Parents must understand how important it is that children's sleep needs must be fulfilled. Adequate sleep can encourage the production of growth hormones that affect the growth and development of children. Especially in children under the age of one year who must get good quality sleep. However, it is often difficult for children to get a good night's sleep. If it's like this, people have to do several ways to deal with children who have trouble sleeping well and often wake up at night.
There are many factors that cause your little one to have trouble sleeping well. Usually caused by health problems such as colic, flatulence to disturbances from an uncomfortable surrounding environment. Like the experience of momfluencer Kezia Gloria Christy who has introduced sleep training to her child since the age of 10 months. Mom Kezia admitted that she did this sleep training after using MAKUKU Air Diapers Comfort.
“The challenge of sleep training is that children are fussy, often wake up because of a leaky diaper and must be changed. But after using MAKUKU Air Diapers Comfort, I feel calmer and more comfortable,” he admitted during the MAKUKU webinar with Orami on May 31, 2022.
It is undeniable that the source of anxiety for mothers today is diapers that are uncomfortable and easy to cause diaper rash considering the baby's skin. small is still sensitive. He continued, Mom Kezia considered diapers that were soft, not lumpy, absorbed evenly and the price was affordable.
"Consideration choosing a diaper that does not clump on one side only but evenly. There is a urine indicator that makes it easier for parents to know if the diaper is full or not and doesn't need to be opened," he added.
According to mom Kezia, this MAKUKU Air Diapers Comfort really helps her in teaching her little one sleep training. Because MAKUKU Air Diapers Comfort uses a SAP or Super Absorbent Polymer core structure, the diapers dry for more than 8 hours. This makes your little one sleep soundly all night long. Even so, moms and dads are still advised to change diapers frequently every 3-4 hours.
In addition to choosing the right diaper, another way to help your little one sleep well is to massage the baby. On the same occasion, Midwife Angela Frischa Lidya Pratiwi AMD.KEB, CPHCT or familiarly called Midwife Icha said that massaging your little one can solve a child's sleep problem. Here are other benefits of doing baby massage:
- Increase the bond of parental affection to children.
- Make baby feel more comfortable.
- Makes baby feel calmer.
- Improve sleep patterns.
- Helping the digestive system and blood circulation.
- Increase endurance.
The tools that need to be prepared for massaging a baby are a base cloth, a bed with a flat, soft & clean surface. Coconut oil or olive oil or essential oil. As well as other baby equipment such as comfortable diapers, clothes, and more. Here's how to massage a baby properly:
- Clean & warm hands
- Nails & jewelry should not cause scratches on the baby's skin.
- The room is warm & not stuffy.
- The baby is not hungry or after eating.
- During baby massage (15 minutes) no disturbance
- Sit in a comfortable position.
- The baby is laid on a cloth with a flat, soft & clean surface.
- Maintain eye contact with the baby.
- Establish communication (singing, story).
- Start with a light touch & gradually increase the pressure as baby gets used to the massage.
- Responds to the baby's reaction.
- Bathing the baby after the massage.
Baby massage can also be used as a moment to bond with your little one. Come on, Moms and Dads, start massaging your little one from an early age. (Aq/MKK)
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