Mhlawumbe, akekho umama onjalo osemncane ongenakuphupha okungenani kanye ukulala ubusuku ngaphandle kokuvuka. Kodwa leli thuba alisoloko likhona futhi lingaba yilabo abayithokozelayo, abanye bahluleka ukulala futhi bazame ukulungisa ingane embusweni wabo ojwayelekile, okungukuthi, ukwenza umntwana alale ebusuku okungenani amahora angu-6-7 ulandelana. Ingane elala kakhulu iphupho labazali abasha, kodwa lokhu akuwona njalo uphawu oluhle.
Esikhathini esisanda kuzalwa, kunezinto ezimbili eziyinhloko zempilo, ukukhula nokuthuthukiswa kwengane - ukulala okunempilo nokudla okuphelele (ngokufanele - ubisi lwebele). Lapho usana olumamaviki okuqala oluphila lulele isikhathi eside futhi lukhulu - luvamile. Kodwa-ke, umuntu kufanele alalele hhayi kuphela induduzo yabazali, kodwa futhi ekutholeni isisindo somntwana, isifiso sakhe, imvamisa yokunyakaza kwamathumbu kanye nesimo jikelele ngokujwayelekile. Iqiniso liwukuthi i-ventricle yengane ayidluli ubukhulu besibindi sayo nobisi igajwe kuyo ngokoqobo ngaphakathi kwehora. Okusho ukuthi, ihora elilodwa emva kokudlisa isisu asinalutho futhi ingane ilambile. Ngakho-ke, uma ingane ilala isikhathi eside ebusuku noma ngosuku, ingavuki ukudla, idla kancane futhi ngokungafuni, lokhu kungabangela izinkinga eziningana:
- ukulala njalo, ukudla imvuthuluka kabi, uthola ama-immunoglobulin amancane kanye nezakhi, okugxila ikakhulukazi ebusweni bokubeletha kuqala;
- kukhona ingozi yokuphelelwa amandla kwamanzi - ingane iyaba yindlala, ithule, imane ilahlekelwa amandla. Ukulala phakathi kwengane nakho kuyisibonakaliso sokungcola amanzi, ngakho-ke, kwakha umbuthano ongenalutho - ngenxa yobuthongo obude, ingane ikhubazekile, iholela ekulele kakhudlwana;
- uma ukulala komntwana kuhambisana nokujuluka ngokweqile, ukuhlanza, umkhuhlane, ukuphazamiseka kwesibalo, kufanele uthintane nodokotela ngokushesha futhi uthole ukuthi kungani ingane ilele kakhulu, mhlawumbe imbangela iyisifo esidinga ukutholakala nokuphathwa.