When do children start sleeping all night without waking up?

Frequent waking up at night babies in infancy worry many young parents. However, having learned more about the features of the sleep of young children, it becomes clear why the crumb sleeps just like that and when to expect the baby to sleep all night.

All the kids are different - some are calm by nature, others are very energetic and active, the third is difficult to hold back and they quickly get annoyed, the fourth ones are unsure and slow. And this can not affect children's sleep. But, if parents will take into account the temperament of the baby, they will be able to better understand the crumbs and influence the infant's sleep, as well as competently compose the rituals of laying.

Depending on the temperament, some children can relax before falling asleep and fall asleep on their own, while others do not. One of the children wakes up from a wet diaper, while the sleep of other babies is not a hindrance. If we take into account the sensitivity of the baby to extraneous sounds, temperature and other irritants, it will be easier to put the baby on for the night.

This question is solved individually, since there are many reasons for the baby to wake up and each has its own. Newborn babies rarely sleep more than 3-4 hours in a row, so expecting no sleep from such babies all night. Very rarely the tots immediately after birth delight their parents with a long night's sleep, but this is rather the exception.

Many babies begin to sleep longer at night from 6 months of age. If the day regimen is set correctly, then they sleep without awakening for 5-6 hours, waking up in the morning for feeding. Parents who have endured a period of colic, various diseases, weaning from night feeding and teething, can finally sleep peacefully all night.

Most often, the newborn baby wakes up to eat, because breast milk is very quickly digested. However, in addition to hunger, young children have such problems that affect their sleep:

• Colic - they often disturb the sleep of babies younger than 3 months;
• Cutting teeth - such a cause of problems with nighttime sleep appears after 3 months;
• Wet diaper;
• Runny nose;
• Very loud sounds;
• Hyper tone of the arms and legs - the baby may wake up due to his own body movements;
• Neurological diseases.

Sleep of any person is divided into several types:

1. Fast. He is active, so during such a dream, parents notice how the baby smiles, makes faces or frowns, and his eyelids are trembling.It is during such a dream that a person sees dreams, and the brain at this time processes the information that he received during the day. Waking up during fast sleep is easiest.
2. Slow. He is calm and deep. It is during this sleep that the immunity is strengthened, the body grows and the person rests, and it is more difficult for him to wake up. Slow sleep has 4 stages, among which there is a more superficial sleep and a deeper one.

Fast sleep in a newborn baby takes about half the time - out of 16 hours of sleep per day, about 8 children are in fast sleep. If the baby is premature, then fast sleep can be up to 90% of the total sleep duration. That's why babies wake up so often.

Over time, the proportion of slow sleep increases and the baby begins to wake up less frequently. By the age of two from 13 hours of sleep per day, fast sleep is about 4.5 hours, and by the age of 14 it is about 1 hour.

In adults, the duration of REM sleep is up to 20%, the rest of the time a person is in the phase of slow sleep. Since the parent's sleep mode is very different from the infant's sleep, this leads to sleep deprivation. In addition, during the day, adults are often busy with different things and do not have the opportunity to take a nap. And if the baby sleeps in a separate room, then the mother, who has risen to the baby, finally wakes up at night, which violates her sleep pattern.

Studies have shown that when she is awakened at the time of a quick sleep (and he most often happens in the evening, when the pussy wakes up to refresh itself), mom is worse at dealing with daily activities during the day. It is harder for her to concentrate and prioritize matters.

• So that the baby could distinguish the daytime sleep from the nighttime, during the day it should be laid elsewhere. In this day you need to lay the baby with the windows open (without curtains), and at night - in the dark.
• Help your baby get used to different sounds, then he will wake up less because of someone's conversation or steps.
• If the baby is “confused day and night,” help him return to normal. Do not allow overexcitement in the evening, and while bathing before bedtime add medicinal herbs to the water (in the absence of allergies).
• For a baby, it is extremely important to follow the same ritual of falling asleep every day. Therefore, try to work out your order of action and not violate it.
• Laying the baby to sleep with the breast is very convenient for the mother, but this habit can prevent the baby from sleeping soundly. The child who woke up at night cannot understand where her mother’s breast has gone and is very upset. You can re-lay it only with your chest. To avoid such problems, the chest should be taken from the mouth of the infant who has not fallen asleep when he ate.
• It is necessary to try not to miss the time when the baby is already tired enough and wants to fall asleep. If you do not help the baby to fall asleep, the child will overwork, fall asleep more difficult and will sleep more restlessly.
• A good microclimate in the room will contribute to a good sleep for the child. The room must be checked, and the humidity set in the range of 50-60%.
• For a good night’s sleep, a positive family environment is important. If the relationship between the parents has deteriorated, it is not necessary to expect from a crumb of restful sleep.