Thursday, January 21, 2010

Naptime

The new infant sleeps more, and when he is not, it means either he is hungry or needs a diaper change. It’s little hard to know in the beginning what is making your baby cry. But as both of the parents begin to settle into your routines, you’ll begin to identify the cues that your baby needs to take a nap. You will make sure that he gets good naps during the day and at all the appropriate times so that you won’t have as much trouble getting him to sleep at night.


Even a very small infant rubs his eyes when he gets tired. He’ll yawn, or perhaps he’ll get fussy. As babies get a little older, they try to avoid sleep as per change in their activities.

Make sure about the appropriate nap times during the day. If your baby sleeps 3 times a day, then a mid-morning, early afternoon and late-afternoon nap is appropriate for this baby; with a 7:30 or 8 PM bed time.

Often babies tend to get tired at dinner time, and this is a dilemma for the parents. Do you try to keep him awake through out the dinner and perhaps put him to bed a little bit earlier?

Most parents will think to keep the baby awake a little longer, so that he gets to bed at a regular bed time. But if it’s been a busy day for the little guy, let him have a very short nap and then wake him up gently for the dinner or a feeding, and offer some light play before putting him to bed for the night.

Remember to make regular rituals for naps as well as the bed time so your baby gets used to sleeping, at regular times.

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