Sentences with phrase «wakefulness window»

It sounds like your daughter may have either too long of a wakefulness window or is indeed ready to drop to one nap.
Remember, your baby's wakefulness window at this age is only between 1 and 2 hours, which means that your baby's fussing may be more that just fussing, she may be telling you that she needs sleep.
It sounds like your daughter may have either have too long of a wakefulness window (More about wakefulness windows here: http://www.sleeplady.com/baby-sleep-problems/baby-sleep-problems-common-causes-of-early-rising) or is indeed ready to drop to one nap.
The average wakefulness window for most toddlers is around 4 hours.
Also, know that your baby's bedtime may shift by 30 minutes some nights, especially as she gets older and her wakefulness window increases.
Watching wakefulness windows, looking for signs of tiredness, and remaining consistent with your baby's routine will help to ensure that he is getting enough quality naptime sleep.
This goes back to those wakefulness windows again.
This is especially true of small children, who have much shorter wakefulness windows than their parents.
Instead, make sure that you pay attention to their wakefulness windows.

Not exact matches

These suggestions correlate to the average baby's windows of wakefulness, which is basically a fancy way of saying «the length of time you can expect your baby to stay awake between sleep times without completely melting down.
These types of naps tend to occur when windows of wakefulness have been exceeded, or when babies are put on a schedule that is outside of their home schedule, which sometimes occurs at daycare.
Average windows of wakefulness by age:
It's worth noting that if your child is resisting naps and near a «transition age» (one where your baby will soon be dropping a nap or the window of wakefulness increases), you may want to adjust naptimes to see if your baby is more willing to nap at a different time in the morning, or perhaps a little later in the afternoon.
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