All along, letting babies sleep well is every mother's greatest wish. Good quality of sleep will make the baby grow up strong and eat well. Healthy growth everyday! Benefits galore! Sleep plays a very important role in the life process of human beings, especially for babies who are growing and developing. The benefits are numerous:
Benefit 1: Sleep well, grow strong. Most of the human growth hormone is secreted during sleep, which can promote physical growth and development. Many mothers will find that after their babies have a sweet sleep, they have a particularly good appetite. Eating well naturally leads to growing strong. Moreover, when the baby sleeps enough, the secretion of growth hormone is sufficient, leading to good growth and development, and the baby will grow taller.
Benefit 2: Sleep soundly, high intelligence. Mothers all have such experience: when the baby sleeps well, they don't cry or make a fuss, and they concentrate more when playing games; if they don't sleep well, the baby becomes restless. This shows that the baby's organs are tender and easily get tired. During sleep, the nerve cells of the cerebral cortex are in a state of protective inhibition, gaining energy and blood oxygen replenishment, gradually eliminating fatigue, and having higher excitability. Therefore, the quality of sleep directly affects the intellectual development of the baby.
Benefit 3: Sweet sleep, fewer diseases. During sleep, a protective substance from lymph and bone marrow is produced in the body. This substance is the immune mechanism of the human body, which can prevent and repel the infection and attack of diseases. It can be said that sleep is the self-defense weapon of the baby against disease.
Sleep Challenges Challenge 1: Sleeping Inverted. Some babies sleep a lot during the day but stay awake at night with wide-open eyes, refusing to fall asleep until midnight, leaving the mother exhausted and worried. Will the baby's health be guaranteed like this?
Analysis: When facing a baby who sleeps inverted, mothers should not panic. They should recall whether they had a habit of confusing morning and evening when they were pregnant.
Smart Mom's Tactics:
1. Less sleep during the day. Try to keep the baby awake in the morning or afternoon, play more games and sleep less, especially after 5-6 pm, do not let the baby sleep.
2. External stimulation. Keep the room bright during the day, let the baby listen to pleasant sounds or light music. Play more games with the baby to extend the happy time during the day.
3. Comfortable sleep. Around 8 PM, give the baby a warm bath first, then feed milk and change diapers. At this point, the baby may feel very tired and will fall asleep quickly.
4. Habit becomes natural. Good sleeping habits should be maintained so that the baby develops a conditioned reflex at a certain time, gradually correcting the bad habit of "sleeping inverted."
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