What to do if you don't have enough sleep

In our lives, we all know that arranging sleep time reasonably is good for the health of all of us, so we students should also pay attention to sleep. However, many people still like to stay up late, especially now there are a lot of people playing with mobile phones and staying up late. Therefore, the editor believes that if we want to pay attention to our health, we should start from sleeping when we are young. So what should you do if your baby doesn’t sleep enough? How does your baby arrange his sleep?

1. Reasons why babies don’t sleep well

When a baby is two months old, he or she needs to spend nearly two-thirds of his or her time sleeping every day. However, many new mothers find that it is always difficult to coax their babies to sleep, and sometimes they wake up immediately after finally falling asleep. What exactly causes babies to have poor sleep?

First, not establishing good sleeping habits

Many two-month-old babies always wake up 1-2 times at night. Some babies find it difficult to fall asleep after waking up at night, which leads to poor quality of insomnia at night. The reason for this situation is mostly because parents do not establish good sleeping habits for their babies. Some parents don’t even help their babies develop the awareness of healthy insomnia. They let their babies sleep whenever they want and coax them to sleep when they wake up.

Second, the baby has bad sleeping habits

Many parents in China put their babies to sleep by coaxing them to sleep, feeding them, or even holding them in their arms. In fact, this habit of letting the baby sleep is very unscientific. According to research, whether it is holding the baby to sleep, coaxing the baby to sleep, or feeding the baby to sleep, these methods are likely to increase the number of times the baby wakes up at night.

2. The harm of babies having less sleep time

Pediatric experts say that babies often cry, sweat while sleeping, etc., mostly because they get too little sleep. It is conceivable that if the baby sleeps too little, it will be very harmful to the baby. So, what are the dangers of a two-month-old baby getting too little sleep?

1. Poor memory

Although babies’ lack of sleep or staying up late for a long time will not make them stupid as mentioned in the news, it will cause their memory to decline and their reactions to become slow.

2. Prone to obesity

If the baby sleeps too little, the hormones in the body will change, and the appetite will increase. He will especially like to eat high-calorie foods. Over time, he will easily gain weight.

3. Short stature

According to relevant research, if babies sleep too little, the secretion of growth hormone in the body will be reduced, making it easy for them to not grow tall.

4. Decreased immunity

If the baby gets too little sleep, the immune system will be affected, which may lead to endocrine disorders. Not only will the baby not grow tall, but he will also be prone to illness.

5. A worse temper

If babies get too little sleep for a long time, their emotions will become unstable and their temper will become more irritable over time.

3. What to do if your baby doesn’t get enough sleep

When babies sleep less, it is more stressful for mothers and not conducive to the development of babies. In real life, many mothers have encountered the situation where their babies rarely sleep. What should parents do if their 2-month-old baby gets too little sleep?

First, let your baby move more during the day.

Although two-month-old babies sleep most of the day, they mostly sleep at night. If you sleep too much during the day, you will naturally not be able to sleep at night. Therefore, parents should let their babies play more during the day, so that at night, the babies will naturally want to sleep.

Second, develop a habit of going to bed on time.

Let your baby have a scientific schedule from an early age. Let your baby go to bed at the time. Over time, the baby's biological clock will be formed, and he will want to sleep at a certain time.

Third, play music before going to bed

If the baby is still excited and doesn't want to sleep after getting to bed, you can play some soothing music in the room or tell the baby a bedtime story. After the baby's emotions stabilize, he will slowly fall asleep.

Fourth, let the baby sleep in the swaddle

If your baby is too young to adapt to the bed, you can let him sleep in a swaddle first, and then slowly transfer him to a crib.