Should a Baby Be Carried to Sleep Soundly? Try the Pediatrician's Advice

"Should the Little One Be Carried to Sleep Soundly? Try the Pediatrician's Advice"

Should a Baby Be Carried to Sleep Soundly? Try the Pediatrician's Advice

Dream - The touch and embrace of a father or mother on a baby and toddler (under three years old) is indeed very calming and warming. This makes the child easier to fall into a deep sleep.

"Unfortunately, when a child is not carried, it makes it very difficult for them to sleep. If they always have to be carried all the time, it is certainly not good."

"Children actually need to be trained and accustomed to calm themselves before sleep or when drowsiness comes. By always carrying them, parents will also become very tired. Well, to get children used to sleeping on their own bed and being calm, free from anxiety when they want to sleep, try some tricks from Dr. Citra Amelinda, a pediatric specialist."

According to Dr. Citra, it is important for parents to form a responsive settling, which is responding to children's needs for comfort while helping them calm down and sleep.

"The goal of responsive settling for children's bedtime is to gradually help them sleep and calm themselves when they wake up in the middle of the night without parental assistance," said Dr. Citra.

Important Steps to Get Your Child Used to Not Sleeping in a Carrier

1. Create a calming routine at least 20 minutes before bedtime. Such as taking a night bath, changing diapers, giving a baby massage, reading a storybook. 2. Monitor signs of fatigue or sleepiness in children. For example, yawning, pulling ears, furrowing the forehead to keep the eyes open, sucking fingers, getting bored with reading books.

3. Make the child sleepier with more comfortable and calm activities. For example, warm caresses, giving milk or water, cradling, singing. 4. Stop doing calming activities when the child is 'half' asleep. "If parents are used to carrying and swinging the child until they fall asleep, slow down and stop patting or rocking before the child is truly sound asleep in the embrace of their mother or father," said Dr. Citra.

4. Stop doing calming activities when the child is 'half' asleep. "If parents are used to carrying and swinging the child until they fall asleep, slow down and stop patting or rocking before the child is truly seen sound asleep in the embrace of the mother and father," said Dr. Citra.

Afterwards, place the child on the bed and stay with them until they fall asleep on their own. If the child becomes restless, avoid immediately picking them up. Let the child stay in bed, while the parents convey that it is time to sleep.

"If the child is crying, repeat the calming activities. For example, hold and swing the child again and stop before they fall asleep in the parents' arms to reduce dependency," said Dr. Citra. Source: Dr. Citra Amelinda, SpA"

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