What time should my baby go to bed? Most children go to bed between 8:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Some children go to bed early and wake up early, such as going to bed at 5 or 6 p.m. and waking up at 4 or 5 a.m. Some go to bed late and wake up late, such as going to bed at 11 or 12 p.m. and waking up at 9 or 10 a.m. Solution: Babies who sleep early and wake up early can gradually postpone their bedtime by playing 10-15 minutes a day compared to the previous day so that waking up in the morning is gradually postponed. Infants who sleep late and wake up late, first wake up gradually earlier in the morning, 10-15 minutes earlier than the previous day each day. Also adjust, the time for feeding and napping during the day, and do not arrange naps 4 hours before bedtime at night to avoid difficulties in falling asleep at night. How long should my baby sleep? 【From birth to 2 months】 Newborn to 2 months old babies sleep 14-18 hours a day, each sleep lasts rarely more than 4 hours. Sleep habits: wrapping, rocking, breastfeeding, and using a comforting pacifier can help your baby fall asleep because your baby’s nerves are not mature enough for him to relax and fall asleep on his own. It will not spoil the child or develop permanent bad habits. Because they don’t remember their surroundings. 2-4 month old babies] 2 month to 4 month old babies sleep an average of 14-15 hours a day. They usually sleep 3-4 naps during the day. Some babies sleep for up to 6 hours straight at night. This is the time to start training your baby to establish a healthy sleep routine. Sleep habit development: This is the age of the month when you can help your baby establish a regular sleep and feeding routine. How: Keep a diary of sleep and feedings for a week, so you know your baby’s routine. You put your baby down for naps and nighttime sleeps before he gets tired (fatigue is indicated by tantrums and rubbing eyes). The key is to be ready 20 minutes before your baby is fatigued, once you see those signs of going to bed, which are actually too late. You happen to put your baby to sleep on his own when he is sleepy. 【4-6 months old baby】 4 to 6 months old baby sleeps 13-14 hours total, including 2 naps during the day. At least 6 hours of continuous sleep at night, and some children sleep up to 12 hours continuously. Sleep habits development: treat your 4-month-old baby not like a newborn, you should train your baby to fall asleep on his own habits, which he is able to do. Don’t turn on the light at night and don’t talk to your baby except for breastfeeding. If the child wakes up, let him play by himself, parents should not play with the baby, the baby play and fall asleep again. Frequently asked questions about baby sleep? [Should I breastfeed at night? If a newborn baby (from birth to 28 days) sleeps more than 3 hours during the day you should wake him up and give him milk. Do not let the newborn baby’s night sleep last more than 4 hours because he needs nutrition to grow and also needs to stimulate the mother’s breast milk secretion. 4 months healthy full-term baby, can sleep at night even 6 hours without eating; 5 months can sleep 9 hours without eating, 6 months can sleep 12 hours without eating. Special Note: Babies don’t eat at night, they will eat more during the day, so parents don’t have to worry about their babies’ nutritional deficiencies. What if the baby likes to sleep with the nipple? Solution: If your baby falls asleep while feeding, you should wake him up, put him to bed when he wakes up and fall asleep again on his own. The goal is to separate the eating and sleeping experience, and as your baby matures, your baby can develop a separation between eating and sleeping. In addition, if your baby wakes up often at night, the mother can try to comfort your baby without breastfeeding. If breastfeeding, you can let dad comfort. If the interval is 4 hours, maybe your baby is hungry for milk, then breastfeed. Can you sleep with the light on at night? The circadian rhythm of infant sleep is related to the maturation of the nervous system, but environmental conditions also play an important role. Parents should create conditions to facilitate the establishment of circadian sleep rhythms in infants. Solution: From birth, disturb the baby as little as possible at night except for feeding. At night, there is almost no communication except for feeding, only light when diapers must be changed. [Why does the baby move around when sleeping? It is normal for babies to move a lot when they are sleeping lightly. Don’t mistake them for being hungry, peeing, uncomfortable, etc. and pay too much attention to avoid disturbing their beauty sleep. Some babies do not sleep solidly at night, is wriggling body, and during the day there will be easy to cry, exhaust more, more bubbles in the stool and other phenomena, should be colic, and calcium deficiency is not related, this is the gastrointestinal development is not yet mature performance. This is a sign of immature gastrointestinal development. If the feeding and growth and weight development are normal, there is no need to worry. Is night terrors a calcium deficiency? Babies repeatedly wake up suddenly from sleep and scream, their eyes go straight, their arms and legs move around, and their breathing and heart rate increase. If night terrors occur occasionally or are relatively mild, there is no need to worry, as this is related to the imperfect development of the baby’s nervous system. However, if night terrors occur frequently and are more pronounced, along with yellowing and thinning hair, it may be due to calcium deficiency. Solution: Breastfeeding in sufficient quantity, no additional calcium supplementation is needed, add 400 units of vitamin D to your baby. For formula-fed babies, if the formula contains vitamin D, calculate the amount of vitamin D already supplemented according to the amount of milk and just add the additional insufficient part. What should I do if my baby doesn’t want to sleep at night? Solution: If your baby doesn’t want to sleep at night and wants to play with you, let him play by himself, parents don’t get involved, and the baby sleeps by himself when he is tired of playing. The baby sleeps upside down during the day, like to play at night how to do? Solution: Babies who love to sleep during the day should be woken up on time, more face-to-face communication with the baby, talking, giving audio-visual stimulation or doing passive gymnastics, nursing, etc., so that the baby sleeps less during the day. Such a problem of day-night reversal can usually be solved in 3-4 weeks after birth. There are many babies who can sleep longer at night by 2 months of age. This makes the mother feel relaxed and in good spirits, and the baby can see and hear more during the day, giving him more opportunities to develop his intelligence. Is the baby’s throat purring with phlegm? A baby’s throat is always purring, probably due to the softening of the laryngeal cartilage. Softened laryngeal cartilage will make a sound of cartilage vibration when breathing, sounding like phlegm, just like adults snoring while sleeping. Solution: As long as there is no repeated choking, there is no need for special treatment, most babies get better on their own within 6 months after birth and the snoring disappears; if choking occurs frequently, you should visit the ENT department and receive the appropriate treatment. At the same time, if there is a rise in body temperature and runny nose, pay attention to whether your baby has a cold and fever.