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Many babies enjoy bathing right before bedtime, which calms them down.Make every activity calm and peaceful, especially toward the end of the routine.Keep activities the same and in the same order, night after night.This keeps your baby from getting too excited right before bedtime but gets them tired from the day's activities. Play active games during the day and quiet games in the evening.Your baby's routine can be any combination of regular bedtime activities. Some parents start their baby's bedtime routine as early as 6 to 8 weeks old. Set a Bedtime RoutineĪ study of 405 mothers - with infants between 7 months and 36 months old - showed that babies who followed a nightly bedtime routine went to sleep easier, slept better, and cried out in the middle of the night less often. For instance, when your baby begins to associate bedtime with being left alone, they may start crying just to keep you around. But just as you think your baby is getting into a nice routine - usually between 6 and 9 months - normal developmental stages can throw things off. to 5 a.m.īy 3 to 6 months, many babies are able to sleep for a stretch of 6 hours. That means your baby’s wide-awake time may be from 1 a.m. So they sleep with no regard for what time it is.
But babies don’t know the difference between day and night. Your baby may sleep from 10 to 18 hours a day, sometimes for 3 to 4 hours at a time. They may feed almost every 2 hours if you're breastfeeding, and possibly a little less often if you bottle-feed. Understand Your Baby's Sleep Needsĭuring the first 2 months, your newborn's need to eat overrules their need to sleep. You can ease your stress and better prepare to set your baby's sleep schedule by understanding which parts of their sleep routine are in your hands - and which aren’t. Your heart may race, though, when you can’t get them to stay asleep all night or at times when you really want them to nap or sleep. Your heart may swell with love when you watch your baby sleeping.