Around the 3-5 month age range, sleep becomes reorganized, as babies embrace the 4-stage method of sleep that will continue into their adult life. If you had a newborn baby that was falling asleep quickly at bedtime and giving you long stretches at night but has suddenly changed around four months, this could be due to the change in sleep cycles.
Is your baby waking up 30-45 minutes after you put them to sleep at bedtime? This is called a false start.
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Bringing up a baby is some seriously, seriously hard work. Think of the hours, the commitment needed, the ambiguity of information, the stakes involved, and the endless, ever-evolving challenges that kids throw at us. And all those regular parenting challenges are present when you have a child with special needs, along with a few others …
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Separation anxiety typically starts to occur around 6-8 months of age, when your little one starts to realize that things continue to exist, even when they’re not in sight. It’s a cognitive milestone known as “object permanence” which is defined as, “the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed.”
Welcome to The Sleepytime Consultant. I’m Kendra and I am a certified sleep consultant located in Virginia. I help parents all over the world with their little one’s sleep challenges and I would love to help you! With little ones of my own, I know there are always challenges when it comes to sleep. Let’s set up a free call and chat about how I can help you and your little one!
