How to teach babies to distinguish day and night

The article was consulted professionally by Master, Dr Vu Quoc Anh – Pediatrician – Pediatrics – Newborn Department – Share99 Da Nang International Health Hub.

Newborns up to one month of age almost sleep around the clock and only wake up to feed (every 2-3 hours). Because it is ins distinguishable day and night, babies can sleep during the day and wake up more at night (8-9 hours during the day and about 8 hours at night).

1. Why babies stay up at night

Some babies have a habit of staying up at night right from within the womb. The mother is perfectly aware of this when she notices that the baby is trampling more in the abdomen at night. In the first few days after birth, the mother cannot immediately change this habit of the baby, but can only start teaching when the baby is two weeks old.

Parents can apply the instructions below to help their child create the right bedtime routine.

day

  • Let your baby function, play and enjoy
  • Talk and sing to your child while breastfeeding
  • Make sure the bedroom is plenty of light during the day
  • Give your child moderate exposure to normal sounds during the day such as televisions, radios, washing machines…
  • If you're sucking and you're asleep, wake up gently

How to teach babies to distinguish day and night

During the day, let your baby be active, play and enjoy

night

  • Keep quiet and quiet when breastfeeding at night, feeding your baby at night in your baby's room helps to shorten meal times and make them realize that the night meal will be different from a daytime meal
  • Keep the room dark (can leave the night light soft) and quiet, do not talk to the baby. During the day, playing and chatting with after eating can be very good, but at night, it is recommended to apply a gentle pat on the baby. Try to spend the day playing
  • Teach your child to realize that at night it is time to sleep at the age of 2 weeks, it should not be too late, it will be difficult for the child to get into the crease
  • Respond to your baby's requirements quickly whenever she cries, pats and feeds her as soon as she can.
  • Put your baby to bed when he is sleepy but still awake

2. Practice your child's sleep habits on time

The first 3-4 months is the right time to help your baby form a good night'ssleep , this is also the time when he can sleep on his own without the help of an adult and she will not have difficulty getting her to sleep again or wake her up.

Apply the habit of putting the baby to bed when drowsy but still awake for the first 3-4 months of life. This helps the baby to form a habit of not waiting for his mother to lull him to sleep at night.

Babies sleep day and night

Apply the habit of putting your baby to bed when drowsy but still awake in the first 3-4 months of life

Lulling the baby to sleep by swaying or breastfeeding is not wrong, however this action will form the habit of the baby only sleeping when he is swayed by his parents or breastfeeded by his mother. Or if the baby sleeps rough in the room then suddenly wakes up in the cod in the middle of the night, he will cry because he does not understand what is happening.

Sleep biology clocks in babies are programmed for babies to wake up at night. This is to ensure that the baby is fully nutritious in the period of need for growth and development. Therefore, during the first 3-4 months of life, you need to be fed by your mother and lulled to sleep at night. However, during this period, the sleeping habits and rhythm of the baby mature quickly. Parents can take advantage of this time of change to give children a habit of sleeping well.

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Master. Dr Vu Quoc Anh has nearly 10 years of experience as an inpatient and treating doctor at Hue Central Health Hub and Da Nang Obstetrics and Gynecology Health Hub. Currently, he is a Pediatrician at Share99 Da Nang International Health Hub.

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SEE MORE:

  • How does your baby stay up at night?
  • Sleep needs of babies from birth to 4 years old
  • Some ways to help prevent children from getting startled when sleeping

About: John Smith

b1ffdb54307529964874ff53a5c5de33?s=90&r=gI am the author of Share99.net. I had been working in Vinmec International General Hospital for over 10 years. I dedicate my passion on every post in this site.

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