"Nighttime sleep" refers to the period of restful slumber that happens during the night, typically when it's dark outside. It's the time when we go to bed and sleep for several hours before waking up in the morning.
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for nighttime sleep, daytime naps, and so much more!
Whatever you do, don't try to keep your child up longer during the day in hopes that it leads to
better nighttime sleep.
Read here about average
nighttime sleeping habits for babies and decide (with the help of your family doctor) how many feedings you feel comfortable with at night and stick to it.
Normally, a hard workout guarantees a good night's rest, but there is a point when intense training can lead to diminishing returns, especially
on nighttime sleep.
Your baby also needs to be taking appropriate naps during the day because daytime sleep does
affect nighttime sleep.
This was helped by the fact that my son fell into a urine only habit
during nighttime sleep early in his third or fourth month.
For children under three years old, skipping naps can actually make it more difficult for your child to get good
quality nighttime sleep.
It's also important to remember that daytime sleep develops
after nighttime sleep, and often not until around 6 months.
As your baby turns two years old, he would prefer a
continuous nighttime sleep to daytime sleep and their sleeping hours will shrink to about 12 hours per day.
But once a kid reaches a certain point in her neurological development,
consolidated nighttime sleep may become more useful than daytime sleep.
However, for the last week we have done
nighttime sleep training and now I can lay him down awake at night and he will go to sleep and sleep through the night.
If you are breastfeeding, then it is also worth considering whether something in your diet could be contributing to
poor nighttime sleep.
Babies are basically on a sleep and feed schedule straight through the 24 hr day without little variation to indicate daytime sleep
vs nighttime sleep.
If nighttime sleep is predictable, try playing the same music (in the same order) at night so a sleep connection forms.
Most 6 - to 9 - month - olds sleep 14 to 15 hours a day (
between nighttime sleep and naps) and are capable of sleeping for long stretches at a time.
Getting at least five or six hours of
uninterrupted nighttime sleep is essential to treat and potentially lower your risk of postpartum depression.
As your child becomes more and more used to having you close by
during nighttime sleep, he or she may want you there for daytime naps as well.
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