Newborn baby During pregnancy, the fetal baby is all dark for 24 hours. The newborn baby has no concept of day and night. Now, the mother has to help him distinguish the difference between day and night more quickly, so that he will be awake and playing more during the day and his main sleep time will be concentrated at night. Your newborn will sleep for about 20 hours a day; at first he will nurse around the clock, but gradually he will sleep slightly longer at night than during the day. During sleep, the baby will have occasional jumps and very slight mouth movements, often some movement of the limbs and the whole body, and strange faces, frowns, smiles, etc. Solutions During the day, when you feed your baby, talk to him more often and make the whole atmosphere relaxed and pleasant. At night, try to keep the sound down or quiet and the lights low. When the baby is still in the mother’s womb, the sense of movement from the mother’s walk will calm him down and put him to sleep quickly. So the newborn still likes to be gently rocked and swayed, and wrapping him in a blanket can also give him the feeling of being “home” again. Full-term The amount of time a baby can sleep at one time is significantly longer, in some cases up to 3-4 hours. At the same time, he is awake for longer periods of time. In case of breastfeeding, the mother’s hormones will readjust the sleep pattern to fit the little one’s routine. Babies fed with formula will sleep slightly longer because the formula stays in their little stomachs a little longer. However, breast milk is the best. Countermeasures If your little one sleeps all day and dozes off during feeding time, find a way to wake him up for feeding. He should sleep for a long time at night. At this stage, the family should help him to start adjusting his routine. Take naps during the day in a room with light. This will shorten the extra sleep during the day; at night, let him sleep in a dark, quiet room. Make sure he understands the difference between nighttime sleep and daytime naps. 2 months Your baby is starting to fall asleep on his own, and although he is starting to have a certain routine, it changes frequently. At this age, babies are sleeping less than when they were born, averaging 16-18 hours a day, and most of their sleep will be at night; they still need to sleep three or four times during the day. This month, babies do not sleep through the night, most of them still need to eat milk at night. Countermeasures Keep him awake and playing more during the day and focus his main sleep time on the night. Fix the last feeding time, and after a few days your baby will get used to feeling hungry at this fixed time. Don’t get into the habit of sleeping in black and white. Keep quiet during nighttime feedings and do not talk or sing to your baby in the middle of the night. Leave these activities for the daytime. It is normal for your child to cry a little when he or she first wakes up. Go over and check on your child when he cries. You should let him cry for a little while and he may calm down and go back to sleep on his own. It’s too early to start setting rules and it’s not healthy to impose a routine on him. 4 months The average sleep time for babies is about 15-16 hours per day, with 2-3 sleeps of 1-3 hours each during the day. This is a transitional stage, and your baby will soon be sleeping regularly for 2 times during the day. When a baby sleeps only 2 times during the day, then he will sleep longer at night. At this age babies will spend most of their day sleeping at night and they will be awake longer during the day. Sleeping babies are now able to turn themselves slightly and may move around in their cribs. Countermeasures When your baby moves, you first quietly listen to what sounds are made during sleep and what sounds indicate that your baby needs you when he or she wakes up from sleep. If your baby just rolls over or grunts for a while, but doesn’t wake up, you can just gently put your hand on him; if he is still quiet, you can gently pet or pat him. Other possible reasons for frequent rolling over are an uncomfortable mattress or too thick blanket, uncomfortable sleeping clothes, too much food before bedtime, etc. Patterns are very important for a four-month-old baby, so try to make sure that daytime naps and nighttime bedtime are the same time and manner each day. You don’t have to be strict, just stick to it as much as possible. 6 months Babies sleep an average of about 12 hours per night, usually with one morning and one afternoon nap during the day for about 1-2 hours each. Most babies are able to sleep through the night. They no longer need to nurse at night, unless breast milk wants to be fed at night to maintain milk production. The mother’s adherence to a bedtime routine can help him fall asleep on his own and sleep through the night. Put your child to bed while he is still awake so that he can practice falling asleep in his own crib. Give your child a favorite soft toy that will help him calm himself down. Spend the time before bedtime quietly with your child. Excess excitement or fatigue before bedtime can make it difficult to fall asleep. Cuddling does give your baby a sense of security, but it also tends to make your baby dependent. When your baby is older, it will be very difficult to change. It is recommended that from now on, you slowly let your baby sleep in the crib and gradually develop the ability to fall asleep independently. 9 months Your baby will sleep 11-12 hours at night and usually takes 2 naps during the day, with morning and afternoon naps often lasting 1-2 hours. When your child is sick, he or she will usually sleep longer. Now that your baby is crawling, he will soon learn how to stand up and get out of his crib, so be sure to do so safely. If he is used to sleeping in a rocking and adult embrace, it is up to the parent to decide whether to accommodate him or let him learn to fall back to sleep on his own. Countermeasures Put your baby in his crib when he seems to be sleeping. Otherwise, it can be scary to wake up and find out that the situation is different from when you fell asleep. At first, the child may cry and resist. You can gently close the door and go in to check on him after two or three minutes. Repeat this several times, gradually extending the time you return to check on him from 3 minutes to 5 minutes, 7 minutes …… until he falls asleep on his own. 1 week old Each night will sleep for 10 to 12 hours, and then take 2 more naps during the day, 1 to 2 hours each. Your baby’s afternoon nap may be a little shorter, but he will play in his crib by himself for a while after he wakes up. The length of sleep varies from person to person. Countermeasures Many children will choose a toy they like to help them fall asleep calmly. This is a step towards independent sleep. Put a few small toys in his crib, not too big ones, or he will soon learn how to step on them and climb out of the crib enclosure. Pacifiers work well for a short time, but they prevent your baby from learning to fall asleep on his own. Pacifier use is a bad habit and should be stopped by this age. After the age of 1, it is a good idea to get into the habit of going to bed early and getting up early, in line with the sleep patterns of adults. There are always many reasons why your child doesn’t want to go to bed. If he sleeps late but still wakes up at a regular time in the morning, you don’t have to beg him. You just need to be careful not to let the over-energetic him disturb others. Countermeasures 1. Advance the bedtime little by little. When your child finds various excuses to postpone bedtime, you can make some reasonable concessions first, but when the time comes, you have to turn off the lights and do it. Late bedtime habits cannot be adjusted overnight. Gradually, you will be able to find the best time for your child to sleep. 2, cherish the bedtime story time. For example, talking and reading together, you massage his back, or quietly with you. For your child, these are very important bedtime routines. Don’t feel like it’s a burden. 3. Don’t fill the lack of sleep at night with daytime naps. You need to insist so that his biological clock can adjust to the best sleep. For infants, sleep also needs to be learned slowly.