About Baby Bedtime

Your baby needs a lot of care when she's awake, and you may feel relieved when she drops off to sleep and looks so contented. You may worry if your baby seems to sleep less than you expect, but you'll soon be swapping stories with other parents about broken nights and tough days.

Sleep - or lack of it - is probably the most-discussed aspect of baby care. New parents discover its vital importance those first few weeks to months. The quality and quantity of an infant's sleep affects the well-being of everyone in the household, and it's the difference between having cheerful, alert parents and members of the walking dead.

And sleep struggles rarely end with a growing child's move from crib to bed. It simply changes form. Instead of cries, its pleas or refusals. Instead of a feeding at 3:00 AM , it's a nightmare or request for water.

The trouble is, your baby has her own sleep pattern and this can vary from day to day and night to night.

In those early weeks your baby's sleep, or lack of it, will be affecting you. It's normal to feel tired as broken sleep and night feeds interrupt your routine.

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