What should I do if my baby wakes up right after I put him to bed?

Mothers have had this experience: just after coaxing the baby to sleep, the baby wakes up when gently put in the bed. The baby feels that the mother has left and it is difficult to fall asleep. So what should you do if the baby wakes up when you put him in the bed?

What to do if the baby is awake when put to bed

Use a sling or carrier: You can use a comfortable sling or carrier to carry your baby on your back. This way your baby can sleep safely and you can have both hands free for other tasks.

Take turns holding the baby with your family: You can ask for help and ask your family to take turns holding the baby with you. People like to hold a sleeping baby, so you can ask for help boldly. If no one can help, you can consider asking a friend or a babysitter for help.

Use a baby hammock: A baby hammock can rock left to right. When the baby lies on it, it will feel like rocking in the mother's arms, so it can soothe the baby and let him continue to sleep.

Adjust the room temperature: Is your baby's room too cold? Especially in winter. If the bed is too cold when you put your baby in bed, it may wake your baby. If you can adjust the room temperature beforehand and heat the bed, it may help.

Place your clothes: Place a piece of clothing with your scent on the baby's mattress. When the baby smells your scent, he can feel at ease and safe. Appropriately diverting his attention can allow him to continue sleeping.

Learn relevant knowledge: If your baby is suffering from colic or other diseases that affect sleep, try to learn relevant care knowledge. For example, massage the baby's abdomen, do bicycle exercise, etc., which can help the baby relieve the discomfort of bloating and colic.

Be sure to stick with it: All baby confusion is temporary and will become a memory once your baby's sleeping habits are fixed, so be sure to stick with it and don't stress or get anxious.

Reasons why the baby is awake when put to bed

Not sleeping deeply enough: Babies and adults have different sleep cycles. For babies, it takes at least 20 minutes to enter deep sleep, so if you put him down too quickly, he will wake up.

Because of survival dependence: If you wait a while before putting your baby down and he still wakes up, it means that your baby feels danger, that is, separation from the caregiver. As long as the mother's soft touch, breast milk smell, body heat, etc. are missing, the baby will wake up, which is a kind of survival dependence.

How to get your baby to sleep

Pat the baby gently. After the baby falls asleep, if his emotions are still unstable, the mother can pat the baby gently to give him a sense of security, so that the baby will calm down after a while.

Play soft music You can choose to play some soft music such as lullabies to help your baby sleep. You can choose some songs you like in 3/4 or slow 4 beats. As long as it is a slow beat and gentle song, it will be fine. Don't doubt the hearing ability of babies. They will react to sounds as soon as they are born, so letting your baby listen to music is a good way to coax them to sleep.

Let the baby sleep on the backlit side. When the baby is in the mother's belly, he adapts to the dark sleeping environment. After birth, some babies will not adapt to the bright sleeping environment, so the mother can let the baby sleep in the backlit direction, or block the light source for the baby to let him adapt slowly.

Give your baby a hug. Mothers should not be stingy with your hugs, because babies need a sense of security, and a mother's hug is a good way to soothe children's emotions. Therefore, giving your child a hug before going to bed is a good way to coax them to sleep.