Help your Baby Sleep
Birth does not end with labor pains but takes along with it months of restless nights. Though babies sleep for fourteen to eighteen hours a during the 1st week and twelve to sixteen hours when they are definitely a month old but their cycle is irregular and most babies don’t stay asleep for over 2 to 4 hours at a time, night or day, during the initial few weeks of life that means lots of sleep for your baby and a particularly busy schedule for you.
Thus it’s a smart move for mothers to sleep whenever their babies sleep. But this a particularly transient phase and after six to eight months of age babies start sleeping for brief periods in the day and sleep for long hours at night. There are particular things that will help your kid settle to sleep. Continue reading
Baby Sleeping Patterns
Parents love to watch their little ones sleep peacefully on a well-fed stomach. Babies have a different sleeping pattern and initially it is difficult for the parents to adjust. Babies will never sleep through the entire night. They wake up at frequent intervals for various reasons. You may experience a bit of anxiety when your child does not sleep for a long time or wakes up much too frequently.
But irregular sleeping is common in almost all children. In case you suspect that there may be some other reason for your child not sleeping well, it is advisable to consult your pediatrician. New-borns generally sleep for 16 to 20 hours a day. Children at 3 weeks sleep for around 18 hours a day, 6 week child will sleep for up to 16 hours a day. Continue reading
