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continue in the days to come. Her daily routine, her food intake, her thoughts - every aspect of her life must be one of vigilance.
Affectionate Gaze
The first rule is to always look at the baby with an affectionate gaze. She must make a promise to herself that under any situation, she will not look at her child with frustration or anger. There will be enough provocation -- the baby will keep awake at night and sleep in the day, he may disturb her with his crying when she is taking some rest. Many babies are such that every action of theirs fills the parents with joy while there are others who appear to be the devil incarnate. Some mothers experience heavenly bliss while feeding their babies while others experience pain when the baby bites them. Now where did the baby get this nature from? He has not yet started learning from this life. All of this has come along with him from his previous life. He has brought along the joys and sorrows from his past life and is dispersing it over here. But whatever his actions may be, the parents must always remember that they are his creators and remain a fountain of affection. They must simply love the baby, and never be upset or angry with him.
Body Clock
The second rule is to allow the baby's body clock to continue. When someone travels by flight from India to the United States of America, then the sleep gets disturbed. Both the places have different time zones, hence it takes a few days to overcome the jet lag and to adjust to the sleep pattern of the new location. So also, the child can take time to adjust to the new time frame. Perhaps for some weeks, he may keep awake at night. Allow it to be. Slowly his body will attune itself to the new life and new environment. Do not force him to sleep, nor look upon it as a problem, or medicate him for this problem. By doing so, you may unnecessarily disturb his inner processes. This change must happen effortlessly and naturally.
Once there is a disturbance in this inner process, the impact may last a lifetime. Hence one must not interfere with his natural sleep pattern. The mistakes that have been made until now, let us not continue them with the next generation. Its effects are visible to us. How many people suffer from sleep disorders! They are not able to sleep in a timely manner. Many keep awake for hours
after they go to bed. Some people have very disturbed sleep. It is as though their
