Soothing for babies

Frequent troubles and whims of kids exhaust the parents, taking away not only strength, but also time. And if the baby restlessly sleeps both at night and during the day, often wakes up, then many parents begin to choose a sedative for babies. But before you start giving sedatives for children under one year, you need to identify the cause of this behavior and understand what is causing concern.

It is possible that a bad dream or prolonged crying can cause physical pain, discomfort, psychological or neurological injuries and disorders. Quite often, when setting the right diagnosis and applying the appropriate treatment, the child gradually calms down on its own, without any drops or other sedatives for babies.

Than to help the kid?

It also happens that insomnia or vagaries of the baby cause active games before bed, cutting teeth, transferred light stress on the eve or a malfunction in the mode of the day. In this case, you can use a soothing tea for babies. It can be prepared at home, for example, taking leaves of lemon balm or peppermint (1 tsp), lime flowers (1 tsp) and chamomile (1/2 tsp). All the ingredients must be put together in one vessel, filled with water (1 glass) and put in a water bath, brought to a boil, turn off the heat and let it brew until cooling, then drain and 15 minutes before sleep give the child a drink.

An excellent option of soothing for kids, will choose a ready-made collection, especially since today pharmacies have a wide range of products, and they are completely balanced in their composition. Such broths do not have tea leaves in their composition, but only a necessary set of herbs: valerian, motherwort, dog rose, licorice, mint, etc.

Also beneficial for babies are sedation baths, which can be done for them before bedtime. In this case, plant extracts and decoctions that have relaxation properties are used. For babies it is recommended to use valerian, thyme, fennel, motherwort, mint, and you need to choose one thing without mixing. Prepare the broth as indicated on the package, pour it into the bath with bathing water, and lower the baby there, while doing light stroking of the tummy, back and legs.

It's great if you feed your baby with a special night gown before going to bed, which contain chamomile, mint, fennel and other herbs that sooth baby, and that have a beneficial effect on the process of digestion, so that the baby does not disturb the tummy at night .

Many mothers, for babies drip on a piece of cotton wool, such sedatives as valerian or motherwort, and put at the head of the baby in the crib.

It is worth noting that sedatives for babies can have different effects. Therefore, if necessary, safely replace them.