"Your Baby's Naptime"

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If your infant is not napping well during her first few months of life, you may hope to try to cut back on the period she is awake by 15 minute increments. 

If she/he is getting over stimulated, then she/he will battle sleep and be tough to get her to nap.

The way to avoid this is to watch her ?sleepy? cues to make sure that you put her down when she/he is starts to get sleepy. Some parents feel that letting their little one cry will hurt him or her. 

Fifteen or twenty minutes of crying will not harm your little one physically or mentally. Babies will discover to self-soothe and fall asleep by themselves, but only if you let her/him.

It is profoundly vital that babies learn to fall asleep by themselves so that they can self-soothe if they wake in the middle of the night-time.

Otherwise, you may have a child that will not doze through the night-time for years.

Regular nap patterns are intermeshed next to common eating patterns, so let us look at the stages of a baby's life:

*Newborn: Your infant will sleep anywhere from 16 to 20 hours a day, including the naps that he/she takes between feedings. When your infant has been fed, let him/her stay awake for a short while and then put him/her down before he becomes over stimulated.

*Two months: At two months and older, your child should be permitted to try to self-soothe during their naptimes and bedtime. Crying is ordinary when you put your infant down, but it is all right. If he/she cries for longer than 10-15 minutes, then go in and check on him/her. 

Don't get him/her up, but pat his behind or lightly rub his/her back till he/she calms down.

*3-6 months: At around 3-6 months, your newborn will quit taking one of his naps. Usually it is the third nap or late afternoon nap that they do not need as much. 

He/she may be a slight fussy and may desire to get a little nap, but you need to try to keep him/her up if you want him/her to go to bed at a appropriate time and sleep soundly through the night.

*16+ months: When your child is between 16-20 months, they normally quit taking the daybreak nap in favor of a longer nap in the afternoons.

Babies this age mostly sleep between 10-12 hours a night and get 2-3 second afternoon nap.

Ground Rules about Naps

1. You determine when the nap starts and ends, not the infant.
2. When your baby is older than 4 months old, she will wake up up crying if she hasn't slept adequate. She might maintain a dirty diaper, be in a position that is not comfortable, or cold/hot. 

Fix the problem and inspire her to go back to sleep. Babies that have enough rest wake up joyful, talking, and in a good mood.

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