Sleep Recommendations

Secret of ritual for sleep

Ritual for sleep is the sequence of actions before the sleep that you do every day to help your baby to understand that it is time to go to bed.

  1. Ritual should be in one and the same sequence. A baby is quickly getting used to when mom, for example changed the cloth, stroked, carried on hands, sang the certain, always the same song, kissed three times - and that's all, after that nothing will happen, only sleep.
  2. Ritual should be kept before every nap and night sleep.
  3. Before 10 months ritual should be 5-7 minutes, after 10 months 10-15 minutes.

It is very important to maintain the correct wakefulness time for the child so that they fall asleep easily and sleep longer. For a newborn it is not more than 40-45 minutes.

Do not exceed the total time of daytime sleep, so as not to worsen and shorten the night sleep. For 2-3 months total time for naps is 5-6 hours.

0-1 month
40-60 min
7-9 hours (5-7 naps)
Can sleep for 5-6 hours without awaking
16-20 hours
1-2 months
1h-1.15h
6-8 hours (4-5 naps)
8-11 hours
15-19 hours
2 months
1h-1.15h
5-6 hours (4-5 naps for 40 minutes to 1,5-2 hours
8-10 hours
15-16 hours
3 months
1.20h-1.35h
5-6 hours (4 naps for 1,5-2 hours
10-11 hours (night sleep starts form 19-21)
15-17 hours
4 months
1.45h-2h
4.5-6 hours (3 naps for 1,5-2 hours). Usually not more than 4.5 hours
10-12 hours
14,5-17 hours
5 months
2.15h
3.5 hours (3-4 naps). Optimal 2 naps for 1.5 hours and 1 nap for 40 minutes
9.5-11 hours
13.5-15.5 hours
6 months
2,15-2,30h To the end of 6 month – 2,45-3h
3,5–4 hours to the end of 6 month usually not more than 3 hours (2-3 naps for 40 minutes – 2,5 hours)
10-12 hours
13.5-16 hours

During all this time your baby will make 4 mental leaks, that will probably affect babies sleep.

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