Some facts about babies and their sleep

1. newborns generally require help to get off to sleep but then can ‘drift’ between sleep cycles.

2. the 4-month sleep regression is a progression of sleep cycles to be like those of adults.

3. overnight wakes every 2 or 4 hours line up with the end of a partial or full sleep cycle. 

4. catnapping (45 mins) means baby cannot yet link sleep cycles.

5. an overtired baby will wake more overnight and earlier for the day.

How many of these did you know?

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