How to teach a child to sleep all night?

With the birth of a newborn baby almost all young mothers forget about what a quiet sleep. Kids constantly wake up, cry, look for a pacifier or a mother's breast. In addition, most of the crumbs that have just appeared in the world suffer intestinal colic and other painful sensations associated with the imperfection of the digestive system.

Some time after the birth of the baby, the young mother's lack of sleep adversely affects her health, mood and well-being, as well as relations in the family. To avoid this, it is necessary as soon as possible to teach a newborn baby to sleep all night and to save him from the bad habit of constantly waking up.

How to teach babies to sleep all night?

Young parents who try to teach the child to sleep through the night, such a well-known method as the method of Esteville, will do. Although for some women it may seem too complex and aggressive towards the baby, in fact, it is this technique that is most effective and preferred in the opinion of the vast majority of pediatricians.

The tactics of the actions of young parents when using the Esteville method should look like this:

1. Continue to do all the same things that usually help you calm and lull the crumb - swinging on your hands or on the ball, singing a lullaby song, reading a fairy tale and so on. When the baby is already beginning to fall asleep, but before he can completely fall asleep, put it in the crib. If he cries, take him in his arms, shake a little and put him back in the crib. Continue to do so until the baby does not calm down and can not fall asleep on its own. As a rule, such actions take the first night from 30 minutes to an hour. Nevertheless, some children begin to react so aggressively to the actions of their parents that are unusual for them, that the process can take up to 3-5 hours. Of course, not all mothers and dads have the patience to endure such a test, however, if you really want to teach your baby to sleep through the night, you should be in a good mood and not under any circumstances to deviate from the plan.
2. After you were able to successfully cope with the first stage, immediately proceed to the second. Now, if the child immediately begins to cry after putting it into the crib and can not calm down, do not take it in your arms, but quietly swing in the crib, stroking it over the head and souring affectionate words. If the baby falls into hysterics, give up this idea and go back to the first stage. After you manage to put the crumb to sleep using this method, again try to go through the second stage.
3. After successfully mastering the second stage, go to the third - try to put the baby to sleep in exactly the same way, but refuse stroking. Without touching the body of your child, gradually achieve that he can safely fall asleep in his own bed. In case of hysteria, return immediately to the previous stages.
4. Finally, when you are able to cope with the first three steps, go to the laying crumbs at a distance. To do this, put the baby in the crib and immediately step back to the door of the room, saying affectionate words. So, gradually, your baby will learn to fall asleep on his own and cease to experience such a strong need for tactile contact with his mother.

In addition, to teach the baby to sleep through the night will help such recommendations as:

• discard the use of a pacifier;
• feed the crumb not later than half an hour before bedtime;
• gradually wean the child from night feeding, every day reducing the amount of food consumed;
• Use the crib only for sleep, do not leave crumbs in it just like that;
• shorten the time of day rest of the baby.