Although a very young baby can't hold toys or take part in games, even the newest of newborns will get bored and lonely if his caregivers don't interact with him during most
of his wakeful periods.
Not exact matches
Science, Cho correctly notes, has discovered that we each have our own unique cycle
of wakeful and drowsy
periods.
Wakeful periods will happen around the clock in the beginning — it's not until three to four months
of age that babies begin to consolidate sleep in the nighttime hours.
A good rule
of thumb for the 1 - 4 month age range is a
wakeful span
of 1.5 - 2 hours between
periods of rest.
We did have a few weeks
of restless nights around the 4 month
wakeful period.
Older babies are more capable
of maintaining their biorhythms during
wakeful periods and deeper sleep.
If she did not need to nurse at night, had long
wakeful periods throughout the night that caused me to be fully awake for hours, or if she could only nurse with me sitting upright, some
of the convenience / benefits
of this arrangement would be lost.
Even if you're breastfeeding, moms
of babies who sleep for long nighttime stretches are likely to resume normal
periods sooner than moms with
wakeful babies.