Baby sleep and breastfeeding

Feeding your baby to sleep, where is the problem?

You gave your baby a bath, you put him in pajamas and you have hummed a lullaby. You are now both sitting in a quiet room and quietly watching your baby suckle. It does not take long to fall asleep. You drop it gently in his bed, turned off the light and you leave the room. When he wakes up three hours later, you give it back to him the breast and falls asleep immediately.
This is the same ritual every night and this is the problem! Breastfeed your baby to sleep is certainly an enjoyable habit for both of you. But if your baby starts to suckle need to sleep, start small and big hassle ...
All babies seem waking up several times at night. Most go back to sleep without a problem. If you're used to breastfeed your baby to sleep, then collect it also to sleep in at night. It is easier to breastfeed your baby during the night if you are a follower of co-sleeping, Nocturnal awakenings may be more frequent for both.

Breastfeeding and sleep

The breastfed babies take longer to take sleep patterns than bottle-fed. The explanation is simple: breast milk is easier to digest than milk powder. Babies breastfed then hunger faster and wake up more often.

The baby feeds for both food and reassurance. It therefore combines fast feeding and sleep. So, if you establish a ritual of breastfeeding your baby sleepHe will not try to find another way to fall asleep.

Change your habits

Does this mean it that you should never feed your baby to sleep? Of course not. Breastfeed your baby to sleep is a wonderful experience. But it must be occasional and not repeat all night. Why not make a part of your nursing Bedtime ? In this case, breastfeeding your baby soon enough. In this way, it does not directly associate this part of the bedtime sleep.
After feeding your baby, read him a story, humming a song to him or change his diaper one last time. If you split breastfeeding and sleep, even for a few minutes, your baby will not feel the need to suck to sleep.

Help baby to sleep alone

If your baby is already associated with feeding and sleep, do not despair. It is never too late to start giving him sleep habits. Here are some tips to help your baby learn to fall asleep alone:
• Separate feeding of bedtime nourishing your baby earlier in the evening.
• Feed your baby early bedtime, or reduce the duration of the last feed at night.

Remember that these changes relate to bedtime. Once your baby starts s'endormir seul the evening, he was able also to calm down and go back to sleep without your help during the night.

Improve sleep nursing mothers

The ideal is that you can sleep suit your needs (not always easy, admittedly!). Ask your partner for help during nighttime feedings. It is not because you are breastfeeding you should be the one to get up at night!
Some alternatives:
• Your milk before you go to bed. And your partner can get up at night and give a bottle of breast milk to your baby.
• Pull your milk in another room as your baby's room. Back to bed while your partner will be responsible for feeding at night. Ten minutes may be enough to express your milk while feeding, changing and rocking your baby to sleep on can take a lot longer.

If breastfeeding your baby can be a wonderful experience, sleep disturbances are also a reality. You can absolutely breastfeed your baby at night both. By doing so, you will help your baby to take good sleep habits with his father and his mother as he held then for the rest of his life.

Why does my baby wakes up he middle of the night?

Sleep patterns of babies can be affected by many factors: illness, vacation or change their habits. Reasons related to development also explain why babies who were heavy sleepers suddenly begin waking up at night from the age of 6 and 10 months (Teeth that will soon leave for example).




If your baby begins to wake up at night, ask yourself a few questions:
1 - Try to determine the reason for the alarm: it is not to be found in his room? Is it, for example, colder at night? Your new neighbors they leave an outside light lit which interferes with your baby used to the dark to sleep?
Dress your baby warmer or equip the bedroom window of a blackout blind.

2 - Its awakenings are not they following an illness or a vacation? Perhaps they also coincide with a stage in its development? If your baby has acquired, for example, a new skill, such as walking on all fours : He might want to take advantage of every opportunity to exercise, even at night. Other babies are standing in their bed, but then are unable to extend themselves.

The golden rule to respond to these awakenings is to have a consistent approach. Do not change suddenly, for example, Bedtime or how you fall asleep your baby. Continue to act as you do for several weeks. This will help your baby making his nights againOnce this temporary problem solved. Rituals soothe babies, do not forget!
The problem persists? Read our article on the different approaches sleep disturbances .

Help your twins sleep together in their stall

It seems that twins multiplied by two concerns and good times. For bedtime, keep sleeping, it will certainly be much of a hassle, especially during their first few weeks at home. Here are some tips to help you:

Lay your two babies at the same time

It is always a good idea to sleep your two children at the same time to help them develop a healthy sleep pattern - and to let you relax a little! If your children do their naps or go to bed at different times, it is likely that the two, or both, wakes up to a point, thus preventing you from relaxing.

Set up a soothing bedtime ritual

From their 6 or 8 weeks, you can already create a bedtime ritual. A calm and soothing ritual such as a warm bath, a story, and a few minutes of hugs and quiet conversation will help your baby fall asleep. If you follow your ritual, your babies quickly learn to recognize the normal signal bedtime.

Try swaddling your baby

The centuries-old custom of swaddling, which is comfortably wrap each of your baby in a blanket or cotton lining their sleeping bag, can help them feel safe and ready for sleep. Some babies love it, others do not: try and see!

Lay your little love when they are drowsy but not fully asleep

Help them learn to fall asleep alone leaving them in their bed, sleepy, rather than waiting until they fall asleep before bedtime.

Lay your kids in the same bed

The twins were reassured when they touch, physical contact near the calm. It is then possible to extend small on the back, in the same direction, ensconced in their respective sleeping bag. From about 3 months, when they grow up, it may be easier to separate. Make sure they can still see each other when they are installed in each bed.

Take care of the baby calmer first

If one of your children cry a lot, and the other is rather quiet, you might want to take care of the screaming first. But before you focus on what little noisy, make sure the quietest is comfortable and properly installed. Most twins or triplets does not seem disturbed by the cries of their brothers or sisters, even if they sleep in the same bed.

Are you the idea that your twins or triplets will make their night when they are ready

The quality of sleep your child often depends on their weight, not their age. The twins make their night and at about the same age. Fraternal twins may have against by sleep rhythms independent, especially if they are of different size. To help you relax, you can try the following trick: when a baby wakes up to eat, also stimulate each other to feed them both at the same time. It is a bit tricky but it helps parents to stay calm!

How can I help my child to sleep alone?

You can help your child to fall asleep alone in creating an enabling environment so that sleep comes to him naturally. If you wait for the right time, usually between 3 and 6 months, and pay attention to the sleeping environment, must be able to fall asleep alone.

It's like learning to crawl. If you always take your child in your arms, it will never have the opportunity to discover how to move alone. To sleep, it's the same thing! If you fall asleep still giving him the breast or bottle or rocking, it will never get to sleep alone.



How to help fall asleep?

We must prepare the ground, setting up of two elements:

• Regular bedtime hours to start the internal clock of your baby. So naturally he will feel tired at regular times.
• A bedtime ritual for him to understand that it is time to sleep. This involves quiet activities as a bain hot, and, once he is in bed, a story, a song, a hug and a kiss.

When the ritual is complete, place your baby in bed drowsy but not yet asleep. Most babies will sleep without challenge. For others, it will take more time, especially for older children who have hitherto been accustomed to sleep with a feeding or arms.


If you wish, you can make a single stroke, leaving him with a "Good Night" and waiting behind the door, to watch from time to time.
Or you can go step by step: you sit next to his bed at the beginning and over the night, you leave a little (one night, you stay in the middle of the room, the next day you stay close to the door, etc.).

For more tips, read our article on sleep disturbances.

If your baby has a habit of falling asleep during breastfeeding or a bottle in your arms, you will have as you wake up gently before putting it in his bed. Or, if you see it begin to fall prey to sleep during feeding, shorten the meal and start the bedtime ritual before going to bed.

Some believe that we should not wake a sleeping baby, but keep back from it all. Wake your sleeping baby may seem like a complete idiot (especially if you fall asleep and also you still have a million things to do before you go to bed), but if you are considering something in the long term, it is worth sorry for your baby finally falls asleep alone.

What to do if your baby can not do?
Take a step back and try to understand why. It may be too young and has not the ability to soothe himself (as a child of three months spent hours lying on the living room floor and yet is not able to do four legs). In this case, wait a few days, weeks or even months before trying again.


Perhaps it is too tired, and too upset to manage sleep alone. Try to go to bed earlier. Finally, analyze the situation, you give him the opportunity to really fall asleep alone or ruez you to his room to comfort him at the slightest noise?

Keep your goal in mind
If all this sounds difficult, keep in mind the long-term benefit. If he manages to fall asleep on his own, he will be able to sit for longer periods of time and go back to sleep if he wakes at night. This will allow to have all the necessary rest to grow and flourish.

In addition, falling asleep alone is an essential skill that will not only benefit your child at bedtime. He will learn to calm down in other situations, when you are at work, for example, when you leave the room momentarily or when it is in a bad mood.

How many hours of sleep does my baby need?

Waking during the night is natural. It is our sleep cycle at all, including toddlers. The normal rhythm of sleep consists of cycles of levels of sleep: drowsiness, light sleep, to dream (REM sleep) and sleep. And vice versa dreams in light sleep to drowsiness and so on. Each cycle lasts about 1:30, and adults and children achieve an average of 5 cycles of sleep per night.


We do not remember waking up because no one wakes up halfway. After that, we turn, we hold on our pillow and falls asleep. If you shoot sleeping, you can see these moments of awakening at regular intervals during the night. It really wakes up completely if you realize that something is wrong, as the smell of smoke, your baby coughs or if your pillow is dropped.

The sleep pattern of newborn

Babies need more sleep than adults. On average, infants less than 3 months sleep twice as much as their parents, but half of their sleep will be during the day.

Very young babies do not sleep long hours at a time because they need to wake up to eat regularly. Up to 3 months, babies have sleep-wake cycles throughout the day and longest night. The duration of these cycles varies greatly between each child, but on average, your child will sleep two hours straight the day, and 4 to 6 hours on the night.

The rate of infant sleep more than 3 months

Between 3 months and 1 year, your baby will sleep gradually less during the day and night.
At 3 months he sleeps twice during the day and night. At 6 months, most children sleep 12 hours at night, interspersed with a few revivals possible, and make two long naps during the day.

To 12 months, many little ones are still sleeping 12-14 hours a day, including a nap during the day. During the second year, the nap will decrease gradually to stop its 3, 4 years.

Manage your baby naps.

Proper management of your child naps may be the key to his sleeping habits. If your toddler is his nap later in the day, he may sleep well at night. Let him make his major naps in the early morning and afternoon. When he is older, keep the nap in the early afternoon, just after lunch, so that the awakening of the nap is not too close to

Understanding your baby's sleep

Sleep stages

Babies go through many different stages during sleep, as well as adults. Drowsiness, light sleep, to dream and deep sleep. And vice versa dreams in light sleep to drowsiness, and so on. Phase of dreams is also called REM sleep. Adults and children achieve an average of 5 cycles of sleep per night.

REM sleep

These sleep stages are visible in the baby long before he comes into the world. Dreams appear during the sixth or seventh month of pregnancy.
You can easily distinguish a sleep filled with dreams of a quiet sleep, without dreams, in your infant. When he dreams, his eyes move in all directions under her eyelids and the rest of the body is motionless, except for a few occasional hiccups, and his breathing is irregular.

Newborns dream more than adults. The REM sleep represents 25% of adults. According to Dr. Richard Ferber, an American expert, fetuses spend 80% of their sleep time in REM, and once born, 50%. This rate drops to 33% at the age of 3 years and 25% between 10 and 14 years. And we think that REM sleep is an important integration experiences. It is therefore important for a growing baby and growing.

Quiet sleep

Phase of quiet sleep, without dreams, your baby is breathing deeply and regularly. It can even heave a sigh. It is almost immobile, and can sometimes make a sucking sound with his mouth or jump. These small sudden movements of the body are known as bursts of hypnagogic and are completely normal. They occur in older children and adults too, often just when we fall asleep. This phase appears quiet sleep fitfully in the newborn rather than regular phase as children or adults. During the first months of life, this phase will become more consistent and bursts disappear.

Why dream is so important

Your baby wakes up naturally between each sleep cycle, probably 5 times a night. It is rare that the change cycle and match your waking cycle change. Can be drawn from a deep sleep or dream. Such a revival is very unpleasant, unlike a soft and natural awakening between each cycle. It can leave us disoriented and "off base" for all the next day, especially when you've been awake dreaming.

How lack of sleep affects us?

Lack of sleep can make you confused, disoriented and irritable. The consequences are felt to work (if your maternity leave is over) but also at home. You may feel anger toward your toddler, making him responsible for your fatigue. The limits of your patience have been greatly exceeded, you get upset more easily. The atmosphere at home can become tense and painful.

Manage the lack of sleep

Studies have shown that if you are deprived of sleep, you will dream more sleep the first opportunity you find. Indeed, research has shown that in case of prolonged sleep deprivation, the subject eventually hallucinating, this is a desperate attempt to dream.

A good way to combat the lack of sleep is to seize every opportunity to catch his sleep (and dreams!) During the day. If possible, make several short naps every day. Brace yourself on the baby naps as soon as possible!

What to do when baby refuses to nap

The sleep rhythm of each child is unique. Some babies sleep more during the day, others at night. Almost all babies are napping. Most infants are 3 naps per day, some rather two longer naps. From 1 year, many toddlers do more than nap a day (usually in the afternoon).

Some tips for that baby gets enough sleep during the day.

• Establish a ritual. A ritual helps your child understand what will happen. It also allows you to know what time of day your child is usually tired, hungry, when he wants to play. You do not need to have strict rituals and watch the clock! Just make sure that certain things happen at about the same time each day. You will both rhythm.

• Let your child sleep in the same place.Ideally, it would need a nap where he sleeps at night, so that he can associate sleep with a particular place. It can, of course, sleep in the car while driving or in the stroller if you're not at home, but give him as much as possible, used to sleep in the same place. If your child goes to nursery, do always sleep in the same room when it is at home.

• Share a quiet moment with your child before his nap, as you do before bed at night. Pull the curtains, read a story or sing a little song to make him understand that it's nap time.

• Put your baby to bed as soon as he begins to tire. Parents often make the mistake of waiting too long before laying their child to nap. You must seize this moment of fatigue. Your little one will fall asleep quickly and easily. If you wait too long, it will be too upset, tired and have more trouble falling asleep. Learn to recognize the signs of fatigue, your little one. Some rub their eyes, others agitated, cranky or are looking into the void. As soon as your child understand that he is tired, lay it quickly.

• Try to teach your child to sleep alone. Around the age of 3 months, your baby should begin to learn how to fall asleep alone, either by sucking his thumb tightly in a blanket fort, a blanket, or simply indulging in sleep. Give him the opportunity to sleep alone instead of rocking or feeding it to sleep. From the moment your child learns to "spot" you will see that his naps last longer.

Helping your child develop good sleep habits requires patience. By establishing an early age will help your toddler sleep better in the months and years to come. 

How to develop good sleep habits in 0-3 monts baby?

What is it like to sleep your baby between 0 and 3 months?

Newborns, infants sleep a lot up to 17 or 18 hours a day the first week, and about 15 hours at the age of 3 months. However, they never sleep more than three or four hours straight, day and night . This means that you as sleep, you also rarely several hours away!

This step is essential for your baby but will not last long, even though it may seem like an eternity when your sleep is lacking. Sleep patterns of a baby are much shorter than those of an adult. The REM sleep is more important at this age, which is necessary given the incredible changes experienced by your baby's brain. Or REM sleep is lighter than the other phases of sleep and more easily broken.



Between six and eight weeks, most babies sleep a little less during the day and more at night even though they often wake up at that time to eat. The REM sleep decreases in favor of a deeper sleep.

Some babies are already sleeping through the night from the age of eight weeks, but it may be that your nights are interrupted at least during the first months after birth. In fact, many babies do not reach this stage before five to six months or more. If you want your baby to sleep through the night, help him by making him take good sleep habits now.

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How to develop good sleep habits?

Your baby may develop sleep habits from the age of six weeks. Here are some tips to help you sleep better at this age:

Learn to recognize its signs of fatigue

During the first six to eight weeks of your baby's life, it will probably not stay awake much longer than two hours. If you wait too sleep for your child, it will be too tired and have trouble falling asleep.

Learn how to identify the signs of tiredness in your newborn: rubs he eyes? He pulls on his ears? Rings they begin to take shape before his eyes? Is he grumpy?
If you experience any of these or other signs of fatigue, try laying your baby in bed or in his basket. You will quickly develop a sixth sense regarding the pace of your child during the day and you will know instinctively when he needs a nap.

Teach your baby the difference between day and night

Some newborns are nocturnal birds (You may have already noticed during your pregnancy) and will be fully awake at bedtime. The first few days, you will not be able to do much, but after two weeks, you can begin to teach your baby the difference between day and night.

During the dayWhen your child is awake and in full form:

• Play with him as much as possible.
• Make the meal of the day alive. Talk to your baby, sing a song when you feed.
• Keep a maximum of light in the house and in your baby's room.
• Do not try to silence the newspaper such as radio or washing machine.
• If your baby falls asleep during his meal, wake up gently.

Night:

• Stay calm and silent when you feed your child.
• Dim the lights and do not talk too much.

Quickly your baby should understand that night is for sleeping!

Let your baby fall asleep alone

From six to eight weeks, you can begin to encourage your child to s'endormir seul. Lay it when it starts to get tired, but it is not yet fully asleep. You can stay with him a little but then you have to be present every time he wakes up at night.

The way you put your child is very important. If you rocking your baby every night during its first eight weeks of life, it will wait for you as you continue to do next. Conversely, if you let it go to sleep alone, he will get used too. It is for this reason that some experts advise to rock your baby or give the breast to sleep, Even at a very young age. However, for you to see what is the best method for you and your child.

If you want to set up sleep habits, you must respect all night.

Large and small hassle of sleep

Between zero and three months, you will probably accept some chopped nights. But during the first few weeks of your baby's life, being well swaddle your child will help him sleep.
Discover our article on trouble sleeping and find tips for the coming months.

Six biggest parents mistakesaround the child's sleep and how to avoid them

Successfully bed child and make him sleep without waking up in the night, one of the most complicated tasks entrusted to the young parents! We can help you avoid common mistakes and increase your chances of passing you too, good night.

Mistake # 1: fold your child too late

When you have worked all day, it is sometimes tempting to keep your baby or toddler with you in the evening to finally enjoy it. Or you may think it is so tired that he falls into the arms of Morpheus touching the mattress.
Whatever your motivation, it is never advisable to keep a child awake too long. When babies and toddlers are too tired, they find it very difficult to sleep, and night may be disturbed. They would also tend to get up earlier than if you were lying in a more reasonable hour.
, it is preferable to establish a bedtime routine and stick every night. Do not wait until your child yawning or rubbing eyes to prepare to go to bed. 15 or even 20 minutes more sleep can make the difference.

Mistake # 2: the child asleep in a walk starting

Have you ever sighed in relief seeing your baby fall asleep in his child car seat or a stroller? Although this kind of sleep you can obviously take a break, do not fall into the trap of having to move or you move your child to sleep. You can not take your child for a walk every night. He did not sleep elsewhere as calmly and deeply as needed.
course, you can move with your baby to calm him. But do not build this type of movement to sleep.

Mistake # 3: over-stimulation

You may have installed a mobile above the baby's crib: attention, turning objects, sounds and lights can be distracting. If the baby looks, he remains awake and can not understand that it is time to sleep.
, it is recommended to sleep her child in a near total darkness. Do not worry, your baby will not be afraid. He is too young to be afraid of the dark. A little soft music can help to sleep in "cutting" the other room noises in the house.
As your child grows, a small pilot light can help control his fears. Do not let him watch TV just before bedtime. If he falls asleep in front of his favorite cartoon, it will lose about half an hour of precious sleep. And it could play on his mood and behavior the next day, that nobody wants!

Mistake # 4: neglect bedtime

With a tiny baby, a perfect bedtime ritual consists of a bath, a cuddle, a story. Rhyme is not yet necessary. Your child will grow and you may feel he is too old for a ritual, or that you no longer want to repeat night after night.
Nevertheless, it is important to continue to offer fun activities and quiet before bedtime. They prepare your little one to sleep. Even adults sleep better when they grant moments of serenity before going to bed! Do not expect a toddler goes the excitement of a busy day to sleep in a few moments his sleep might be disturbed.
You can set up the ritual of your choice for your child. Just make sure to repeat steps relaxing in the same order every night.

Mistake # 5: the irregularity

From time to time, when your child is a little sticky, it can be tempting to sleep with you in bed and let him sleep against you. Or maybe you lie in bed, but in yours you join in the middle of the night. And in less time than it takes to say, the marriage bed becomes a family bed.
Your child is too young to understand why sometimes it may come, and why sometimes you do not. This will cause anger frustration that you may grow to let slip into your bed every night.
If you find yourself in this situation, déshabituez your child your bed gradually. Sit next to his bed while he sleeps. Then, after a few nights stay on the threshold of his door, then leave the room. Explain that when it's time to go to bed, he should go to him in his bed. Stay firm but gentle, and you will succeed.

Mistake # 6: move too soon the crib to a bed

If you spend a baby crib to a bed too early, you may find it wandering around the house in the early hours of the day. 3 years before a child is not mature enough to know to monitor and understand the need to remain within the imaginary boundaries that represents his bed.
The best way to know if your child is ready to leave his bed baby is to test a large bed. If after a week, it is not there, then offer her to return to her small bed. There is no problem doing that! In a few weeks or months, then try again. All children go to bed before entering the CP. Keep cool and all will be well! Written in September 2011

The best tips for your baby to sleep

Do you remember when you slept eight hours a night without waking for nothing? If you have small children, probably will seem a distant memory. According to a survey by the American National Sleep Foundation in 2004 to 69 percent of children under age 10 have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. What about the other 31 percent? What is your secret? To know we consulted with leading sleep experts. This enabled us to discover some of the surprising strategies that really work:

Babies do not sleep: basic course

Although infants tend to sleep 18 hours a day, are in short periods of time throughout the day. Here are some ideas for your little one gather such "sleep raticos" especially at night.

Put him in his crib when drowsy, not fully asleep
This is not easy, especially for moms who are breastfeeding, but if you can figure out how much you'll get the rest you need. Babies who sleep alone are more likely to fall asleep faster and learn how to soothe themselves to sleep, he claims Kim West, author of Good night, sleep tight (Good Night, Sleep Tight.) West is a social worker in Annapolis, Maryland, and a professional sleep consultant who has helped over 2,000 families across the country to sleep in their little ones.

This is his advice: When your baby is 6 to 8 weeks of sleep creates a scale of 1 to 10. 1 is fully awake and 10 is fast asleep. Wait until your baby is at number 7 and put it to sleep. Move arms and legs less vigorously and not suck so hard (moving from feeding, sucking to calm down) are clear signs that it is entering the world of dreams.

Try not to look at your baby's eyes
Many babies are stimulated very easily. A loving your look can make them happen to be tired to be in good shape faster than it takes to say, "Oh no". See how your baby reacts to your look is great and disheartening at noon to midnight.

Parents who maintain eye contact with the sleepy babies are inadvertently encouraging them to come out of the area of ​​sleep, says Claire Lerner, director of a nonprofit organization called Zero to Three that promotes the health of babies and young children. "The more interaction there is between you and your baby at night, have more motivation to wake up."

What can you do? Lerner suggests lower the level of everything. If you have to enter the area where your baby is sleeping at night, do not hold your gaze, you talk or sing your favorite song of Juanes. Keep your eye on her stomach and caress your back gently and sweet and calm voice.

Take him to the dark side
"The lights activate the button biological implementation of your child," says Elizabeth Pantley, author of The baby sleep without tears (No-cry sleep solution.) Conversely, the dark causes the brain to release melatonin, a hormone key to sleep.

If your baby sleeps during the day than at night, help to recognize the difference. During the day, let in plenty of sunshine in the house. Put your baby to nap during the day in well-lit rooms (unless you have trouble sleeping naps). To induce sleep at night installing dimmers on the lights, not only in the room of your baby but in other rooms where the two spend much time. Reduces light intensity one or two hours before the time of going to sleep at night, to set the mood. Night lights are fine, but choose ones that are small, bluish-off (the yellow and bright white are more stimulating).

If your child wakes during the night does not turn on the lights or take him to a room that is well lit. The transition from darkness to light tells your brain it's time to take action. Instead, reassure to go to sleep in the room. If the morning sun makes your child get up too early or if you have problems with afternoon naps, install curtains that darken the room.

Cut your dependence on the baby monitor
According Pantley, a mom or dad to jump every time I hear a sigh passed through the baby monitor is teaching your child to wake up more often. Instead, sync your post to go to comfort your child between the time you know you're awake and when you will begin to mourn his lungs. Wait a few minutes to give him the chance to calm down and go back to sleep alone. On coming before they put you mourn a full stop before you're too angry to go back to sleep.

In any case, is either to reduce the sensitivity of recording the sounds of your baby monitor. Adjust the volume so you can go when agitated, but not to hear every breath. Eventually, you might want to turn it off completely.

Relax the rules for changing diapers
Resist the urge to change your baby every time you wake up, wake up because you'll make more. Instead, put a good Pantley advises absorbent diaper night when you go to sleep. When you wake up, smell it to see if it is dirty and change only if there is no choice. And if you have to change, there is nothing to wake a baby more than a cold wet washcloth. Try replacing it with a warm washcloth.

And you thought things could not get worse: not sleeping babies to toddlers who do not

Hard to believe, but by the time your baby is two years, has spent more time asleep than awake. On average, children need 12 to 14 hours of sleep a day, including naps (Older children, 11 to 13 hours). Do not be alarmed if your child ends up with the routine of two naps. Around 18 months is not uncommon for a child to spend two naps a day. But reducing their naps in the middle means that the dream of at night is a high priority.

Keep the routine short and simple
A variety show with various acts: a bathroom, three books, two songs and a massage can delay the time to go to sleep forever. "Before you know it, your well-intended routine for bedtime has become for your child at a time of transition for the time to play," says Mary Ann LoFrumento, pediatrician and author of Simple Parenting: Understanding Your Newborn and Infant (Parenting simple: how to understand your baby and your child.) If your child resists going to bed, stay focused on sleep and do not let your child direct the show.

LoFrumento suggests that parents of children who have difficulty maintaining sleep to maintain a routine of no more than 15 minutes (it's okay to be a little longer if your child does not have trouble falling asleep). Fifteen minutes is all you need to take to put on pajamas, read two short books and say goodnight.

Make the connection
"One of the biggest mistakes parents make is not to connect the dream of children and their behavior during the day," says Pantley, who attributes many of the behaviors that are considered part of the "terrible twos" a lack of sleep . "Irritability, complaints, fights with his brother ... all are rooted in the lack of a good night's sleep." Her advice? Make him go to bed earlier. (See our next tip, "Recall the night")

Retrieves the night
Exercises control and provides an early hour of bedtime, preferably between 7 and 8 pm, says Pantley. "Children are not watching the clock to see what time it is. Just waiting to be told they have to go to bed." So pick one and keep it.

Controls the temperature
Certainly, the 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22 Celsius), seem very comfortable for a room, and that is fine when you're awake. But the ideal sleeping temperature is between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit (16 and 21 degrees Celsius). This is because sleep comes with a drop in body temperature, and this is the reason that a bath before bedtime helps your child to sleep before. The bathroom leaves you warm and comfortable, and then the cooler temperature makes your body temperature drops, which causes him to sleep.

Lower the thermostat a bit at least one hour before bedtime. If you forget, install an automatic thermostat. Set it to lower the temperature in the afternoon and the rise in the morning, and your child can fit the rhythm.

Awaken your child at the same time each day
A consistent routine is important to wake up as a regular bedtime. Children must be raised at about the same time every day (with a difference of 30 minutes). Avoid letting them sleep late during the weekends, says Pantley. "What we do with this is to ask the children living in two different time zones, time zone during the week and one on the weekend," he says. "As a result, have jetlag permanent. "

The fact that your children do not benefit from a little extra sleep on the weekends does not mean that you do not go well. If the weekend morning is the only time to recover your sleep, Take turns with your partner for your child to continue waking up at the same time.

Children going to school and age to reason

As children do not sleep and do not need naps cots or nursery rhymes, develop a great skill: the ability to reason. "Parents have less direct control to make an older child goes to sleep, so the solution is to make your child a companion and show the importance of having a good night's rest."

Children 5 to 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep at night. Pantley suggests appeal to your logical side. At this age, children are old enough to understand that hormones that help them grow are released during the night, and they need sleep to reach its maximum height, he says. Use the same logic you use for good grades or sports: sleep well if their brains are in a better way to remember what they learned in school that day, and their bodies perform better at football matches.

End the night owl
Staying up late is one of the most common problems of children already attending school. Parents often contribute to the problem because they want to spend more time with their children at the end of the day. But let the countdown: "If your child needs 11 hours of sleep at night and tends to rise at 7 am, then you have to be asleep at 8 pm," says West.

Merienditas for Better Sleep
Make your child more prone to sleep giving something healthy to eat to help you sleep, an hour before you go to bed. There are some foods that naturally induce a release of serotonin, a sleep of our body. Try a glass of milk, whole wheat toast with a slice of cheese, half peanut butter sandwich or oatmeal with bananas.

During the day, reducing or eliminating foods or beverages containing caffeine six hours before bedtime. According to the National Sleep Foundation, 75 percent of school-age children have drinks with caffeine such as colas. Because most of these drinks are empty calories, consider eliminating them entirely from the diet of your child.

Avoid homework before bedtime
Children who do their homework before going to bed usually stay up late and are sleepy the next day. There are scientific studies that link the irregular patterns of sleep behavior and academic problems. The school children are desperate for more sleep, says LoFrumento. "Many parents have told me that their children have improved a lot in school after improving their sleep habits."

Instead of leaving your child's homework until the last minute, plan a regular time to work before or just after dinner, suggests LoFrumento. "Let your child has enough time to play sports, jog or just relax after a long day at school, but make sure you finish your work at 7:30 or 8 pm" If your child usually has problems because it has lot of homework, talk to your teacher or teacher. "

Choose well your child's mattress
Most adults spend hours choosing the perfect mattress for your own bed, but accept any mattress for the bed of his son, says Pantley. Pantley suggests that you lie in bed 30 minutes of your son. Analyze if it's comfortable, what the pillow and blanket if it is warm and comfortable. Make it a place you wanted to sleep.

Rule out medical problems
Like adults, children can have diseases or medical problems that interfere with your sleep. Up to 12 percent of children snore and up to 10 percent have sleep apnea, a disorder in which the airways become partially blocked and reduce air intake, which makes the child wakes from a deep sleep . Although the problem goes away for many children as they grow, help ask your pediatrician if your child snores too and if you are excessively sleepy during the day.