The regime of the child in 8 months: the daily routine
At this age, a turning point comes. The crumb becomes more active, which is reflected in the regime, because now the baby spends more time waking. During these periods he studies the world, tries to communicate with other people. The baby takes less time to sleep. A young mother might think that the routine is falling apart. But usually this is a normal situation, it's just that at 8 months it's time to change the mode of the child's day.
In the daily routine must include such elements:
- sleep;
- walks, but in bad weather it is necessary to shorten their duration or completely cancel;
- active and developing games, communication with mom;
- meals, and at this age the child is already eating, like ordinary food, and continues to eat breast milk or a mixture;
- water procedures.
The regime of the child's day at 8 months can be presented in the form of a table. But this schedule is considered very approximate. After all, all the kids are different, because every mom has to adjust the schedule for her child. For example, you can shift the awakening for an hour, that is, in the morning the baby will wake up not at 7.00, as indicated in the table, but at 6.00. It is also often the time of night sleep. In many cases, babies are laid down to sleep at 21.00 or vice versa before - at 19.30.
Usually at this age up to 5 feedings. In the morning it is recommended to give new products for crumbs. For dinner, you should feed your child with light meals. The last feeding can be at about 22.00 (the baby wakes up to eat a mixture or breast milk).
The regime of the baby's day 8 months includes games, walks. At this time, you can view pictures, read the first books to children, perform simple exercises that will help develop the motor skills. Also useful is gymnastics, massage.