Have you ever questioned that why do babies need sleep? Do you feel relaxed when your baby sleep? Do you enjoy your baby’s sleep? Do you feel free from the hectic duties of your little angel? Do you take a long breath when you see your baby sleeping soundly?
Are all these true, dear? Ohh! Don’t get shocked that how i knew all of your feelings?
This is the story of every parent! Parenthood is the same all-round the globe, just like babyhood is the same.
According to a scientific research conducted on two groups of babies in which number one group were taking sound sleep. On the other hand, babies included in the second group were not sleeping soundly both at night and in the daytime.
Scientists have compared different physiological and developmental changes in babies of both groups. Can you guess the results?
Results showed that babies in the 1st group were fit both physically and mentally compared to sleep-deprived babies of the second group.
Moreover, the hormones level in the babies of 1st group also showed that these babies could easily control the stressful situations in their coming years.
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Why do babies need more sleep than adults?
Babies indeed need more sleep than adults. The reason for this is straightforward. Babies have to develop. They need sleep for the development of a sound body and a sound mind.
This is the time for their growth. If they don’t sleep too much, their development will be poorly affected. This underdevelopment of their body can have bad repercussions on their adult life.
It will become difficult for them to fulfill these development deficiencies in the later stages. Ok!!!
Tell me that how much you love your baby??? Is your baby more important than your own life??? Is this really a story of every parent on this earth?? Then you must know that nature also loves your baby just like you!!! Our mother nature!!!
So, nature wants your baby to sleep more in their babyhood as it is essential for their development.
Sleep of your baby is as good for your little baby as it is for you!!! Yes!!!Yes!!!Yes!!! Next time when your baby will sleep soundly, you will feel good both for you and your baby!!!
If you want your baby to excel in every walk of life, then you must understand that your baby’s sleep is very important.
This is not just my opinion. Science has proved that a sound sleep is important for the physical and mental development of your baby.
How much sleep do babies need?
The sleep of your baby changes with age. When your baby’s age is falling between the range of 0-3 months, then the ideal sleeping time of your baby must be between 14 hours to 17 hours.
Your baby should get up for small breaks only. Mostly newborns just get up only for feeding.
When your angel grows a little bit, and your age falls between 4 months to 11 months, then sleeping time must range from 12 hours to 15 hours.
So as the age of your little champion increases, the sleeping time of the champion decreases accordingly.
How long do babies typically sleep?
Newborn babies sleep for a range of 14 to 17 hours, but they don’t sleep in a long stretch. I mean that your baby sleep for this amount of time in breaks.
They sleep primarily for a length of 1.5 hours to 3 hours in one shift. After each shift, they wake up. They don’t just wake up but also need to refill their stomach.
They cry for feed. They also get irritated by the diaper and cry due to this irritation. You have to change their diaper. After that, they again sleep for a shift of 1.5 hours to 3 hours. This cycle goes on!!!
Is my baby sleeping too much?
Babies need sleep for their growth. Yup!!! And this growth is just not an increase in size and weight. Instead, it also includes the development of their brain. They need sleep for the development of their cardiovascular system.
In fact, they need rest for the development of all vital internal organs of their bodies. According to scientific research, myelin sheath development around your baby’s neurons occurs in the sleeping stage.
If your baby is sleeping too much, then this indicates that something is wrong with the baby.
Because if your baby is feeling tired and sleepy every time and your baby is taking more sleep than the average sleeping time, then your baby must be facing any problem out of the following issues.
- The baby is facing dehydration
- The baby is not feeding properly
- There can be low sugar in baby blood
- The baby is facing either too hot environment too cold environment
- The baby is suffering from fever or any internal infection or pathogenic attack
What can you do if your baby doesn’t sleep enough?
If your baby does not take proper sleep time, then you must take some tips from me.
The first step is to check for fever or infection. If the baby is showing any symptoms of pain or infection, visit a pediatrician clinic and get a medical check-up.
If your baby is fit medically, then there must be a problem with your baby’s environment. For this, you can consider the following instructions.
- Swaddle your baby gently
- You should try to lay your baby on your back
- You should ensure the dressing of your baby. Baby must not be overdressed or underdressed.
- Keep a dark and quiet atmosphere in the room.
- You should sleep with your baby.
Conclusion
Dear now, you are fully aware of the importance of sleep for your baby. You must also have got to know the normal sleeping duration of your baby.
You have to monitor the sleeping patterns of your baby carefully. If you know the normal sleeping behavior of your baby, you can quickly figure any disturbance in your baby’s sleeping cycle. Your baby needs sleep and your attention.
After all, it is the question of the sound development of your baby. Nothing is important than the health of your baby. Be with your baby all the time!!! This time will not come again.