If your baby wakes 5-20 minutes after initially falling asleep, it’s likely because she did not reach a deep sleep. When initially falling asleep, it’s very common for a baby to take 20 minutes to reach deep sleep. Babies can take as long as 20 minutes to reach deep sleep. If your baby is struggling to stay asleep during light sleep, you may consider being extra quiet during sleep cycle transitions (45-60 minutes from start of sleep), swaddling, or using white noise. Light sleep may contribute to your baby waking often. This means 50% of baby sleep is relatively light and often filled with dreams. Babies spend about 50% of their sleep in active Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep.īabies begin sleep in active sleep and spend equal amounts of time in active and quiet sleep. If a baby wakes mid-nap, you can try to lull your baby back to sleep to allow her to finish her nap. So unless it’s the last nap of the day, which may be a cat nap, your baby likely wasn’t actually done napping. This means that if your baby wakes up 45-60 minutes into a nap, they are likely waking up mid-nap. With short sleep cycles, babies tend to wake up often. Infant sleep cycles are short compared to adults. Infant sleep cycles are about 45-60 minutes. We may even be able to optimize naps and nighttime sleep, decreasing fatigue over time. When we know why our baby is sleeping a certain way, it helps minimize the mystery and makes sense out of frequent infant waking. ![]() Infant sleep facts can better help you troubleshoot sleep challenges your baby is currently experiencing. These tips may not cure sleep deprivation or even teach your baby to sleep through the night, but it is my hope they will aid you in guiding your baby to sleeping better. ![]() I’m right there with ya!Įspecially when it comes to babies because in the beginning, we are so, so tired, and we just want to catch a little bit of rest. ![]() When it comes right down to it, we all appreciate sleep, but we aren’t always sure how to get there. My recent post on My Top 10 Newborn Baby Sleep Tips was so overwhelmingly popular, I decided to start writing a whole series about routines, schedules and sleep.
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