It's great that newborns sleep 14 - 17 hours a day, with 6 - 7 small
nap periods throughout the 24 hours!
They need more than sleep at night, they need regular
nap periods throughout the day so their bodies can rest and grow.
Not exact matches
Children in this age group should be sleeping 8 - 10 hours in a 24 hour
period and should not be commonly
napping throughout the week.
Adults in this age group should be sleeping 7 - 9 hours in a 24 hour
period (for those interested, if you're over 65 years old you need 7 - 9 hrs) and should not be commonly
napping throughout the week.
Then, when it is time for him to sleep, he cries on and off
throughout his entire supposed
nap period.
Any further comments about how to handle the baby who cries
throughout the entire
nap period would be much appreciated.
Consider offering a pacifier at
nap time and bedtime — Although the mechanism is yet unclear, studies have reported a protective effect of pacifiers on the incidence of SIDS.3, 7,32 The protective effect persists
throughout the sleep
period, even if the pacifier falls out of the infant's mouth.