Sleep patterns of babies vary greatly. For first few months a baby sleeps most of the time. An average 16 hours of sleep is needed for a baby but this is not a hard and fast rule. Read on.
How many hours should
my baby sleep in a day
According to a textbook formula,
a newborn baby should sleep an average of sixteen and a half hours a day.
If your baby sleeps for just 10 hours a day or for around 23 hours, there
is no need for concern as long as your baby seems healthy in every way.
The 16 1/2 hours of sleep is what is expected from an average baby.
This average takes into account those babies that sleep for less than the
prescribed time and those who sleep much more. It really depends on each
individual baby's degree of wakefulness.
For how long should
my baby nap in the day
Even after your baby begins to sleep
through the night, she will require one or two naps during the day. By
the time she is a year old, a set pattern for her naps will emerge. Some
babies nap right after breakfast, mid-morning, after lunch or in the late
afternoon. Their naps can be as short as 20 minutes and as long as four
hours. Napping depends on each baby's individual needs.
Do bottlefed babies
sleep better than breastfed ones
Breastfed newborns need sustenance
more frequently than bottle-fed babies. Breastfed babies get hungry about
every two hours which interferes with their ability to sleep through the
night. Bottle-fed babies have a four hour feeding schedule. Thus, they
will probably sleep through the night by about three months.
Name:
shruthi
Country: India
whatever may be the situation, until unless specifically told by your doctor, one shouldn't bottle feed your babies. breast feed is the best, all you have to give is this six months of your life for a very healthy and strong baby.
Name:
Mom of 3
Country: usa
bottle-fed babies do not sleep better than breast fed. i nursed our first, a girl, she slept through the night and took naps. both boys however, would not sleep, not through the night and rarely a nap. people told me it was because i nursed, so i gave a bottle. they would still get up. i tried cereal in the formula, letting them "cry it out", a jar of food, absolute quiet, a nightlight, a noise-machine (sounds of the ocean, womb,...) no matter the amount of food or the lack of naps during the day. they do not sleep through the night. i do not smoke, drink, or consume anything with caffine or artificial flavors or coloring. don't listen to the breast vs. bottle debate. every child is different. i can say that my children have only been sick once in two years- so if you want to give credit to nursing-my sister's children (bottle fed) are always sick. her son also does not sleep well.
Name:
namitha
Country: india
my cute little one wakes up two three times at night..the intervals are quite less now a days
Name:
Seema
Country: canada
although every child is different, most cases of early waking or middle of the night waking can be attributed to a specific problem. with my kids it was wet diapers. i could guarantee that once my son wet his pants, he would start crying till i went in and changed him. double diapering quickly solved this problem and now he sleeps through the entire night without even stirring.
Name:
ranjani
Country: usa
my baby is 7 weeks old.she is not at all sleeping.tried many ways.is that ok if baby does not sllep.
Name:
Seema
Country: canada
i'm still one of those mothers who believes that scheduling is number one when it comes to importance. without fail irregardless of whether of not i put the babies to bed or a babysitter is over putting the babies to bed for the night, diapers are religously changed at around 7:00 p.m. after the diaper changing is done the children have about half an hour or so before they are put in their cribs. this is followed by a story then it's nighty nite. i have found that just by creating a regular set routine ecpecially during the evening, my children sleep and function better.
Name:
Archa
Country: India
my baby daily sleep after 2.00p.m. it is very diffcult for me.
Name:
29 year old blanket addict
Country: canada
i think that is extremely facinating reading everyones opinions on sleeping issues. when my mother would breastfeed me as a child, she'd rub a blanket on my cheek and off i'd go to sleep. the blanket became my only comforter and i would need it to go to bed every night. my parents tried several times throughout my childhood to get rid of the blanket as i was becoming to old for it. their attempts were unsuccessful.i am twenty nine years old with a husband and eleven year old daughter and still sleep with my blanket.i dont travel without it. blankets are a good way to help kids get off to sleep, but they can also produce long term habits that are terribly hard to break.
Name:
JO
Country: england
you will know when it is feding time with breastfed babies because your breast start to hurt when it is feeding time
Name:
christina marie
Country: Malaysia
i'm nursing my 3mth old baby. almost a month he doesn't want to pass motion. i have to put enema 3 to four days in wk
Name:
Anjana
Country: india
i have twin babies and both have different sleeping schedules. specially at nights, it becomes very difficult for me to sleep.
