Sleeping is very important for the growth of your baby. Usually, babies sleep 14 to 15 hours in a day. Some babies sleep all day long and stay awake at night. Some babies sleep peacefully at night.
If your child sleeps at night without any disturbance then congratulations to you, that your baby has adopted the proper routine of sleep. From the age of 6 months, your baby will sleep 14 to 15 hours in a day.
It is just a short nap like for 30 minutes. Usually, it does not stay for long. But some babies might sleep for 1 hour or more than this. If your kid does not sleep in the daytime correctly, then your child might become very jittery. It will make tough for you to get your child sleep at night.
From the starting of 6 months, babies start sleeping at night. Some sleep for 7 to 8 hours without any interruption. Some wake up in the middle of the night.
If your infant wakes up in the middle of the night, then you don’t need to worry because you are not the only one to have this pain.
If your baby sleeps at night without any interruption, then you should assume that your child must have understood the time difference between day and night.
Babies at this age wake up, and it is not because they are hungry. The reason can be they are not used to with the timings and for this, you adults need to put them back to sleep each time.
Some reasons that cause problems to your baby while sleeping
- At the age of 6 months to 9 months, the baby starts to sit or crawl. This new activity might be so exciting for them that they want to stay awake and play more in the hope of trying to sit or crawl.
- Your baby might get awake because of a toothache because it is the time when your child is going to have new teeth
- It’s the age where your child will get to involve in many new things so it will be ideal for you if you can manage your expectations.
It is essential to make your child habituate in a routine. If you have not done the routine yet, then make it now. Try to feed your baby at the same time every day. Try to put your infant sleep at the same time by singing a Lullaby or other activities and continue it in the same way at every night.
If you can train up your babies sleep like this, then within a few days you will get the result that your child is sleeping at night without any disturbance.
