How much should a baby sleep?

Most parents to fight sleep problems at some point in the life of her child. Is one of the biggest questions that parents have, how much my baby should sleep?

An important question, directly influenced their mental and physical development as how much your baby is sleeping.

Here are some guidelines for how much sleep, your child at the various stages in its development, according to the Studienstiftung sleep needs.

Newborns (1-2 months) newborns sleep much! Most babies an average of 16 hours sleep per day. Unfortunately most, that sleep comes into small pieces of not more than approximately 1 to 2 hours at a time.

Children (3-11 months) from about 3 months, which most babies have little nervous enough matured longer wait to sleep sessions - usually 4-5 hours at a time. Most babies through the night sleep for six months. This is not the case with your baby, it is not in General, because they are hungry, but instead to comfort you in this time of night have set up a custom of search. Your child back allowed on its own sleep teaching him sleep through the night. Most babies create their own small napping pattern generally consists of approximately 2 NAPs a day, for a total of 13 hours a day sleeping. Do not worry you, if your baby longer takes many small short NAPs instead of 2. Babies have an inherent ability to know how much sleep they need. As long as your baby cranky he doesn't seem get, if he is awake, is probably enough sleep.

Infants (1-3 years) infants need about 12-14 hours sleep in a 24 hour period. If they some have reached age 18 months, their Naptimes typically reduces a day lasting one about 2-3 hours.

Preschoolers (3-5 years) children 3-5 years about 10-12 hours need sleep per day. Age of 3 years only 50% of children are still napping, and 5 the most not sleep at all. From this age when your child always has plenty of rest at night, it is not necessary that they sleep.

At the age of children (5-12 years) 5-12 years old 10-11 hours need children sleep each night. Mood swings, hyperactivity, and other issues that may affect his ability to learn can underestimate the importance here - insufficient sleep.

Youth (13-18 years) the most young people need about 9 hours sleep every night to feel alert and well rested. Unfortunately about 90% are to get young people less than 8 hours per night all the. Not well - research shows that young people tend to overweight and more prone to depression, if they get enough sleep.

How much should a baby sleep? They can your kids to get to sleep, must first all they know how much your baby should sleep, the help. Secondly, by providing a comfortable sleep environment and third, by maintaining a consistent bedtime routine.

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