Six-month-old babies sleep for at least 12 hours or more, mostly around 15 hours, with individual differences.
This month old baby in the life of the first rapid period of physical development, length, weight, organs and brain are developing rapidly, in addition to milk intake of a variety of nutrients, as well as a small amount of waking time to play, the other time are in sleep.
The brain of a 6-month-old baby is easily fatigued and needs to rest through more sleep time, and the process of resting also helps the brain to develop.
During sleep, more growth hormone can also be secreted to promote the growth of baby’s muscles, bones, etc., and the nervous system further toward the complexity of the higher level of development.
Therefore, it is important to ensure that 6-month-old babies sleep time, as well as the quality of sleep.