It is a million dollar question! How can a baby sleep the entire night? According to a recent research by the National Sleep Foundation, around 70 percent of the babies have sleep disorders. Initially, it is almost entirely impossible that your baby will not wake you up at night. In order for parents to get a full night sleep, they will have to train the baby to sleep.
Causes of disruption
Experts recommend that feeding during night time actually intervenes with the natural process of a human body. One of the main causes of sleep disruption is constant feeding at night. In order to get the baby sleep, many new mothers find it effective and easy to feed the baby. It helps initially but destroys the sound sleeping habits. The baby gets accustomed to the feed and wakes up after every one or two hours.
While, it is necessary to feed the baby at night, the less feed the better for the baby. It is best to feed a child, before you go to sleep. Most effective is feeding at the exact same time every night. Remember! A baby cannot distinguish between days and nights. Feeding a baby at the exact time before you sleep provides their body a clue that it is the regular feeding time. Soon, they will learn to expect food at a time before the sleep and not during the nights.
Ssshhh, Quiet!
Another viable and time proven technique is making sure that your house is quite at night. It will make the baby differentiate between the day and night times. Even a more effective method is to take your baby to bed with you early at night. It doesn't matter if the baby doesn't sleep but putting the lights off and just laying down with the baby will help develop its senses to daily bed times. Considering these techniques, parent should not be overly cautious. Now it doesn't mean that you stop feeding the baby. Your baby might need to feed several times at night but try to get rid of the tendency. It is a sure remedy for the sleepless nights.
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