Baby’s sleeping pattern
A newborn baby spends most of the time sleeping. As he gets older , he tends to develop a sleeping pattern. Watch out for his sleeping pattern and it will be easier for you to handle him as you will know when he is sleepy and you can plan your time around the house better.
Most of the time he will spend his time in between feeding asleep unless he is wet or hungry. Babies will usually sleeps up to 20 hours a day. However, each baby has his own sleeping pattern. Some will be awake longer and be quite contented.
It is very important to help your baby differentiate between night and day. This can be achieved by simply dimmed the light at night in the room where he sleeps. The baby will eventually understands that dim light means it is night time and he will be able to sleep longer. You would not want him to wake up in the middle of the night thinking that it is day time.
Try to put your baby to sleep at the same time daily. Settle down to a routine like changing him, feeding him and sing some lullaby songs before he sleeps. This will help him to adopt a routine and he will most likely wakes up at the same time everyday.
It is recommended that you put your baby to sleep lying on his back and facing up to prevent or minimise the risk of sudden infant death or cot death. Newborn should not be given a pillow. If you want a pillow, get the Safe & Sound flat pillow which is safer for the baby and allows easy breathing should the baby turns.
A baby who gets enough sleep will grow well and tends to be more happy.
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