"Wakeful periods" refers to periods of time when a person is fully awake and not sleeping.
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During this time she had two feedings with 3 hours of sleep and big blue -
eyed wakeful periods in between.
You'll want to start tummy time as early as the first week, laying your infant face - down across your lap for a few minutes during
alert wakeful periods.
Getting sleep is very important to your overall health because during sleep your body strengthens brain cells stressed
during wakeful 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.
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.
Your child is most likely experiencing
a wakeful period.
«Quiet,
wakeful periods may turn out to be important for learning from experience,» says Foster.