- Babies aren't born knowing the difference between night and day, and they don’t know that people sleep at night.
- In the first six months, it’s perfectly normal for your baby to wake regularly at night. They need to feed through the night to get enough food for their growth and development.
- All babies are different, and their sleep patterns can vary a lot.
- Babies are often noisy or snuffly sleepers, and their breathing patterns in sleep can seem irregular.
- There are a few things you can do to help set your baby up to be a better sleeper.
Newborn sleep
Whoever came up with the phrase "sleep like a baby" clearly didn’t know much about young babies! They’re restless sleepers who need to eat every few hours, and rarely, if ever, make it through the night without waking up.
