The daily routine of a child at 5 months is almost identical to that to which all the regime moments of his life in the previous month were subordinated. The duration of the periods of sleep and wakefulness, the number of feedings remain the same, only the baby himself changes: day by day he becomes more mobile, stronger and more inquisitive.
Table with an approximate daily routine
- 6:00-8:00 Awakening the baby, morning feeding, followed by mandatory hygiene procedures, air baths, light massage, communication with mom;
- 8:00-10:00 First dream, combined with a walk in the fresh air;
- 10:00-12:30 Second feeding, gymnastics, massage, active wakefulness.
- 12:30-14:30 Daytime sleep.
- 14:30-17:00 The third meal, active leisure, filled with educational games and physical exercises.
- 17:00-19:00 Sleep in the fresh air.
- 19:00-21:30 The fourth feeding, developing leisure, communication with family members, bathing crumbs.
- 22:30 Last meal.
- 23:00-6:00 Sleep until the morning.
Another variant:
After reviewing this routine, each mother can adjust it to the individual needs of her five-month-old baby.
Parents of the crumbs should prepare for the fact that at five months he may have his first teeth. This significant event can manifest itself in different ways: for some babies it does not cause much suffering, while others react to it with an increase in temperature, constant whims, upset stools and disturbed sleep patterns. For some time, this can cause unpredictable behavior of an unwell crumbs, fraught with non-compliance with the usual daily routine..
Fortunately, these periods are fairly short. After teething, mother should take care of returning the crumbs to the previous regime.
Sleep
The night sleep of a five-month-old baby is usually strong: a well-nourished baby is able to sleep for about ten hours without requiring feeding and without disturbing sleeping parents. To achieve this result, the mother must properly organize her baby's daytime rest, dividing it into three two-hour periods:
- The first sleep is necessary for the baby after two hours of wakefulness in the morning. If the weather conditions are favorable for this, mom can go for a walk with him, since it is in the morning hours that sleep in the fresh air will be most favorable for him.
- The second sleep of the crumbs falls in the afternoon. In the warm season, it can be combined with a walk.
- The third time, the child should be put to bed in the evening. At this moment, dad, who has returned from work, can go for a walk with the baby.
It is this daily sleep routine that pediatricians consider optimal for a child. If the baby has fallen asleep after exceeding the allotted two-hour limit, you should carefully wake him up so as not to get out of his usual daily routine.
On the topic of sleep:
- How to put a child to sleep without tears and whims - https://razvitie-krohi.ru/psihologiya-detey/kak-ulozhit-rebenka-spat-bez-slez-i-kaprizov.html;
- We teach the child to sleep in his crib separately from his mother (video, real stories) - https://razvitie-krohi.ru/razvitie-rebenka-do-goda/kak-priuchit-rebenka-spat-otdelno.html;
- Whether to rock a child before bedtime: how old can you be rock sick - https://razvitie-krohi.ru/razvitie-rebenka-do-goda/kak-ukachat-rebenka-spat.html;
- The child sleeps only in his arms, and you put it awake - is it a problem or not - https://razvitie-krohi.ru/eto-polezno-znat/rebenok-spit-na-rukah.html;
- At what age can a child sleep on a pillow - https://razvitie-krohi.ru/razvitie-rebenka-do-goda/s-kakogo-vozrasta-rebenku-mozhno-spat-na-podushke.html.
Feed
At 5 months, a child should eat at least a liter of breast milk per day. During feeding, he no longer sleeps, but very actively sucks the breast. It is at this age that the baby should be gradually weaned from the habit of falling asleep exclusively at the mother's breast. Each nap should now begin with motion sickness rather than feeding.
An exception should be made before laying the crumbs for the night: at this moment, mother's breast will not only be a source of nutrition for him. Having calmed down quickly, the baby will sleep especially soundly.
5-month-old breastfed babies still do not need complementary foods: they have enough of the nutrients found in breast milk... There are times when the baby does not gorge on mother's milk and therefore is often capricious and almost does not gain weight. This situation is the basis for its transfer to mixed feeding using dairy-free cereals. After a while, porridge can be made dairy.
If complementary foods were introduced into the diet of an artificial child already at the age of four months, his feeding schedule will look like this:
- 6:00 Feeding with kefir or milk mixture (200 ml).
- 10:00 Complementary feeding: dairy-free porridge (150 ml), cottage cheese (40 g), vegetable juice (100 ml). Porridge can be rice, buckwheat or corn.
- 14:00 Feeding with vegetable soup or mashed potatoes, zucchini or cauliflower, seasoned with a drop of vegetable oil (150 ml).
- 19:00 Feeding with milk formula (200 ml).
- 22:30 Feeding with kefir or mixture (200 ml).
Introducing new products into the diet of the crumbs, you should monitor his stool and the condition of the skin: when rashes appear and the nature of the feces changes, they must be abandoned immediately.
We walk
The frequency and duration of walks mainly depend on the weather conditions. On cold days, you can walk with your baby for no more than forty minutes, on warm days - up to several hours.
In an ideal combination of circumstances, all periods of daytime rest can be combined with walks, since the active supply of oxygen improves the quality of sleep: it becomes longer and deeper.
During walks, it is necessary to acquaint the baby with objects and phenomena of the surrounding world, accompanying everything seen with simple comments that are accessible to his understanding.
We develop
At the age of five months, a child will acquire a range of skills. He can:
- Recognize loved ones and your own reflection in the mirror;
- React joyfully to the mother's voice;
- Reach for the item you like, grab and take it away;
- Press the keys and buttons of musical instruments;
- Play with rattle and squeaker;
- Examine the shape and texture of objects, feeling them with handles;
- Pull your arms / legs into your mouth and everything that comes to his hand;
- Follow the subject with your eyes, turning your head in any direction;
- Roll over independently from the back onto the side, and then onto the tummy. Turning over in the opposite direction is also not difficult for him;
- Lie on your tummy for a long time, looking at the environment;
- Leaning on the head and knees, raise the pelvis and trunk;
- Make the first attempts at independent sitting (when does the baby begin to sit down on his own?);
- Firmly grasping the fingers of an adult, rise up and take an upright position.
You should not force the development of the baby, forcing him to perform actions that the child of a close friend has already mastered. Five-month-old children develop completely individually: today he knows little, and a week later he can master several skills at once, leaving the "opponent" far behind... The key to the successful development of the baby is daily activities with the mother.
Games and activities
For the successful development of crumbs at five months, you can purchase several bright toys equipped with a complex of sound effects. The most useful for him will be:
- Soft toys with sewn-in beepers, hard balls, foil inserts;
- Baby drums and multicolor rattles;
- Bright nesting dolls;
- Dolls for finger theater;
- Sounded soft animals performing songs and fairy tales;
- Children's musical instruments (piano, metallophone). Spoons, a saucepan with a lid, etc.can become a complete replacement for such tools.
What should be the content of developmental activities?
A five-month-old baby is very intelligent and curious. He already understands what it means "no", correctly reacts to the words: "give", "on", "go to mom." Different intonations are available to the baby's understanding: with affectionate treatment, he will smile, and in response to a grumpy remark, he may cry.
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- You should continue reading books, looking at pictures. You can show your baby photos of family members and talk about them;
- Telling your baby poems and nursery rhymes, it is very useful to stroke, knead and rub his tiny fingers: such a massage will help improve blood circulation, activate speech centers and stimulate the functioning of internal organs. To perform a massage, a mother can use a walnut, ball or pencil, rolling them between children's palms or along the outer surface of the hands;
- Wanting to amuse the baby, you can pick it up in your arms and let it fly in an airplane. No less delight will be caused by the opportunity to jump on the lap of someone from home;
- Walking around the apartment with a crumb in your arms, you must continue to acquaint him with the names of the objects in it;
- You can acquaint the baby not only with the different texture of the material, but also with the difference in physical properties by letting him touch a piece of ice or a mug of warm tea;
- It is necessary to talk with the child as much as possible, trying to pronounce the words clearly and correctly, remembering that they are deposited in his memory, creating a passive vocabulary.
Gymnastics and physical development
The child's leisure time should be active, so you need to take care in advance to provide him with a free and safe space to do physical exercises (read the article on how to secure the house for the child).
- It is very important to teach the baby to crawl. Having laid the child on the floor and placing his palms under the small heels, it is necessary to give him the opportunity to push off and make the first attempts to move forward (when the baby begins to crawl);
- Gymnastic exercises with a large ball, which improve stretching and strengthen the musculo-ligamentous apparatus, are incredibly useful for the baby (read about the correct exercises on the fitball);
- A kid who has not yet learned how to roll over from his back to his tummy on his own should be constantly encouraged to do this by placing a palm under the barrel or placing a favorite toy nearby;
- One can only welcome the desire of many parents to teach their babies to swim. Regular pool activity helps to expand the lungs and improve coordination of movements. Children who can swim begin to walk faster. The duration of swimming loads should be no more than ten minutes... In order for the kid to be engaged with pleasure, it is necessary to turn the process into an exciting game using bright sounding toys. After swimming, you need to give the baby a relaxing massage.
Reasons for disrupting the daily routine and ways to overcome them
Most often, disruptions in sleep and nutrition of a five-month-old baby are due to:
- eruption of the first teeth.
- overly active introduction of new complementary foods into the diet.
To alleviate the condition of the crumbs, capricious during the period of teething, you can use special teether toys designed to massage swollen and itchy gums.
If the cause of children's whims was a violation of the rules for introducing complementary foods, the problem product should be completely excluded from the baby's diet for a while. After several days, you can try to introduce it again, but in very small portions, carefully looking at the reaction of the child's body.
Since the baby, who still cannot speak, reports unmet needs with exceptionally loud crying (we read the article on how to understand the reasons for crying children), a caring mother should as soon as possible establish and eliminate its cause (crying may be due to lack of attention, hunger, severe overwork).
A well-structured daily routine for a 5-month-old baby is a guarantee of the child's excellent well-being, disciplining his behavior and stimulating the success of his physical and intellectual development.
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