Tracy Hogg shares the secrets of laying babies

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Tracy Hogg is a nurse who has 25 years of experience working with completely different children and their parents. She is deeply convinced that a newborn baby is already a person. Working with children and parents, Tracy Hogg offers each family an individual approach to solving a particular problem. She believes that the child from birth is a person, and mother should carefully observe, listen, and most importantly - respect his wishes.

The books of Tracy Hogg “Secrets of a good mom” and “What your baby wants” are very popular all over the world. It is recommended to read them already during pregnancy, in order to understand how to behave with the baby when he is born.

Daily routine - above all!

Each child has his own temperament, but Tracy Hogg believes that the regime of the day should strictly comply with the following scheme: nutrition, activity, sleep, freedom. You can not change the sequence of actions, combine feeding and sleep. In this situation, after 2 to 3 weeks, the baby will fall asleep without any problems, and mom will have some amount of time for herself.

It is worth noting such an important point as the development of individual “rituals”. For example, a signal for bedtime can be a mom reading a bedtime story, a lullaby or turning off the light.

Rituals should be taken by the baby as a signal for sleep.

Whispering ... What is it?

Tracy, drawing on her experience with babies, recommends swaddling babies up to 4 months old. A swaddled child feels more protected, and therefore less naughty.

Whispering, as a method of laying babies, should be used from the age of four months. The child must be absolutely healthy.

Position the baby so that his head is on your shoulder and begin to hiss loudly enough in his ear. The hiss should be monotonous. At the same time, to the beat of the heartbeat, lightly pat the baby on the back. Once the baby begins to fall asleep, put him in the crib, but do not interrupt the hiss. Also keep patting the bed until the baby falls asleep completely. The most important thing is that the baby does not fall asleep on his hands. Whispering makes it possible for a short period of time to teach a baby to fall asleep on his own in a crib.

Apply a timer

This method is recommended by Tracy for babies from 9 months. Many mothers dream of weaning the baby from feeding before bedtime.How to do it? First, the baby is fed, as usual, the mother sets the alarm for 10 minutes, shows it to the child and says: "As soon as it rings, the milk will end." And does as she said. The baby will first cry for 40 minutes and demand food, but mom should be adamant. Let him persuade to go to bed, read books and sing songs. As soon as the child calms down, you need to put him in bed. After some time, the timer switches to fewer minutes. Thus, the baby will gradually completely refuse to eat before daytime sleep, and then before night.

Pick up - hold - put in the crib

If all of the above methods are ineffective, you can try a tough approach. It is necessary to preserve all the rituals before going to bed: bathing, reading a fairy tale, and a lullaby. You tell the baby it's time to sleep, and put him in the crib. If the baby begins to cry, take it in your hands, use the whispering method and re-place it in the crib. At the same time, your hand strokes his back. When the child calms down, remove your hand. This method can be applied from four months of age.

Remember that children get used to falling asleep without the help of adults in different ways: some will take several days, and some will take several weeks.

It is worth noting that many mothers are negative about the methods proposed by Tracy, considering them stressful. It is convenient for such mothers to sleep with the baby in the same bed and put it to their breasts all night. They also claim that it is useful for the psyche of the child: he feels safe.

Scientists still have not come to a consensus on whether a dream is better - separate or shared, and is it important whether the constant regimen of the day. Therefore, each parent must rely on their desires and priorities. Most importantly, do not forget to respect your child, observe him and draw conclusions.

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