《澳洲公共健康资料——宝宝睡眠6个月到3岁》.pdfVIP

Ear Infections Sleep 6 months – 3 years sleep 6 months - 3 years Baby sleep By six months of age, babies are having most of their sleep at night, but they still need day sleeps. Expect two sleeps a day until 12 to 15 months – then one is usually enough. Some babies and toddlers sleep through because they can last longer between feeds and hunger does not wake them. Many still wake once or twice, or several times at night. Many wake in the lighter time of sleep, just as we wake (or almost wake). They may, as most adults do, turn over and go back to sleep, or they may cry because they are uncomfortable, afraid or unsettled in some other way, or in the habit of waking up. By six months about 50 per cent of babies are ‘sleeping through the night’ (i.e. sleeping about five hours or more). Between the ages of two and three years, 41 per cent of young children wake once or twice a night, with a few still waking more often. Each family needs to respond to night waking in the way that best suits their family. Some parents like to have their baby sleep in a safe cot next to them, while others prefer their baby to sleep in a separate room. Sleeping baby in a safe cot next to the parents bed for the first six to twelve months reduces the risk of sudden infant death, including SIDS, as long as the room is smoke free. Many babies will sleep better if they know that someone is close by. If you are happy with the way things are at the moment, do not feel pressured to change. Babies may cry at night because they: don’t know how to settle themselves back to sleep without a feed, a cuddle or a dummy are hungry, unwell or uncomfortable, teething, or have a cold or ear ache are overtired, overexcited or stressed are anxious about being separated from their parents. Help your baby to sleep During the day: Spend time with your baby playing, walk