Make every effort to keep track of the clock as well as your child's
sleep cues so that you can maintain your flexible plan for your child's sleep as much as possible.
Not exact matches
So, take advantage and watch their little
sleep cues and then you will know what to do.
If you pay attention to your baby's feeding
cues instead of putting your child on a schedule, you may find that the baby is hungry every hour or
so for a few hours, and then he
sleeps for a longer stretch.
There should be a strong signal that it's
sleep time (for night
sleep and naps) and several steps that lead to
sleep so baby understands the
cues.
Once you've got your 30 -45-minute getting ready for bedtime sorted, keep it the same every night, at a similar time too,
so you're giving your baby plenty of
cues that it's time for
sleep.
So,
sleep cues, you can start those.
She is showing you by her behavior that she realizes that during
sleep, she may very well not feel the same body
cues that she
so easily and clearly pays attention to during the day.
Learn baby sign language and you can feel confident that you never miss your baby's
cues for food,
sleep and
so much more!
Mother and child
sleep close enough to each other
so that nighttime
cues and signals can be responded to quickly and comfortably.
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.
You may also find that your baby literally grows during this time, as her body is changing and developing, which can lead to her needing even more
sleep,
so be sure to watch for those
sleep cues!
I'm trying
so hard to catch his sleepy
cues, work on trying different times to get him to
sleep etc. but I am truly feeling like I'm at a loss for ideas now.
Her
sleep cues are
so much more apparent now.
Your baby will become accustomed to these sounds for falling asleep,
so it becomes an easy - to - use
sleep cue, at home or away.
As children grow with a safe and loving
sleep routine, even if it needs to be changed later for whatever reason, they have already learned that you are a source of security and love
so they will trust your lead and follow your
cues to establish that new
sleep routine when the time is right.
It did involve some crying before
sleep, but for the most part, there was minimal fuss or crying before naps or bedtime
so long as we properly timed the «
sleep window» like you mentioned, followed his
cues, and remained very consistent.
The reason why catching the correct
cues is
so important is because that is when your little one's body is preparing for
sleep and producing melatonin (the sleepy hormone).
She adds that our internal clock even works by taking
cues from nature,
so exposing your eyes to more of the light of day and less of the glare of your cellphone will lead to some of the best
sleep of your life.
The
cues work by helping your mind let - go and relax,
so that even after a hectic day you can wind down and go to
sleep.