September 24 2009

Baby Sleep Pattern

Baby Sleep Pattern

The newborn baby spends 75 percent of his time asleep. This is because a baby’s physiological sleep need is vastly different from that of an adult. Babies are also unique in that they spend 50 percent of their daily sleep in REM sleep. Just after birth, babies only seem to have two stages of sleep: REM sleep and non-REM sleep.

Unlike adults, babies often move during REM sleep and remain still during non-REM sleep. For this reason, REM sleep at this stage of life is sometimes called “active sleep,” and non-REM sleep is often called “quiet sleep.” Unfortunately, many parents have been led to believe that a baby can and should sleep like an adult. Still others have been told that they can “train” their baby to sleep like an adult.

Neither of these two ideas is correct. Babies are unique in their physiological needs and patterns. Babies are not adults, and there is nothing you can do to turn them into adults overnight. The transition from babyhood to adulthood takes eighteen or more years. Let your baby be a baby, and both you and your baby will be much happier.

As your baby grows, her sleep patterns evolve and become more like those of older children, but just because your baby reaches four months of age and some “expert” says that she no longer needs to awaken for a night feeding does not mean that your baby does not need you when she awakens in the middle of the night. A human baby has more needs than merely the need to be fed. He does not wake up simply to annoy you and deprive you of a good night’s sleep.

A baby’s physiology, vastly different from that of an adult or even an older child, means that he simply cannot adopt an adult’s sleeping schedule. A newborn baby, for instance, has an almost continuous need for feeding and holding. An adult, by contrast, has developed beyond the need for continuous feeding and can thrive on three regularly spaced meals a day and one eight-hour period of sleep at nighttimes.

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Help answer the question about rem sleep disorder

my husband does this weird movement in his sleep…?
my husband usually doesnt toss and turn but he sometimes makes this weird movement in which he jerks his hips. its kind of like that movement of the hip when you have sex….but he's not actually lifting his hips..he's just sort of contracting his gluts that make that jerking movement. it happens when he's really sleep deprived….and when he's sleeping on his back or side. the thing is…im really getting disturbed by it….last night i actually started yelling at him while he was sleeping and i feel so guilty cuz he doesnt remember doing it. it occurs during non-rem sleep. i know about some sleep disorders like nocturnal epilepsy and rls…and its not these thats why im kinda confused….has anyone else experienced this….
one more thing….these movements happen in series of 2 or 3 at a time
in love with…no he's not aroused….at least it doesnt seem like it..

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18 Responses to “Baby Sleep Pattern”

  1. ACEMontague says:

    That’s amazing! It always seem easier to draw on the computer then on paper. Really now, to color like that makes me curious, though everyone’s style of art is different.

  2. bluelightning0 says:

    You’re an amazing artist both painting and music wise. keep it up ^ ^

  3. bouncyarcher says:

    This is a very good question, i had wondered the same thing and dug into websites and books lookin for answers, I found that your baby will sleep if youre not sleeping and be awake when youre sleeping, or vice versa. At around 30 weeks your baby could even sleep up to 95% of the day, so how is she/he to know your sleeping habbits. As long as youre gettin proper rest then everything is okay. Congratulations on yoru pregnancy!

  4. Pineapple Hat says:

    Because she's eating "real" food during the day, she may not be getting as full from her breast/bottle feeding before bed now, so she wakes up hungry. With my two, I started giving a bottle at bedtime (rather than breast) and mixed in a small amount of rice ceral (of course, you'll have to make the nipple holes a tiny bit larger). The cereal and formula will take her a bit longer to digest, so she is less likely to wake up hungry in the middle of the night.

  5. j-diddy says:

    Almost all babies go through this (and parents). It's definitely a tiring and sometimes frustrating routine. You can't really do a whole lot, as babies will eventually figure this out on their own. Perhaps you can try a few tricks that might get you on a better path – at night, keep the lights and noises low, and the reverse during the day (noise and light). That can get your baby used to night meaning sleep and day meaning play/awake. But mainly, babies learn to adjust to our patterns the longer they are in this world. Some babies do not get it entirely right until they are 12 months old, where others learn fairly quickly (lucky parents!). Just be as patient as you can, and realize that by around 2 months or more, the baby should start to sleep longer and the pattern may start to change. Good luck!

  6. Soreanol says:

    HOLY CRAP! Comparing this to the original picture, they’re identical!

  7. mommy to one says:

    Babies sleep patteren always changes when they are that young. So kinda roll with it. As long as ur baby dont wake up in the middle of the night..lol

  8. creekqueen918 says:

    Try this if you aren't already. Keep her in your noisiest, sunniest room during the day, say from 7am to 7pm. Don't do anything different, be noisy, talk on the phone, let the sun stream in (but not directly on her, of course.) After her evening feeding, 7pm or so, then put her to sleep in a dark, quiet room and do all further feedings etc. in there until morning. Good luck!

  9. WilliamsShamir says:

    i use photoshop

  10. 11Alyt says:

    awesome stuff man,….ama practice hard to get to yo level!

  11. lturtle59 says:

    I highly recommend The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley. It is an excellent book and will show you how you can help your baby establish a routine for bedtime, such as making things around the house quiet and semi-dark for the hour before bedtime. Also, a bedtime routine such as 1-bath,2- book 3-lullaby 4-lie down 5-rub back. After awhile baby will learn these things in this order mean it is time to sleep. This method is very gentle, without trying to make the baby 'cry it out' which is often hard for mothers to do, after all their baby is just trying to communicate with them!

    edited to add:
    I also agree that a 10 week old will still sleep alot during the day. The book has a chart of averages for each age that I found very helpful.

  12. ManiekWilq says:

    it’s almost like a photo :) great painting :)

  13. PokeMann61 says:

    dude, you own! this looks identical to a photograph

  14. MrWillewalo says:

    wich program he is for doing this ? beside a tablet ofc

  15. ruhi says:

    It sounds like she is overtired. She should be going to bed at 7pm. At that age, she should be sleeping for 14 hours a day: 11 hours at night and 3 hours ( or 2x 1 1/2 hours) during the day. The more she sleeps, the easier it will be for her to settle and stay asleep.
    She shouldn't be feeding at all during the night. When she wakes, settle her without a bottle/breast as she is not hungry every hour!!!

  16. ThePimentanativa says:

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  17. The Ultimate Answerer says:

    That is typical of newborns. Think about when you were pregnant and the times that the baby was most active–he was probably quiet for most of the day and more active at night. He isn't going to change his patterns automatically just because he has been born.

    Lack of sleep just goes with the territory of having a newborn. You can try rocking him or getting a white noise machine, but he might do better to sleep in your bed with you for a little while. Just make sure you take the necessary precautions so that you are cosleeping safely.

    EDIT: Oh, I thought from your opening post that it was your baby–didn't realize it was your parents'. In any case, the advice still remains the same, except for having the baby sleep with your mom and stepdad instead of you.

  18. Sum L says:

    Yes – totally normal. Babies go through many weeks of adjustment before they find their sleep pattern. You think they're on a good pattern for a few days, then they change or hit a growth spurt. My son is 3 months and I'm not even sure he has his sleep cycle down – though it's starting to look like it. Don't sweat it. She might just need to eat.

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