If your crumb is sleeping a lot, is it for anxiety? Let's find out.
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Many newly new parents cherish the dream - to sleep normally. And with a baby it is rarely possible. Some kids are glad to sleep for a long time, up to 8-9 hours, never wake up and do not respond to extraneous noises. Of course, caring parents are interested in whether it is the norm for crumbs?
For kids on the first life praises, sleep is an absolutely normal state in which they are almost all the time, except for those moments when they are hungry (as a rule, the newborn must eat every three hours). But there are cases when the crumb is constantly sleepy, they are they who demand your close attention.
Is it necessary to worry with a long dream of a newborn?
The first pair of three months of life takes place for infant it is not easy: the colic is picked up, then the gums are squeezed before the teething of the teeth. Naturally, any mommy's desire is to sleep perfectly and was less flexible. However, if the child is not just calm, but is sluggish, it is worth looking at him more closely.
Sleep newborn
- A child with excellent health, in time to receive a portion of maternal milk, can be in a state of sleep 20 hours out of 24. Provided, of course, that every 2-3 hours it will wake up for the next meal. Why so often? The reason is that in infants of small stomach sizes, and mom's milk is quickly digested. And so, just a few hours later, the baby is hungry again.
- If the continuous sleep of the newborn exceeds 5-7 hours, this suggests that the child is wrong. Either the mother of the baby does not feed his breasts in time, or he has a violated water balance. Consequences can be: the development of a jaundice or a decrease in blood sugar. In order for the baby normally develops, all the necessary substances and trace elements should regularly flow into its body.
Long Son.
The reasons for long sleep newborn can be:
- Problem gods, with use in the process of medical preparations. The kids, which appeared in this way, sleep quite a lot.
- Incorrectly formed sucking reflex in the baby often leads to the fact that during breastfeeding, it is quickly tired and falls asleep, without having time to satisfy. This problem can be solved by contacting breastfeeding to a specialist.
- If mom is the owner of very coarse nipples, then the baby is also difficult to "extract" milk from them. There are cases when a baby, in unsuccessful attempts to capture the nipple, so falls asleep, not satisfied.
- Another factor of long sleep kid can be bright light (Natural or artificial), or loud sounds capable of tiring the baby. As a result, its sleep is long, but extremely restless.
In which parents should be worried?
Prolonged child sleep can also harm his health. If the kid has the following symptoms, it is recommended to urgently turn to a specialist - it can be a signal of poor feelings of crumbs.
Newborn sleeps a lot
So, if the kid:
- He sleeps tightly without changing sleep pose more than three hours.
- Its skin are in a painful condition and light skin tweezes leaves a noticeable track on it.
- Very quietly crying.
- It rarely has to change the diaper (less than 2 per day).
- He is pressed by Spring.
- Noticeably dry mucosa of mouth.
- Increased temperature.
You should immediately consult a doctor!
In which case a long-lasting newborn sleep is normal?
Any mom wants to be in full confidence that her child is great. The reason for long sleep is better to find out immediately by contacting the pediatrician or watch the baby.
The newborn sleeps long and at the same time:
- It adds good in weight, eagerly eats, almost does not jump.
- Waking up, the child shows activity, interested in surrounding objects and people.
- Watches adults, visually contacted them, trying to "adhere."
Sleep, dangerous to the health of the newborn - the main signs to pay attention to
There is the concept of “dangerous, protracted” sleep, into which an infant can sometimes fall. Such a state seriously threatens the health and life of crumbs. The child’s sleep may look ordinary, but at a certain moment parents notice that he sleeps almost soundly and refuses to eat.
Signs in which urgent help should be caused immediately:
- The child sleeps for more than five hours, being in one position.
- The skin of the baby acquired a bluish tint.
- The peanter has significantly increased in the peanut, which cannot be shot down by antipyretic.
- There were breathing problems.
In these cases, urgently contact specialists. They will figure out the reasons for a very long sleep of the child, and urgently provide the necessary assistance.
You don't always need to sound the alarm
It should be borne in mind that children who are on artificial feeding are usually sleeping longer due to the fact that the mixture needs more time to digest than milk. Accordingly, the intervals between feeding the baby in such cases can be greater.
Young parents more often worry about their baby than experienced. And this is normal. The main thing is to catch the necessary signals so as not to worry in vain and not harm the baby. Having soon got used to the role of mommy and daddy and bringing the daily routine to the normal day, you will understand that being parents is a wonderful occupation. And there is nothing complicated in it: feed and put the baby to sleep stably at the same time so that the baby does not confuse day with night, then his sleep will be strong and healthy, however, like yours.