What should I do if my baby wakes up early in the morning? Learn these methods and you won’t have to worry anymore

Recently, many parents have left messages complaining that \”the baby wakes up very early in the morning, and then gets up and plays for an hour or two before going to sleep…\” This has made every parent very upset, yawning all day long, and severely lacking sleep! Why do babies wake up early? How early is \”early to wake up\”? How should parents respond? Doudehui will explain it to you one by one~ What does \”waking up early\” mean? Babies usually wake up earlier than adults. It is impossible to expect babies to sleep until 9:00 or 10:00 like adults. After all, babies do not have that rich night life, so they naturally go to bed earlier than adults. Take babies under two years old as an example: they fall asleep between 6-8pm in the evening and wake up between 6-7am in the morning. This is a normal schedule and is completely in line with the principle of resting at sunset and working at sunrise (of course, if If you live in western regions such as Xinjiang and Tibet, you should use the local dark and dawn times as a reference for your baby\’s sleep and wake-up times). Therefore, if the baby wakes up around 6 o\’clock in the morning and is in good spirits and in a very happy mood after waking up, it means that the baby slept well and woke up normally. On the other hand, if the baby wakes up before 6 o\’clock in the morning, is not in good spirits after waking up, cries and is restless, can be coaxed to fall asleep again, and sleeps for a long time, then this is an \”early awakening\”. Of course, some babies have good sleeping habits. They go to bed early at night and wake up at 5 o\’clock in the morning. They always stay at this time. Going to bed early and getting up early is normal. It does not count as waking up early. It means that the baby has developed a biological clock. What are the causes of babies waking up early? The baby wakes up early, mainly due to the following reasons: ① Excessive fatigue and long-term insufficient naps during the day, or too much activity during the day, going to bed too late at night, and too frequent night feedings, resulting in insufficient sleep and excessive fatigue of the baby. Not only is it easy to wake up frequently at night, it can also cause the baby to wake up abnormally early. ② The sleep environment is generally poor. The baby has more light sleep in the second half of the night, and the baby sleeps more lightly in the early morning and wakes up more easily. If there are elderly people in the family who are used to getting up early or parents who need to get up early to go to work, a sleeping environment that is too noisy will affect the baby\’s normal sleep and wake the baby up, forcing the baby to wake up early. ③ If the baby naps for too long during the day, it will naturally reduce the sleep time at night and lead to early awakening. For example, a baby around two years old can sleep for about 2 hours during the day. If he sleeps for 3-4 hours during the day, it will inevitably cause the baby to be fussy at night or wake up very early in the morning. ④ Seasonal influence: Some babies\’ biological clocks are calibrated by sunlight. In summer, when the sun rises earlier, the baby will naturally be affected by this and wake up early. How should parents correct their baby\’s early awakening? Observe first and do not comfort immediately. If the baby wakes up in the morning, parents can first check the approximate time. If it is only 4-5 o\’clock and the baby is babbling to himself, then parents can pretend to be asleep and do not make any noise. It may be too late. After ten minutes, the baby will fall asleep again on his own. But if the baby doesn\’t sleep enough and wakes up crying, parents can pick the baby up or feed him morning milk to see if he can soothe the baby to fall asleep again. Delaying falling asleep or waking up early is in units of 1 hour, allowing the baby to fall asleep one hour later (for example: usually at 6 o\’clock)You can postpone falling asleep to 7 o\’clock) and see if there is any change in the time you wake up in the morning. Or gently wake the baby 1 hour earlier than the time when the baby wakes up (for example, the baby is used to waking up at 5 o\’clock, you can wake up once at 4 o\’clock), and then soothe the baby to fall asleep again, skipping the time of early awakening, and prolong the baby\’s sleep. sleeping time. To create a good sleeping environment, you can leave the curtains open at night and use natural light to allow your baby to adapt to sleeping in a slightly brighter environment. Wait until the baby falls asleep before closing the curtains. This way, when the baby wakes up in the morning, the parents can tell the baby, \”It\’s still night and it\’s not time to get up yet, so let\’s sleep for a while!\” When it\’s time to get up, parents can close the curtains. Pull it open to let light fill the room and let your baby know it\’s time to wake up! Of course, the prerequisite for using this method is that the home should be kept quiet in the early morning, and the curtains must have good light-blocking properties! Reduce the number of night feedings. After six months, the baby can gradually wean off night feedings and sleep through the night. For specific methods, please refer to ☞ [Frequent night feedings will also affect the baby\’s health. If you want to wean off night feedings, you must do these four things. ! ] Do not develop a habit of waking up early in the morning. Parents should not play with the baby after waking up in the morning, and do not let the baby leave the bed where he sleeps. Pay more attention to the signs that the baby is sleepy and put him to sleep in time, so as to avoid habitual early waking. . Finally, Doudehui would like to say to all you daddies: Try to follow your baby\’s schedule, go to bed early and get up early. Don\’t think about coaxing your baby to sleep, and then stay up all night without sleeping. You must know that your baby wakes up early in the morning, and it is absolutely impossible for you to sleep in!