BABY spent dozens of hours per day for sleep. Even newborn babies can spend approximately 16-18 hours per day for sleep. With increasing age, his sleep was reduced. A year old baby spent between 14-16 hours. Baby sleep quality not only affects the physical development, but also his attitude the next day.

Light sleep or REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is a condition with characteristics, such as irregular breathing, the body tends to tense, and moving the eyeball under the eyelid. Most normal infants in a state of REM sleep. Conversely, sleep soundly or non-REM sleep characterized by a state is very casual, relaxed, lying quietly with the heartbeat and breath regularly, and almost no dreaming. Difficult to wake the baby in this phase of sleep. Here are some tips for baby's slumber.

1.Provide adequate food and beverages.
Many babies have trouble falling asleep or frequent waking from sleep because it was not yet full. Therefore, meet the needs of baby food and drink before bed. If their physical needs met, no longer little often woke in the middle of the night. To note, in terms of dental health, feeding habits at night should be stopped after a baby tooth appears (at about age 6 months after the period of exclusive breastfeeding). Instead, provide water, if he is thirsty or soothe a baby to sleep again.

2.Wear appropriate clothing.

Choose comfortable clothes to sleep. Customize the size by your baby's body. Do not be too large, but also not too small so it does not make it crowded. Select a fabric soft nightgown. Comfortable nightgown help babies sleep through the night.

3.Clean bodies.

Body sticky with sweat and dirt after meals and play easy to make baby's skin itch. Therefore, wipe the baby's body with a wet cloth before sleeping. If necessary, brush the powder into the folds of skin and dab oil telon in the abdomen and back. These ways that can make baby comfortable and fast asleep.

4.Arrange rooms and bedrooms.

Set a comfortable atmosphere so that the room for sleeping. Room settings include settings for lighting, ventilation, color, temperature, and also state his crib. You can put a crib in the bedroom, the bedside or in the parents' own rooms. Each of these options has advantages and disadvantages. When a baby is often restless and awakened from sleep, padding his side with a small pillow, or bundles of blankets (you can also soft towel) so that the baby felt there was a guard. Avoid loud noises that make it too easy to wake up. Do not use air freshener and anti-mosquitoes that could make it crowded. Mosquitoes are often make a baby sleep not soundly. Use mosquito nets to protect babies from the onslaught of mosquitoes.

5.Paint walls.
Select paint the walls with soft colors. Paint a dark color can make a child afraid. If you want to put a picture, select the picture or beautiful scenery or fun as your child's favorite cartoon. No need to set an image that make children fantasize that scary.

6.Pee before bed.

Pants were wet and dirty baby can disrupt sleep. Therefore, keep the baby's bowel movements) or pee (urinate) before bed. Indeed this is not necessarily a guarantee that the baby does not bowel and bladder at night because it is often whether or not the baby's bowel movement was also influenced by the intake of beverages and foods, as well as various other factors. But at least the baby is accustomed to Manage the biological clock, including bowel and bladder. Well, so the baby can stay "dry", do not give him milk when he wakes up at night. Nutritional needs of infants 6 months should be filled in the morning until 1-2 hours before bedtime.

7.Storytelling.

Fables can make baby sleep fast. Choose the fairy tale books are funny, interesting, and brief. Read it gently and repeatedly. But you must remember well that not all babies can enjoy the story. The effectiveness of this method is also very dependent on parents' ability to tell stories. If the baby does not seem interested in the stories you read, do not forced. Ganti Replace with a more appealing picture book, not too much detail, or search for other more effective ways.
8.Sing and whisper words of tenderness.

Complete the fairy tale with sleep baby singing , or other songs like that can soothe your baby. Say the words softly and faint in his ears. All of these can make a baby quiet. Repeat these words each time put the baby in bed. Calmness is the key to baby sleep soundly.

9.Bedtime music.

Beautiful music will be cradled a baby quickly. Moreover, if the mother was used to play music since the baby was still inside the womb. Some babies successfully soothed by these ways. Therefore, there is nothing wrong you try this way. Keep in your mind, the music also provides therapeutic effects which can stimulate brain development in infants.

10.Regular pattern of life and avoid stress.

Routines performed since the baby woke up before bed back (bathing, eating, playing, waste water, cleaning teeth, etc.) to help him find the rhythm of life. Regular rhythm to make a baby is able to do so with the anticipation of the situation thus he can get emotional stability. This stability is greatly affect the quality of infant sleep.