Being well informed
about infant sleep expectations helped me cope, and realize my children do not hate me; they are just little people trying to figure shit out.
Not exact matches
Many parents may also have an unrealistic
expectation when it comes to
infant sleep, possibly coming from our misunderstandings
about adult
sleep.
Our culture has unrealistic
expectations about infant and toddler
sleep.
I find it unfortunate that we do not support mothers with pertinent information
about normal and healthy
infant sleep or ways to cope with the challenges of nighttime parenting, and limit the discussion to differences in «parenting styles» and within the framework of misguided cultural
expectations and beliefs.
The more facts you know
about infant sleep the more realistic your
expectations will be for your first months with baby.
This is the point at which parents gain the
expectation that the baby will
sleep all night, and they start comparing notes with other families
about infant sleep.
But, unrealistic
expectations about infant sleep may lead to feelings of frustration, resentment, and insecurity for parents who already are under enough stress.