Sleep between 4 and 6months

Around this age sleep time regress to 14-15 hours per day. He / she sleep more at night. Baby start processing sleep more like adults.

Being different from one and another between 4-6 months some babies may sleep through the night but, other still need feeding.

Around 6 months if you believe that it is time for you and your baby to sleep through the night then don't wake up at the first sound may be he/ she fall asleep again by himself or herself.

Sleep in the first weeks of life

Being different each baby has his/ her own sleep cycle therefore, it is useless to compare your newborn to another one.

For news parents the first night following the return from the hospital is usually perturbed due, to change of environment baby sleep could be more agitated.

Babies have extended periods of light sleep during this period they are more easily to wake up and short periods of deep sleep. They go from one cycle of sleep to another one more quickly than adults.

From his/her birth up to 3 or 4 months your baby need your constant presence to feel safer and more secure.

Sudden infant death syndrome

It occurs between one month and one year of age but, most babies who dies suddenly are under six months of age and the cause is unknown.

The most common risk factors are :

• Sleeping on his/her tummies or sides.
• Baby is surrounded by smoker.
• Baby's face and head are covered while sleeping.

Tips

• Always place your baby on his/her back to sleep. This is one of the safest way of reducing SIDS. You need to explain to all people who care for your baby about this before leaving your baby with them. Put your baby on his/her back while turning over he/she will find his/her favourite position and also  healthy baby doesn't choke while sleeping on his/her back.
• Avoid as far as possible smoking because, before and after baby is born cigarette smoke harms your baby.
• Your baby's head must remains uncovered during sleep. Don't put duvet as this can covers him/her .
• Baby can easily choke with pillows, cushions, bumper pads therefore, you must avoid them.
• To avoid your baby's neck being caught by any kind of cords such as : curtains, or blinds then keep his crib away from them.

How to prevent your baby from getting a flat head

The case of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has decrease due to the continuous warning of pediatrician to parents. To reduce the risk they have been told to always place a baby on her back to sleep. This position brought a problem that is the flat head syndrome is what the doctors call positional plagiocephaly. it caused by the pressure from the mattress as baby is constantly sleeping in one spot.

To prevent flat head syndrome there is few things to do :

• You must change your baby sleeping position every day so that, the pressure will be placed on different area.
• Try to to put your baby on her /his side to sleep as well as on her back.
• Switch from side to side when bottle or breast feeding your baby.