How familiar is nice, "Mom, can I have with you?" But if the baby is in the mother's breast and the very young, when still this stage to accustom him to his bed? Do not miss to ...
When the child is very small, do not reproach yourself, get plenty of rest. Joint sleep I need a mother and child for the convenience of night feedings.
Criteria painless relocation in her bed
- To relocate the child in bed advisable when breastfeeding is either completed or child can sleep at least 5-6 hours without waking.
- If the baby 3-4 times per night asks his chest, separate sleep only complicate your life, regardless of the age of the baby.
- The second and very important criterion for a smooth transition to the separate dream is to have a sincere desire to sleep apart from most mothers (for example, if you feel cramped in the same bed or baby stirs and wakes up often you). If it is still mom gets the pleasure of sharing a dream, loves to contemplate, to hug and kiss her grown-up kid sleeping, and the decision to move to separate the dream takes the onslaught of grandparents or pediatrician, the transition process can be fairly delayed. In fact subconscious reluctance to part with the mother of the baby for a whole night will be read and the baby will cause him a lot of resistance. And the mother of action in this case is unlikely to be sufficiently confident and consistent.
The readiness of the child for resettlement in a separate crib can be judged by the presence of the following symptoms:
- The child may be alone in the room and to hold itself within 10 minutes, not less;
- Afternoon spends a pipsqueak in the hands of mothers less than 1/3 of all time;
- The child reacts to quietly awakening alone.
When a child to go to sleep alone? / istockphoto.com
Unfavorable periods for the resettlement of the child
You may also be isolated and unfavorable periods for habituation to the separate bed:
- if the child is actively teething
- He recently suffered an illness or just went to a kindergarten
In these cases, the transition to separate the dream should be postponed.
When a child to go to sleep alone? / istockphoto.com
If in the family expected completion, teach the older child to separate bed stands in advance that he did not feel forced out of my mother's bed brother or sister.
Also you will be interested to read this: 5 reasons why co-sleeping with a baby - it's good and right
