How fast can I give a baby before bed? Ways of rocking the baby to bed. Do I need to pump the baby in my arms?

Arguments for and against motion sickness. How to rock the child and how to wean it later.

Putting a baby to sleep can be difficult. Many mothers complain about sleepless nights. What parents and grandparents can not invent to finally lay the precious child: fairy tales, lullabies, cartoons before going to sleep, sleep in an arms embrace with a toy, motion sickness. Let us dwell on the last version - motion sickness. There are so many myths around this method, so many warnings. Let's try to understand, relying on the opinions of doctors.

Do I need to rock the baby before going to bed?

The arguments in favor of motion sickness :

• The centuries-old experience of motion sickness of the ancestors
• Playing the movements of similar intrauterine life of the baby, it's so calmer
• Sensation of the body smell of the mother, intimacy, the baby calms down, feeling safe
• Vacillation helps to establish a sense of balance in the child and own body
• In Bobat gymnastics, motion sickness is used to solve some neurological problems

Arguments against :

• The most important argumentagainst is the statement of the famous pediatrician Evgeny Komarovsky that motion sickness causes dizziness, the child can lose consciousness
• It is very difficult for the child to lose the motion sickness
• Harmful to the mother, because the baby is growing and gaining weight. Every month the load on the back and the arms of the woman are increasing

Mom with the baby

How to rock the baby?

Slewing can harm a child if you shake it up or down or too quickly. In the first case, intracranial pressure may increase. If you shake the child violently, there may be a rupture of the cerebral vessels.

Therefore, you need to rock your child slowly, smoothly, not swinging much to the sides. Swing the kid only from side to side, keep your head with your hand.

How to cuddle a baby for a minute?

To baby quickly fell asleep, he needs to walk up enough and want to sleep. Tired child falls asleep very quickly, it will suffice just a few minutes. Before going to bed, provide the appropriate atmosphere: draw the curtains, turn off the light, turn on a slow quiet melody or sing a lullaby.

A child sleeps with a toy

How to cuddle a child on fitball?

Fitball is a great ball for exercising. With the help of fitball it is possible to put the baby to sleep, with benefit for himself at the same time.

Two variants of motion sickness on the fitball:

1. Get on the fitball, take the child in your arms, slowly jump on the ball. During this time the muscles of the buttocks and legs
2. are pumped up. You can put a small blanket or diaper on the fitball, then put a child on it. Slowly swing from side to side

Child on fitball

How to cradle a baby in a crib?

Baby cot can be placed next to your bed. In this case, you do not need to stand for hours at the cot to rock your child. On the bed you can hang a mobile with a soothing melody, funny rattles. Socking a child in a crib should not be too sharp, intense. Only soft, smooth movements.

When is it necessary to wean a child from motion sickness?

Most children by the first year of life are already weaned from motion sickness and fall asleep themselves. If the child has not learned to fall asleep by the time of the year, you need to gradually accustom him to this. With each month the weight of the baby becomes more and more, the load increases, motion sickness can lead to health problems for a woman. It is necessary to teach the child to sleep independently for the reason that the mother may be absent, and at this time the baby should not suffer because of her absence.

Kid asleep in the crib

How to disaccustom the child from motion sickness on the hands?

If you feel that it's hard for you to swing the crumbs on your hands, begin to wean them gradually. First try to rock your baby in the crib, try to take it less in your arms. Do not leave the baby in the crib, stay near him, stroke him, massage him, sing a lullaby.

Without tears and hysterics in this case can not do, but it is necessary to patiently survive this moment, otherwise the process can drag on.

How to wean a child from motion sickness on fitball?

It is also necessary to give up gradually on weightlifting on fitball. Before going to bed, try to relax the child as much as possible.

Day long walk, in the evening make a baby a bath with herbs, games before bed should not be too active.

With a fitball try to go to the crib, the load on your muscles will become significantly less. After a while, teach the baby to fall asleep without your presence.

How to teach a child to fall asleep himself?

At first the instruction of the child to fall asleep independently can bring suffering to both mother and child. The kid got used to a certain regime, for example, motion sickness on fitball. He knows in what sequence this happens. Everything new causes fear in him, he does not understand yet what they want from him. If you firmly decided that it's time for the baby to fall asleep on his own, follow these principles:

• Calmness
• Confidence
• Patience
• Repetition of the same evening procedures at the same time: bathing, fairy tale, sleep

If you follow the regime and repeat each evening alone andthe same actions, the child will get used. He will know what will follow. Consequently, he will be confident and calm, and will get used to falling asleep on his own.

If the kid does not want to get used to an independent life, try to calm him with his favorite toy( many children calmly fall asleep with soft toys), pacifier, tell him a story, do a massage.

Child alone falls asleep

How to rock the child correctly: tips and reviews

Christina: "I did not teach my daughter to rock sickness. It came out by itself. When she was 10 months old, I had a very weak back pain. Decided that it's time to wean. At first there were hysterics, screams. My strength was not there. For a start, I taught her to cradle her in a crib, then I was sick of it, tired of sitting by the bed for half an hour. Once I decided that everything - let her sleep herself. We walked up well in the afternoon, took a bath, played before going to bed, then left her herself. Of course, she whirled and whimpered, but fell asleep. So gradually and used to. "

Maria: "A cot of my son in my bedroom. Initially, I did not accustom him to motion sickness, fell asleep under his breast, then simply shifted it into his crib. When excommunicated from the chest, began to include him audiokazku. I fell asleep with a bang. Now he is 2, falling asleep himself without my active participation. "

Whether to sway or not is the independent choice of each parent. Listen to yourself, your child, and you can make the right decision.

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