Studying Sleep Patterns In 6 Months Babies

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JAKARTA - As a new parent, you may be wondering about your little one's bedtime. Newborns have a longer sleep time than adults. Usually, babies will fall asleep for more than one to three hours at a time in the first few months.

You'll find him sleeping all day, only waking up for a few minutes to fill his hungry tummy. So be prepared to wake up frequently in the middle of the night to feed her.

No need to be surprised, this condition is natural for all babies. Adequate sleep is needed by babies for their growth. Because, the growth hormone actually becomes active when he is asleep. As a reference, you can identify the baby's sleeping hours according to their age, as reported by the Babycenter website, Friday, September 10, below.

0-3 months baby age

Newborns generally need a total of 16-17 hours of sleep a day. However, his sleep patterns are irregular, it can be from a few minutes to several hours at a time. They can also sleep most of the day and will wake up several times just to feed and then go back to sleep.

When he enters 1 month, the baby's sleep hours are reduced to 14-16 hours a day, where he can sleep for 6-7 hours for naps and 8-9 hours at night. When he enters 3 months, his hours of sleep during the day will decrease, which is only 4-5 hours. And at night, the hours of sleep become longer to 10-11 hours a day. It is at this age that you begin to be able to sleep longer at night.

Baby Age 4-6 months

At the age of 4 to 6 months, usually the baby's sleep patterns will be clearer. The duration of the night sleep is longer than the afternoon nap. Where in a day he will sleep for 14 hours which is divided into 3-4 hours during the day, and 10-11 hours at night. Baby's nap time at this age is getting shorter, only about 2.5 - 3 hours. And at night, he will sleep only about 11 hours.

At this time, babies have begun to learn to lie on their stomach, crawl, and sit. Exhausting physical activity during the day makes babies need longer sleep at night.

10-12 months baby

Baby sleep needs at the age of 10 to 12 months are more or less the same as the previous age, which is 14 hours a day. At this age, most babies have a longer nighttime sleep and only feed during the day.

The duration of breastfeeding at night will be greatly reduced and the baby will not wake up at night. In addition, the baby's nap schedule in this age range is generally already predictable.

As your little one gets older, you will begin to be able to follow their sleep patterns. Babies will sleep longer at night, and wake up longer during the day. However, keep in mind that all babies are different. Some babies actually prefer to wake up at night and sleep a lot during the day.