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Your Baby’s Sleep Schedule in the First Year
Is this normal?
Are you reaching for that third cup of joe after being up multiple times last night? Feeling worried that the nighttime interruptions will never end?
Especially when you’re a little — ok, a lot— sleep deprived, it’s only natural to have many questions and even some anxiety about your infant’s sleep patterns.
We’re here for you with answers. First, take a deep breath and remind yourself that there is a wide range of normal sleep behaviors for infants in their first year of life.
Every baby is a unique individual — and that means differences in how they sleep. But let’s take a look at some general trends that you may experience.
Birth through 2 months old
You’ve made it home from the hospital with your little one, and it probably seems like all your baby wants to do is sleep. (Two words: Enjoy it!) During the first few months of your baby’s life, they’ll spend upwards of 15–16 hours a day sleeping.
These trips to dreamland are going to come in lots of small chunks revolving around a cycle of eating, pooping, and sleeping, though. While this can offer you the opportunity to grab some zzz’s during the day while your infant is asleep, the need for frequent feedings usually means that a newborn is up every 2–3 hours day and night — and thus, so are you.
Why so many meals? The first 10 to 14 days of a baby’s life are spent getting back to their original birth weight. During this time, you may even need to wake a sleeping baby. (A horrible feeling, we know.)
Once they’re back to their birth weight, your pediatrician will likely say you do not need to wake your baby to feed at night. This may allow you to go longer between feeds in the evening hours.
But before you start your victory sleep dance (or just victory sleep, really), you should know that for newborn breastfed babies, it’s normal for them to wake every 3 to 4 hours during the night to feed even if you’re not waking them.
Some babies may achieve a slightly longer stretch of around 6 hours as they approach 3 months old, so some sustained shut-eye may arrive in the near future.
Newborn infants commonly fail to recognize the cycles of day and night. To help develop this understanding, you can offer more simulation and light during daytime hours.
To further encourage good sleeping habits, create a quiet, dark environment for night sleep and put your baby to sleep in a crib when they’re drowsy, but not yet asleep.
3 to 5 months old
After your first 6 to 8 weeks as a new parent, you’ll likely begin to notice that your baby is more alert and wants to spend more time interacting with you during the day. Around this time you may also notice that your baby drops one of their naps and sleeps about an hour less each day.
As stretches between sleep cycles lengthen, sleep patterns will also begin to develop. At least one long stretch of about 6 hours of sleep or more may start to appear at night. You can encourage this and don’t need to wake up your little one unless recommended by a doctor to do so.
Continue to put your baby down for sleep in a drowsy, but not fully asleep state. This will set up future success and help with teaching your infant to soothe themselves back to sleep — a very valuable skill!
If you haven’t already created some nighttime routines, you may want to consider doing that now. These routines can be sleep-savers as your child begins to experience sleep regressions and developmental leaps.
Wait… did you say sleep regressions? So, yes — just when your baby falls into a nice rhythm of only one or two wake-ups a night, you may find that they seem to be reverting to waking up more frequently. They may also start to take shorter naps again during the day. These are some key signals that the 4-month sleep regression has begun.
Although this is called a sleep regression, it’s really a sign that your infant is developing, so hang in there and trust that better sleep lies ahead!
Tips for better sleep
Help your baby know that it’s nighttime by making sure that shades are drawn and lights stay low or off.
Establish a bedtime routine early! This can help to send your little one the message that it’s time for a good, long rest. (This can also be helpful during times of sleep regression as a way to soothe your baby with a familiar routine.)
Encourage your baby to eat frequently during the day and especially in the hours leading up to bedtime. During growth spurts, it’ll be much easier for you if they cluster feed during the day — not at 2 a.m.!
Expect changes. (Welcome to parenthood!)
Just when you think you think you’ve got it all figured out and your baby is following a sleep pattern, things may change.
Take a deep breath and remind yourself that it’s because different stages of growth and development require different patterns and amounts of sleep. Your calm attitude can go a long way in soothing your baby back to sleep — you’ve got this.
The takeaway (and taking care of you!)
Although it may seem like forever and a day before your baby will be sleeping through the night, longer chunks of sleeping time will appear before you know it.
As you and your little one navigate the challenging nights that can be part of the first year, make sure to prioritize self-care and enjoy as many sleepy cuddles as you can.
Here are our favorite self-care tips, from new parents like you:
Exercise, even if you don’t always feel like it. (The endorphin boost will have you thanking us.) This can be as simple as a daily stroller walk (or jog, if you’re feeling ambitious) or app-led yoga sesh while your sweet babe naps.
Find time each day to talk with other adults — especially other adults who can relate to what you’re going through as a new parent or just make you laugh.
Get outside alone or with a baby to enjoy some fresh air and soak up some sunshine.
Make sure to prioritize time for your personal care routine. Freshly washed hair and the scent of your favorite body wash can improve your mood and wake you up!
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Prediction of woman astrologer from America, "Jean Dixon" about Saint Rampal Ji Maharaj -
An Indian man from a rural family and would send off the wars from the world forever.
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The sacred book "Gyan Ganga" has been written by Spiritual Leader Saint Rampal Ji Mahara. It is the gist of all the religious scriptures.
"God kabir"
"Clarence Thomas"
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What is the Aim of True Worship?
Whatever is being obtained in human life is a collection of the deeds performed in previous lives. If one does not do true worship and auspicious deeds in the present time, then the future life will become hell.
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Whatever is being obtained in human life is a collection of the deeds performed in previous lives. If one does not do true worship and auspicious deeds in the present time, then the future life will become hell.
- Spiritual Leader Saint Rampal Ji Maharaj
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The Book “Way of Living” is worthy of being kept in every home. By reading and following it, you will remain happy, both in this world and the other.
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Life in the time of Covid
An update. What happened? We opened a restaurant, it turned three this past October. It changed everything, but not as much as Covid.
The children have grown ! Big Sister has finished her second year of University, living away at the bottom of the other island, studying Botany and Marine Science. She picked apples early this summer, thinning bushy trees in Nelson until her skin blew up and her eyes swelled shut, a reaction to one of the fungicides.
Her eyes have healed and so has most of her skin. Smallest Person and I flew down to see her as soon as the border opened, a small plane, a terrifying landing.
“Lol, there was turbulence and Mum questioned life.”
We hugged and cried in the arrivals lounge. Much too long, over six months apart. Stupid Covid. Luminous eyes, green, framed by dark lashes, she has freckles and a head of dark ringlets. A pair of chunky sandals, sun-kissed arms. She gave up cricket after high-school, satisfied with her last season when her team won another national tournament. She took four wickets in the final game. How she skipped and danced across the pitch !
I thought I would miss it more than I do.
But she is happy, and so am I.
Smallest Person is now the tallest person in the house after Stuart. She towers above Big Sister and I — we are in awe of how she did that, grew so high and long. Her hair is straight and bright raspberry red, a reaction to another lockdown. We dyed it together, her and I, in the upstairs bathroom. I was sad to see her natural colour go, but happy to help.
The colour makes her blue eyes pop. She is lushly beautiful. Sometimes we play scrabble together on the floor in the lounge.
“Just let me live my life !” But I know that feeling and we laughed.
She, half-pretending to rage against me. We’ve been extra kind to each other. The pandemic has made it imperative.
We were allowed to open the restaurant in lockdown, but just a crack.
One of the large tables was carried across the doorway to block the front entrance, the contact-less point of exchange for takeaways and ‘finish at home’ meal kits.
It was something to do, not enough to save the restaurant, but it kept us busy and in contact with each other, something that became more and more important as the lonely weeks passed by. We tried to make it cheery. We played old jazz standards, swing tunes, 80s pop hits. Kept fresh flowers by the door every week. We lit candles on empty tables at night. Our team suppers were a highlight, we ordered in from our favourite places and laid steaming plastic containers of food along the kitchen bench.
Cracked open bottles of beer, good wine, ourselves.
The restaurant became our private oasis.
Now it is open again, public. We’ve had three weeks trading before taking a short break for Christmas. Hungry and thirsty, exhausted Aucklanders emerged from isolation in early December and sought out their favourite eating and watering spots. The city was alive again ! I am so proud of it — Tamaki Makaurau — all those vaccination passports at the ready. Only a few dissenters.
We went from zero diners to full-blown party season in a matter of days. Exhilarating, but alarming and distressing too. Watching people do normal things, that are now risky, ‘against the rules’ of this disease. People standing around at close quarters, unmasked, hugging and drinking together. I didn’t know it at the time but I held my breath behind my mask, jaw tight.
Days and nights, not breathing properly.
I went to bed after work and had my first panic attack in 9 years. The shock of emerging from isolation and into the noisy crush of dinner service too much.
We have a dog now, she has just turned one. A large, good-humoured cross-breed requiring two walks a day. In exchange for all this walking she gives us unconditional love and hilarity.
The bubble of love has expanded.
Cat continues, displeased.
It’s stupefyingly hot here. Our bedroom is at the top of this old 1970s split-level house of ours. It’s like trying to dress inside an oven, I tell myself to do it quickly and get out but the heat slows everything down and my face sweats, limbs heavy. Eventually I emerge from the room as if drugged.
We are okay, we are good.
Some things are awful, other things just fine.
Some days none of us can concentrate on much.
The restaurant is open again, we try to build back what we lost, one booking, one dish, one drink at a time.
We hope everything will be okay.
I am trying to lighten up and cast off the seriousness and intensity of the past few months. It got bad enough for our business that it’s hard to feel optimistic again. Most people don’t understand how bad, and I understand that it’s not my place to tell them. Besides, it wears away at us all, the uncertainty.
But a worried restaurant host is no fun at all, so I’m working on it.
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I’ve been eating right and training hard and the fat is burning off.
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Holy Bible says
"God is Kabir"
Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB), Iyov 36:5
See, EI is Kabir, and despiseth not any; He is Kabir in ko'ach lev (strength of understanding).
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Evidence in Holy Vedas
God Kabir Himself comes as a messenger of His knowledge and Himself delivers His sound knowledge (True Tatvgyan / true spiritual knowledge).
"God kabir"
"Clarence Thomas"
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God can increase the life span of a human being and cure incurable diseases - Rigveda Mandal 10 Sukt 161 Mantra 2, 5, Sukt 162 Mantra 5, Sukt 163 Mantra 1 - 3.
Take refuge in True spiritual master Saint Rampal Ji & must pray to the supreme God Kabir who is the savior of all.
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