Infant Sleep Disorder
The following article is a humorous look at baby sleep and
infant sleep times. This is loosely based on the standard but remember your
infant's sleep times may not fit in with these times. Don't worry, so long as he
or she is healthy and has plenty of energy, your infant is getting all the sleep
they need. Too many parents worry that their infant has a sleep disorder
when in fact they are perfectly normal
Author Heidi Ayarbe
No two children are alike but most experts agree on the following guidelines
for sleeping:
Infants need about 16 hours/day, divided up during the day and night. (I bet you
didn't realize that's how much your new little one was sleeping!)
By the time your infant is three or four months old, she will probably be
sleeping about 15 hours/day, but her sleep cycles won't be dispersed but more
concentrated during the nighttime.
Some parents have experienced just the opposite. Their children seem to have
day and night mixed up (or think they were born in Antarctica!). Don't worry,
you needn't move to another continent to resolve this issue. It shouldn't take
but a few weeks of training to get your child's clock turned around . Unless, of
course, you do want to move to Antarctica . In which case, I would say sleep is
the least of your worries.
At six months, your baby should be sleeping about 12 hours/night while taking
two long naps during the day (morning and afternoon).
Your child will probably take naps until she is about three years old. At
12 – 15 months, she will drop one nap and by the time she's five, she
probably won't need to nap anymore. Only then will all her sleep be
concentrated at night.
Remember that every child is different.
Some children don't need naps after they're two years old (sigh), while
others will continue to nap until they're in Kindergarten (yahoo!).
By knowing your child and understanding her needs, you can determine what
will be best for her!
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