Sentences with phrase «during their waking hours for»

And to make matters worse, your children are begging you during all waking hours for another piece.

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In addition, the survey also showed that the average U.S. office worker thinks about work for 78 percent of their waking hours during a typical workday, versus 41 percent on a day off.

Lots of us read books for enjoyment during our waking hours, for entertainment and educational purposes.

Sometimes he sleeps for an hour and then wakes up (he does not do this during the day) and sometimes he sleeps for 3 hours, once or twice it was four hours, then the next night he went back to only sleeping 2 hours before he woke up.

I'm not sure there is anything that I can do about this excessive long wake time window of fuzzing action since he usually has a big bowl movement around 2:00 a.m. I'm only guessing his bowl movement is what keeps him up for 3 hours, but who knows it might be do to my poor waketime strategy during the day.

A lot of children tend to grind their teeth more whilst they are sleeping rather than during waking hours, which can make it hard for the parent to spot the problem as quickly as you would do if they were carrying out the grinding during the day.

Your baby will need to be woken up every three hours during the night to eat, until your pediatrician gives you the OK to let him or her sleep for a long stretch.

Having a great night sleep for new parents means they most likely will be better and more attentive parents during their waking hours to their newborn.

They worked for three hours (during which time I obliterated a huge pile of client work), tidied and scrubbed the house to a shine, and even left chocolate in their wake.

He seems to be a very efficient eater and it is difficult (at least during the daytime / waking hours) to get him to suckle and be comforted at my breast or stay near my breast for longer than 10 minutes.

There won't be much time to catch up on lost sleep, so give yourself the gift of rest whenever you get the chance so that you're at your best to care for your baby during his or her waking hours.

It is the only time where I do nt put her down for a nap in between feedings (she is on a 3 hour eat / wake / sleep schedule during the day).

i am VERY persistent about waking them during the day, though and never letting them go longer than 3 hours for daytime feedings... shooting for 2.5 hours if i am concerned about how much they are getting.

With my now 7 weeks old son i don't wake him during the night either and he is sleeping about 8 hours a night and i once again have enough milk for an army of babies:)

My son will sleep till about 12 - 1; 30 then thats it every half an hour he wakes up i give him his dummy he may go back to sleep or otherwise i have to stand over his cot for sometimes up to 2 - 3 hrs just gently rubbing his belly, shhhhing him but he must hold my hand stroking it until his totally asleep and it doesn't make a difference if he sleeps or not during the day but this is all the joys of being a parent and you have to take the rough with the smooth and all i can do is tell myself he will sleep through the night sooner or later.

During a critical phase of a project at work, for months I would use alarms to wake myself up in the middle of the night after few hours of sleep.

6 Signs of Potty Training Readiness Your child can stay dry for a period of at least 2 hours during the day and / or you child wakes up dry from his nap.

You can get a lot of tips and ideas, and you'll discover that you're not the only one who relies on the swing for the baby's nap (even though you swore you'd never do that) or whose 6 - month - old still wakes up every three hours during the night.»

A 6 month old baby, for example, should be sleeping for 10 - 11 hours at night (possibly waking to feed) and 3 - 4 hours during the day for a total of 14 hours a day.

Whereas a 6 year old may only sleep for 10 - 12 hours at night (not waking to feed) and not need a nap during the day.

He eats every 1 to 2 hours during the day but at night he sleeps anywhere from 7 - 8 hours then wakes up to eat once and then returns to sleep for another hour or 2 before we get up.

As difficult as it can be to wake up for night feedings — as we described earlier, a lot of babies do take in a lot of their overall milk during the night time hours.

At 6 months, babies usually sleep for around 12 - 14 hours per day; they may only be waking once during the night, or if you're really lucky, they may start to sleep through the night.

From the age of 12 months, children will start to sleep less during the day and will usually sleep for around 10 hours at night without waking up.

Try to get some rest; this can be really difficult as newborn babies often wake up during the night, so try to nap during the day while your baby sleeps and ask others around you to help out; you can ask parents, friends or relatives to have your baby for an hour or two while you catch up on sleep and have a bit of time to yourself.

At 3 months, babies usually sleep for around 13 - 15 hours per day; they will start to sleep for longer periods of time during the night and they will usually only wake once or twice during the night.

Currently there seem to be unclear guidelines for parents that underscore the importance of tummy time for infants during waking hours.

I had longer - term sleep deprivation with a child who would wake up every 2 - 4 hours through the night for two years (I was home with her during the first 2 years and now work full time).

And recent research on natural sleeping patterns for humans (before the advent of artificial lighting started interfering with natural body rhythms) has shown that waking at least once during the dark hours is the way our bodies are designed to work...... Fascinating research really.

They all wake up around 5 - 6 am, and Daddy gets up with them primarily because he goes to work at 7.30 and isn't home until long after the kids are in bed so it's his only time to see them during the day, but it also gives me an extra hours sleep (which I might possibly use for facebook time!)

If your child tends to sleep for hours at a time during the daytime, you should consider waking them up for feedings or playtime.

Even if they are good at putting themselves back to sleep during the night, they still might need to be «trained» in the morning hours to help their bodies learn when it's appropriate to wake up for the day.

I'm still pretty much going off of her cues for eating and sleeping at this point, except I wake her up during the day if it's been 4 hours since she ate last so she eats enough during the day and possibly stays awake enough to realize the difference between day and night.

No matter how many times she needs me during the wee hours, he wakes up well rested, and for us, this is a good thing.

Well, if you wake your baby on a regular schedule throughout the day, say every three hours to eat, then let your baby sleep as long as they want during the night, your baby will quickly learn that the time to be awake is during the day and nighttime is for sleeping.

For newborns who had any spitting up in the first 24 hours after birth, the following information was added: time of the event, the newborn's position during the event, wake or sleep state, estimated amount of regurgitation, color changes (duskiness, redness, or cyanosis) and intervention (if any) required (ie, stimulation, «blow - by» oxygen, suction)(Table 1).

We are on a 2.5 to 3 hour nursing schedule during the day and when he wakes up early, it is usually way too soon for him to eat again and I'm not sure what to do with him.

I am feeding him every 2.5 hours during the day and every 3 hours tonight, and we have to wake him for nearly every feed (except for the ones following the periods where he won't sleep).

people tell me to try and cut down his bottles during the day, I've tried to replace them with food but he refuses to eat, then at night he's still waking up around 4 - 5 times for a bottle, he doesn't want the comfort its that he's always so hungry if i pick him up to bring him to bed he wakes up and thinks its play time... is there anything that i can try to maybe get a solid 5 hours of sleep in at night because im going crazy and feel like its been years since i last had a good night's sleep... thanx

The first three months he would wake up every hour or two during the night for feed.

So, with all newborn children, I would recommend waking them every 3 hours during the day for a feeding.

They're old enough for the first merge, but we started there so I either drop a feeding, which they seem way too young for, or adjust them to a 2.5 hour cycle during the day and I already have to wake them at 3 hours to eat, so I'm worried I'll be force feeding them at 2.5.

Most babies need to wake at least once at night for many months as well as nurse every couple of hours during the day.

And there have been times when they wake up during the night and stay awake for an hour.

Philips AVENT Nighttime Pacifiers promote natural soothing for your baby during sleep and waking hours.

If you want to try and savor the longer stretches of sleep for the night time, you might want to wake her after 4 hours during the day and see if she wants to feed.

Also try Jodi Mindell's advice, a sleep expert from BabyCenter: If your baby goes to bed after 20:30, and suddenly he starts waking up during the night, you will discover to your surprise that he is much more likely to sleep for the whole night, if you put him to sleep for just half an hour earlier.

One thing I would encourage for your baby is more time on her stomach (we call it «tummy time»), since this is the most important position for her to be in during waking hours in order to strengthen her muscles that she needs for the development of important motor milestones such as rolling, independent sitting, crawling and later walking.

My partner is a Guardian reporter and he's rarely home before 9 pm during the week so we share the same bed for about three hours a night, and we don't fall asleep or wake up together.

Take your brain for example — researchers have recently discovered that your brain's major detoxification system is 10 times more active while you're asleep than during your waking hours.