are held. The baby’s family can’t stand hearing the baby cry, and insists that the confinement nanny hold the baby while he sleeps. You know, the baby’s life routine, daily habits, and character formation all depend on the guidance and training of the parents. Therefore, many times it is not that the baby is too noisy, but that you did not cultivate good habits for the baby from the beginning and were too accommodating. In this case, you can’t blame the baby.

1. Give your baby a full sense of security

Before the baby is born, he or she is warmed by the amniotic fluid for 10 months, staying and squeezing in the narrow uterus, which makes him or her feel particularly safe! (This is why newborns need to be wrapped in a swaddle as soon as they are born to prevent them from being frightened.) Therefore, when the baby finally falls asleep in the warm arms of an adult, and you quietly let go of your arms and put him on the bed (even if your movements are very gentle), it will feel like falling from a height. The feeling of not being able to hold or see something really makes babies feel insecure!

Therefore, even if the baby is placed on the bed after falling asleep, the confinement nanny or the mother should often touch the baby and not let him feel lonely! Of course, you can also let your baby sleep in a smaller space, such as a cradle or stroller, or you can place a bed guard and curtains around the crib.