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Things to help your baby sleep through the night.
Breaking up sleep during the day will help your newborn baby sleep better at night.
Every baby is different and it takes some infants longer to sleep through the night than others.
If you think your baby is ready to sleep through the night you can do several things to help.
If you feel the baby truly needs longer naps feel free to increase the nap limit to 2 5 hours.
Continued put your sleepy baby to bed.
When she s on the verge of sleep put her down and let her drift off on her own.
This will tell your baby that it s time to sleep not play.
Start by putting him down at the proper bedtime for his age usually 7 or 7 30 p m.
Respect your baby s preferences.
While there are no guarantees we ve rounded up a few expert approved tried and true tricks that can help everyone catch a little more shut eye.
This is usually when parents expect their babies to start sleeping through the night but things don.
Your baby could wake some nights due to a growth spurt upset tummy or teething and many babies don t sleep through the night until closer to their first birthdays.
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.
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.
However as your baby grows they need those night time feedings less.
Starting when your baby is 6 to 12 weeks old soothe her until she is drowsy.
Getting your baby to sleep through the night is a common challenge among parents.