Ngabe ingane yami izoke ilale?

Ingabe imikhuba yokulala yengane yakho (noma ukuntula kwayo) ingabe uzizwa njengezombi? Iba nesineke. Ubuthongo obugcwele busendleleni. Funda ukuthi izingane ziqala nini ukulala ubusuku bonke nokuthi kusho ukuthini ekukhuleni komntwana wakho ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo.

Izidingo zokulala zezingane ziyahlukahluka kuye ngeminyaka yazo. Izingane ezisanda kuzalwa zilala isikhathi esiningi. Kodwa ukulala kwabo kusezigabeni ezimfushane kakhulu. Njengoba umntwana ekhula, inani eliphelele lokulala liyancipha kancane kancane. Kodwa ubude bokulala ebusuku buyanda.

Ngokuvamile, izingane ezisanda kuzalwa zilala cishe amahora angu-8 kuya kwangu-9 emini namahora angaba ngu-8 ebusuku. Kodwa bangase bangalali ngaphezu kwehora eli-1 kuya kwamabili ngesikhathi. Izingane eziningi aziqali ukulala ubusuku bonke (amahora angu-6 kuya kwangu-8) zingavuki zize zibe nezinyanga ezi-3 ubudala, noma zize zibe nesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-12 kuya kwangu-13. Cishe izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zezingane zikwazi ukulala ubusuku bonke njalo ngezinyanga eziyisi-6.

"Izingane zidinga 'ukudla okunempilo kokulala' -- kokubili isilinganiso esifanele kanye nekhwalithi efanele yokulala -- ukuze zikhule ngokugcwele ngokomzimba, ingqondo, kanye nemizwelo," kusho uJennifer Waldburger, MSW, ongumdidiyeli wencwadi neDVD ethi The Sleepeasy Solution . Ingane yakho izokuthola nini futhi kanjani ukudla okunempilo kokulala kuncike kokuningi-iminyaka yayo, isisindo, isimo sengqondo, nendawo, kanye nenqubo yomndeni wakho.

Izingane nazo zinemijikelezo yokulala ehlukile kuneyabantu abadala. Izingane zichitha isikhathi esincane kakhulu ebuthongweni bokunyakaza kwamehlo okusheshayo (REM) (okuyisikhathi sokuphupha). Futhi imijikelezo mifushane. Okulandelayo yizidingo ezijwayelekile zokulala ebusuku nasemini zezingane ezisanda kuzalwa kuya eminyakeni emi-2 ubudala:

Yiziphi izimpawu zezinkinga zokulala kwezinsana?

Uma umntwana eqala ukulala njalo ebusuku, abazali ngokuvamile abajabuli lapho umntwana eqala ukuvuka ebusuku futhi. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka cishe ezinyangeni eziyisi-6 ubudala. Lokhu kuvame ukuba yingxenye evamile yentuthuko ebizwa ngokuthi ukukhathazeka ngokwehlukana. Kulapho umntwana engaqondi ukuthi ukwehlukana kungokwesikhashana (kwesikhashana). Izingane zingase futhi ziqale ukuba nenkinga yokulala ngenxa yokukhathazeka ngokuhlukana. Noma ngenxa yokuthi bakhuthazwe ngokweqile noma bakhathele kakhulu.

Izimpendulo ezijwayelekile zezingane ezinalokhu kuvuka ebusuku noma ezinenkinga yokulala zingabandakanya lokhu okulandelayo:

• Ukuvuka nokukhala kanye noma ngaphezulu ebusuku ngemva kokulala ubusuku bonke

• Ekhala uma uphuma ekamelweni

• Ukwenqaba ukulala ngaphandle komzali eduze

• Ukunamathela kumzali lapho behlukana

Izinkinga zokulala zingase zenzeke nangokugula. Khuluma nomhlinzeki wezempilo wengane yakho uma ingane yakho iqala ukuba nenkinga yokulala noma ukulala, ikakhulukazi uma lena kuyiphethini entsha.

Izimpawu zokulungela ukulala

Ungasiza ingane yakho ukuba ilale ngokuqaphela izimpawu zokulungela ukulala, ukuyifundisa ukuba ilale yodwa, futhi uyiduduze ngokumvusa. Ingane yakho ingase ibonise izimpawu zokuthi isilungele ukulala ngokuthi:

• Ecikica amehlo

• Ukuzamula

• Ebheke eceleni

• Ukuphikisa

Ukusiza ingane yakho ukuthi ilale

Izingane zingase zingakwazi ukuzakhela amaphethini azo okulala nokuvuka. Ngokumangalisayo, akuzona zonke izingane ezikwaziyo ukuzilalisa. Futhi akuzona zonke izingane ezingaphinde zilale uma zivuswa ebusuku. Uma sekuyisikhathi sokulala, abazali abaningi bafuna ukunyakazisa noma ukuncelisa ingane ukuze bayisize ilale. Ukudala isimiso sokulala kuwumbono omuhle. Kodwa ungavumeli ingane yakho ilale ezingalweni zakho. Lokhu kungase kube iphethini. Futhi ingane yakho ingase iqale ukulindela ukuba ingalo yakho ukuze ilale. Lapho ingane yakho ivuka kancane phakathi nomjikelezo wokulala, ingase ingakwazi ukuphindela ukuyolala yodwa.

Izingane ezizizwa zilondekile zikwazi kangcono ukubhekana nokwehlukana, ikakhulukazi ebusuku. Ukugona nokududuza ingane yakho phakathi nosuku kungayisiza izizwe ilondeke kakhudlwana. Ezinye izindlela zokusiza ingane yakho ukuthi ifunde ukulala ihlanganisa:

• Ukuvumela isikhathi sokulala nsuku zonke njengoba kudingeka ngokweminyaka yengane yakho.

• Ukungabi nakho ukukhuthazwa noma umsebenzi eduze nesikhathi sokulala.

• Ukudala isimiso sokulala, esifana nokugeza, ukufunda izincwadi, nokunyakazisa.

• Ukudlala umculo opholile ngesikhathi ingane yakho isozela.

• Ukunikeza into yesikhashana ingane yakho engayithatha iyolala. Lokhu kungase kube ingubo encane noma ithoyizi elithambile. Kodwa ungakwenzi lokhu ingane yakho ingakakhuli ngokwanele. Ingane yakho kufanele ikwazi ukugingqika nokuhlala. Lokhu kuzovimbela ingozi yokuphefumula.

• Ukulalisa ingane yakho embhedeni lapho isozela, kodwa ngaphambi kokuyolala.

• Ukududuza nokuqinisekisa ingane yakho lapho yesaba.

• Ukuze uphaphame ebusuku, duduza futhi uqinisekise ingane yakho ngokumbambatha futhi uyiduduze. Ungayikhiphi ingane yakho embhedeni.

• Uma ingane yakho ikhala, linda imizuzu embalwa, bese ubuya futhi uyiqinisekise ngokumbambatha nangokuthula. Bese uthi goodnight uhambe. Phinda njengoba kudingeka.

• Ukuhambisana nenqubo kanye nezimpendulo zakho.

Ukunciphisa ingozi ye-sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) nokunye ukufa kwezinsana okuhlobene nokulala

Nazi izincomo ezivela ku-American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) zokunciphisa ubungozi be-SIDS nokufa okuhlobene nokulala kusukela ekuzalweni kuye kononyaka owodwa:

• Goma ingane yakho. Usana olugonywe ngokugcwele lunganciphisa ingozi yalo ye-SIDS.

• Ncelisa ingane yakho ibele. I-AAP incoma ubisi lwebele kuphela okungenani izinyanga eziyi-6.

• Beka ingane yakho emhlane wayo ukuze ilale futhi ilale ize ibe nonyaka owodwa ubudala. Lokhu kunganciphisa ingozi ye-SIDS, ukuphefumula ukudla noma into yangaphandle (isifiso), kanye nokuminyanisa. Ungalokothi ubeke ingane yakho eceleni noma esiswini ukuze ilale noma ilale. Uma ingane yakho iphapheme, nikeza ingane yakho isikhathi esiswini sayo inqobo nje uma uyibhekile. Lokhu kunganciphisa amathuba okuthi ingane yakho ibe nekhanda eliyisicaba.

• Khuluma njalo nomhlinzeki wezempilo wengane yakho ngaphambi kokuphakamisa ikhanda lebhedi uma ingane yakho kutholwe ukuthi ine-reflux ye-gastroesophageal.

• Nikeza ingane yakho i-pacifier yokulala noma ukulala. Uma ingane yakho incela ibele, ungasebenzisi i-pacifier kuze kube yilapho ukuncelisa sekuqinisekisiwe ngokugcwele.

• Sebenzisa umatilasi oqinile ombozwe ngeshidi elifakwe ngokuqinile. Lokhu kungavimbela izikhala phakathi komatilasi kanye nezinhlangothi zebhedi, igceke lokudlala, noma i-bassinet. Lokho kunganciphisa ingozi yokuthi umntwana abhajwe phakathi komatilasi nezinhlangothi (entrapment). Kungase futhi kunciphise ingozi yokuqunjelwa kanye ne-SIDS.

• Yabelana ngegumbi lakho esikhundleni sombhede wakho nengane yakho. Ukubeka ingane yakho embhedeni nawe kuphakamisa ubungozi bokuklinywa, ukuqunjelwa, ukuvaleka, kanye ne-SIDS. Ukwabelana kombhede akunconyiwe kumawele noma okunye ukuphindaphinda. I-AAP incoma ukuthi izinsana zilale ekamelweni elilodwa nabazali bazo, eduze nombhede wabazali bazo. Kodwa izingane kufanele zibe embhedeni ohlukile noma umbhede ofanele izinsana. Lokhu kulungiselelwa kokulala kunconywa ngokufanelekile ngonyaka wokuqala wengane. Kodwa kufanele okungenani igcinwe ezinyangeni eziyisi-6 zokuqala.

• Ungasebenzisi izihlalo zezingane, izihlalo zemoto, izinqola, abathwali bezingane, kanye nokushintshashintsha kwezinsana ukuze ulale okuvamile kanye nokulala kwansuku zonke. Lokhu kungase kuholele ekuvinjweni kwendlela yokuphefumula yosana noma ukuminza.

• Ungabeki izingane esofeni noma esihlalweni ukuze zilale. Ukulala kusofa noma esihlalweni kubeka umntwana engcupheni enkulu yokufa, kuhlanganise ne-SIDS.

• Ungasebenzisi izidakamizwa ezingekho emthethweni notshwala, futhi ungabhemi ngesikhathi ukhulelwe noma ngemva kokuzalwa. Gcina ingane yakho kude nabanye ababhemayo nasezindaweni lapho abanye babhema khona.

• Unganqwabelani ngokweqile, ungagqoki ngokweqile, noma umboze ubuso noma ikhanda lomntwana wakho. Lokhu kuzozivimbela ukuthi zingashisi ngokweqile, kunciphise ingozi ye-SIDS.

• Ungasebenzisi okokulala okuxekethile noma izinto ezithambile (ama-bumper pads, imicamelo, okokududuza, izingubo zokulala) embhedeni wengane yakho noma i-bassinet. Lokhu kungasiza ekuvimbeleni ukuminza, ukuklinywa, ukubambeka, noma i-SIDS.

• Ungasebenzisi iziqapha zenhliziyo eziphefumulayo kanye nemishini yezentengiso (ama-wedges, ama-positioners, nomatilasi abakhethekile) ukuze usize ukwehlisa ubungozi be-SIDS nokufa kwezingane okuhlobene nokulala. Lawa madivayisi awakaze aboniswe ukuze anciphise ubungozi be-SIDS. Ezimweni ezingavamile, baye babangela ukufa kwezinsana.

• Ngaso sonke isikhathi beka ama-cribs, ama-bassinets, namayadi okudlala ezindaweni ezingenazo izintambo ezilengayo, izintambo, noma izembozo zamafasitela. Lokhu kunganciphisa ingozi yokuklinywa.

Amafulegi Abomvu okufanele uwaqaphele

Uma ingane yakho ingalali ubusuku bonke Izinyanga ezingu-12 noma lapho esenonyaka ubudala, khuluma nodokotela wakho wezingane ukuze athole ukuthi ingabe ikhona yini imbangela. Ezinye izizathu zokuxoxa nodokotela: uma ingane yakho ihona, iphefumula kanzima, noma ibonakala imatasatasa ngesikhathi sokulala nangemuva kokuphakelwa (okungase kube uphawu lwesifo se-gastroesophageal reflux, noma i-GERD).