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Specialists recommend that parents not feel guilty about spending less time with their baby at night because they can make up for it in the morning. Babies wake up early regardless of what time they are put down for sleep. Most parents do not enjoy being woken by their newborn at four or five o'clock in the morning but this is a transitional period for the infant. After nine or ten months of age almost all babies can sleep quietly for as long as ten hours.
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Parents with newborn infants often try to keep their infant up late, thinking that this technique will encourage the child to sleep through the night. Actually, the complete opposite may be true. Healthy babies who are put down earlier, starting at around 3 to 4 weeks of age, are more likely to sleep through the night sooner, according to many childhood development specialists. Infants' circadian rhythms develop in the first months of life, and this can give parents the opportunity to establish an early-to-bed routine at a very early stage of the child's development. Infants who go to bed by 7 or 8 p.m. usually awaken less frequently during the night. After a month's time, the child may remain asleep for as long as eight hours. |
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