How to put a baby to sleep. Estivil Method

Your baby constantly pleases you. It is he who is the main meaning of life. But a young mother often happens that she is very tired of caring for her baby. Especially exhausting everyday motion sickness at day, evening and night sleep. When the baby is still very small, putting him to bed is not difficult. But when he grows up and gaining weight, it is already difficult for a woman to physically rock it. And she begins to think about how to teach a child to fall asleep on her own. In this pursuit, the method of Dr. Esteville can help her. In this article we will try to talk about him.

The Spanish doctor Estivil came to the conclusion that a child under 5 years old must have normalized night sleep, he must certainly learn to fall asleep without the help of his parents. Then in the future he will not have insomnia and other problems. If, until 5 years old, a child cannot be put into bed without mother’s help, then in adulthood a person will suffer from sleep problems. According to Esteville’s method, a child from six months can already sleep in his own room, in the dark and not wake up all night. It is only necessary to teach him this. And do not try to look for excuses: intestinal colic, teeth, illnesses, just get your baby to learn to sleep soundly.

So, the first thing you should do is to give up motion sickness. Now you will not help your child fall asleep. You must be calm, confident in your abilities. Near you should be a baby's toy, a dummy and a crib in which the baby is sleeping. Doing the same thing every day, your baby will gradually get used to the evening ritual of going to bed. The Estivil method involves laying children in the winter at 20: 00-20: 30 and in the summer at 20: 30-21: 00. It is at this time that it is easiest to fall asleep.

Estevil's method that helps a child fall asleep:

1. Put the baby in the crib. Behave, as usual, naturally. Cover him with a blanket. Sensing something was wrong, your baby will most likely immediately get up or start crying when he sees that his mother wants to leave the room. No need to immediately try to lay it again. Sit down next to the crib, tell the child in an affectionate voice that "Mom wants to teach you how to sleep, look, there is a bear near you, you are not alone."
2. After that, put the baby back, wish him good night and leave the room. Be prepared for the child to do everything possible for you to return. He will throw tantrums, cry loudly, stand by the crib, get nervous. We advise you to have patience and courage, because the struggle has just begun. In no case do not give up and do not take the baby in her arms to rock. He will understand that he can achieve his goal, and Estevil’s method will not work.
3. After you leave the room, come back every 3-5 minutes. But not with the goal of reassuring or helping to fall asleep, but to show that Mom is nearby and has not gone anywhere. Returning, say that you need to sleep and wish good night. Gradually, time can be increased to 5-10 minutes or more.
4. Gain strength, withstand the most problematic first days. It is worth tormenting once, but then your child will be able to learn how to fall asleep independently! Usually babies cry for about an hour or two, and then fall asleep.
   

Many do not recognize Estevil’s method, poor reviews leave him, they believe that this can spoil the child’s psyche. But other mothers note that this helps a lot to get rid of motion sickness. In this case, the child remains psychologically healthy. To adopt the Esteville method or not, each mother decides for herself.