The regimen of the day of the child at 8 months

It is no coincidence that the eight-month age is called a milestone in the development of the baby, since it is from this time that the gradually growing dynamics of his physical and social activity becomes more and more obvious. In the daily routine of an 8-month-old child there is a persistent tendency for the prevalence of periods of active wakefulness over periods of sleep. Communicating with the baby every day is becoming more interesting, although more troublesome for the mother, who is inextricably next to him.

Approximate daily routine for a child of 8 months

• 6:00-8:30 Awakening, first feeding time, morning toilet and a light massage completing the air bath procedure.
• 8:30-10:00 The first dream is preferably in the fresh air.
• 10:00-10:30 The second meal of the baby.
• 10:30-14:00 Active leisure, including morning exercises, massage and educational games.
• 14:00-14:30 The third meal.
• 14:30-16:00 The second period of daytime rest. Better to combine with a walk.
• 16:00-18:00 The period of active acquaintance with others, time for developing activities and performing physical exercises.
• 18:00-18:30 The fourth meal of the baby.
• 18:30-20:00 Walk in the fresh air.
• 20:00-22:00 Games with close relatives, the evening bathing procedure for the child.
• 22:00-22:30 Evening feeding of crumbs.
• 22:30-6:00 The period of night rest.

A few additional options with the daily routine (you will already find the best option considering the features of your crumbs):

When comparing the tables, you can see that the daily routine, organizing the life of the child at 8 months, has not undergone significant changes (compared with the previous period). He still provides five feedings with a four-hour interval between them and two walks in the fresh air. Only the time of daytime rest was reduced, since the child is able to remain active for 5-6 hours.

About the need for rest

The sleep of an eight-month-old baby, having a phase of superficial and deep sleep, begins to resemble a dream of an adult. A baby who has fallen asleep does not react to any external stimuli; his reflex reactions are significantly reduced during this period. The level of brain activity during night sleep is reduced to minimum values.

• The longest period of rest in the daily regimen of an 8-month-old baby is a night's sleep, usually lasting at least eight hours;
• Daytime sleep becomes biphasic. Most babies go on a one and a half to two hours sleep twice a day, although there are cases when its duration does not exceed forty minutes.Some eight-month-old children rest only once during the day, and the duration of this rest can be at least four hours;
• On average, a child needs eleven hours of sleep during the day, although some babies continue to sleep for thirteen hours.

The fact that the baby is tired and needs a rest is easy to guess from his behavior. The baby becomes lethargic, ceases to actively respond to what is happening, begins to yawn and rub his eyes with his fists, his breathing becomes deeper and more even. Having noticed all these signs, the mother should change the baby's clothes and send him to the crib.

About the correct organization of sleep

In order for the crumbs sleep to be as strong and calm as possible, care must be taken to create optimal conditions for it.

1. The humidity level in the children's room should not be lower than 70%, and the air temperature should not be higher 24 degrees.
2. Before placing a child in a crib, it is necessary to take care of the preliminary ventilation of the room: air saturated with oxygen will contribute to deeper breathing of the baby.
3. Using a correctly selected orthopedic mattress (how to choose a mattress) and a neatly made bed that does not have folds on the surface of the sheet is another condition for prolonged sleep.
4. It is necessary to lay the baby in accordance with the usual daily routine.
5. In order for the crumbs sleep to be calm, you should shade the window and mute the volume of the TV and radio (quiet background sounds not only do not interfere, but also contribute to a good falling asleep baby).
6. It is very useful to give him a relaxing massage before singing the crumbs and sing a lullaby.
7. A long night's rest is always facilitated by a walk in the fresh air and a bathing procedure (after soaking in warm water and playing enough with rubber toys, the baby will fall asleep faster and stronger).

An important point concerns children who tend to roll over from their backs in a dream on the tummy and sleep with your nose buried in the pillow. The crumb must immediately be turned over, accompanying his actions by stroking the back, quiet singing or monotonous gentle muttering. If the baby, frightened, wakes up at the same time, you can simply pick it up and, shaking it slightly, lay it back in the crib.

To simplify control over a baby’s sleep, turning over in a dream, you can completely remove the side wall of the crib and move it to the mother’s bed, combining the levels of the beds. Holding the baby by the handle, the mother can either sleep peacefully all night (if the baby is calm), or wake up at the right time. It is known that the dream of caring parents is particularly sensitive and intermittent. Feeling the movement of a small pen, mom wakes up and controls the baby's behavior.

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About the intricacies of feeding

Eating a baby at 8 months is becoming quite diverse. In addition to well-known dishes and drinks (vegetable and fruit purees, multi-grain and milk porridges, baby curds, kefir, tea and juices), the baby begins to receive meat. Non-fat varieties of it are excellent for baby food: chicken breast, rabbit and turkey meat.

Introducing meat into the crumbs diet, it is better to add it little by little to vegetable puree. A good option to get acquainted with a new product is to add meat, crushed to the state of crumbs, in children's soups cooked in vegetable or meat broth.

Instead of meat, you can introduce chicken yolk into the soup, strictly ensuring that both of these fairly heavy products do not end up in the baby’s stomach for one day (they should be alternated, giving on different days).

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Many mothers of eight-month-old children believe that at this age it is time to wean them from breast milk. This is an erroneous position. Most experienced pediatricians claim that breastfeeding should be as long as possible. Of course, the nutritional value of mother’s milk alone is not enough for grown-up crumbs, so you need to apply it to your breast at least twice a day: when waking up and when laying at night.

Since breast milk for an 8-month-old baby is food and not a drink, it must be watered with special baby tea or boiled water. During the day, the baby should receive about a liter of solid food and 600 ml of liquid (in the form of juices, teas, herbal decoctions, water and breast milk).

A child’s daily diet at 8 months should look something like this:

1. Breakfast: mom's milk or milk formula.
2. The second meal: porridge (on water or milk), fruit drink or baby tea.
3. Lunch: vegetable soup with meat or yolk (instead of soup you can make vegetable puree), fruit juice.
4. Fourth meal: fruit puree or baby curd.
5. Bedtime Feeding: attachment to the chest or porridge (for artisans).

Starting from the age of 8 months, the baby must be accustomed to washing his hands before eating: if you do this regularly, he will soon have a healthy habit associated with feeding. This useful skill is useful to the baby when he goes to kindergarten. We are reading an article about 4 basic useful skills that you should educate your child in front of kindergarten -https://kid.htgetrid.com/en/eto-polezno-znat/chto-dolzhen-umet-rebenok-pered-detskim-sadom-4-poleznyih-navyika.html

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About physical activity and walks

By the age of 8 months, the baby achieves great success: thanks to his strong muscles, he can confidently sit without any support, crawls perfectly, moving from room to room, gets up on his legs and starts walking with support for both arms.

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To consolidate these achievements and lay the foundation for future successful development, the crumb needs regular physical exertion: performing morning exercises and complexes of special exercises to strengthen the ligamentous-muscular apparatus.

A nurse will introduce a complex of gymnastic exercises to a mother in a healthy child’s office. Performing exercises for flexion and extension of the limbs, performing circular rotations with the arms and feet of the crumbs, the mother should be extremely careful and careful, making sure that the moving baby does not get injured during an awkward turn.

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To make the gymnastics pleasant for the child, after each exercise, several relaxing massage movements should be performed. The total duration of exercise for an 8-month-old baby can be 15-20 minutes a day. Before performing gymnastics, it is necessary to ventilate the room well.

A long stay in the fresh air is unusually useful for the development of the child, which is why pediatricians advise using every opportunity so that the baby walks as often and as long as possible. Two two-hour walks should be an indispensable component of the daily routine.

Inhalation of oxygen-enriched air contributes to:

• active development of the cerebral hemispheres;
• oxygenation of cells and tissues of the child's body;
• deep and long sleep.

About the content of educational games

The arsenal of developmental activities for the child can be replenished with new interesting games:

• The kids like to shift bright cubes, disassemble multi-colored pyramids and lay out objects from boxes;
• If you place as many toys as possible in the baby’s crib, he will enthusiastically begin to throw them out of it. During this strange (from the point of view of an adult) game, a child develops coordination of movements, an eye, all muscle groups are strengthened, and a lot of energy is wasted;
• Kids like outdoor games, so you can give them the opportunity to "fly by plane" in the hands of dad or experience excitement when playing in the "hole pit";
• To develop coordination of movements and motility of small muscles, you can offer your baby a toy wrapped in soft wrapping paper (you need to wrap it furtively from it). Satisfying his natural curiosity, he will certainly engage in its unfolding;

• Inoculating the kid with an interest in books, it is necessary to teach him to carefully consider illustrations, accompanying the process with comments about who is depicted in the picture. If this animal - you can talk about its size, habits, favorite treats, demonstrate what sounds it makes;
• Even the familiar procedure for bathing crumbs can be turned into an exciting role-playing game. Taking a plastic boat, mom can show the baby how to use it to transport a small toy. You can bathe your favorite doll or rubber toy in front of the child’s eyes, lathering it with a piece of sponge and repeating the same words that are commonly used when bathing the baby. After this crumbs will certainly want to perform this action on their own. Kids really like to pour water. To do this, they should have buckets, watering cans or small bottles (playing with baby in the bathroom) Water procedures, loved by most babies, require great care from parents. It should be remembered that the crumb sitting in the bath should not be left unattended even for one moment. It is also undesirable to get a cork covering the drain hole of the bath when a child is in it. The sight of rapidly decreasing water and the sounds made at the same time can frighten him and cause phobias of water procedures.

Daily adherence to the established daily routine is a guarantee of excellent mood, successful development and good health of an 8-month-old baby.

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