Things To Help Your Newborn Sleep At Night

However as your baby grows they need those night time feedings less.

Things to help your newborn sleep at night.

Breaking up sleep during the day will help your newborn baby sleep better at night. Continued put your sleepy baby to bed. No dozing off in mom s arms or the stroller. You can help your baby sleep all night.

If you feel the baby truly needs longer naps feel free to increase the nap limit to 2 5 hours. No napping wherever baby s heart pleases. Designate a sleep zone. If the baby sleeps past the 2 2 5 hour mark i would go ahead and wake the baby up feed him keep him a wake for a bit and then lay him down for another nap.

As a newborn babies need to wake every few hours to feed since their tiny tummies aren t big enough to keep them full throughout the night. This is usually when parents expect their babies to start sleeping through the night but things don. Life is unpredictable but baby s sleep shouldn t be. They really do need to eat at least every 3 hours in those early days so they can grow well and thrive.

When she s on the verge of sleep put her down and let her drift off on her own. Newborns sleep 16 or more hours a day but often in stretches of just a few hours at a time. Starting when your baby is 6 to 12 weeks old soothe her until she is drowsy. Although the pattern might be erratic at first a more consistent sleep schedule will emerge as your baby matures and can go longer between feedings.