![]() Learn more about baby naps here on our Naps blog post. ![]() Try a bedtime 30-60 minutes earlier if you suspect the napping minimums of the day have not been reached. Not sure which could be bothering your baby? The easiest way to know if baby is overtired: A waking that occurs within the first three hours, and/or baby falling asleep during the bedtime routine (or rocking/feeding prior to putdown), or falling asleep within 1-2 minutes of putdown at bedtime. This can occur due to a missed nap, lack of age-appropriate nap totals, or a wake window that much too long (download our Schedules & Wake Windows Guide here for ages 0-3). The real reasons that baby is waking every 2-3 hours at this age: Regression overlap, sleep crutches/associations, changing environments.Īnother reason your five to twelve month old baby may be waking up every 2-3 hours at night is due to him or her being overtired from the previous day. Imagine as a adult, falling asleep next to your significant other and waking up in the morning in Japan- it would be quite a shock! At Sleep and the City, we work to gradually wean infants from their sleep associations and replace them with more positive ones instead, all while keeping desired night feeds and all the cuddles. If a baby wakes up at night and something is drastically different from when they fell asleep in the first place, their body will immediately tense up, and yep- they will cry out for Mom or Dad. feeding/sucking to sleep, the need to be rocked, bounced or held, sleeping in a parent’s bed, etc.) We refer to these are “sleep associations”, and often times they will trickle into toddlerhood if not addressed early on. The regression has finally passed, but unfortunately baby has now picked up some potentially undesirable habits and requires these habits to physically exist during the falling asleep process (i.e. The real reason that baby is waking every 2-3 hours at this age: Age, hunger, digestion issues, underlying medical problems (reflux, vitamin deficiencies, etc). To achieve these totals and gently transition your Newborn to falling asleep independently without any tears, we highly recommend the Newborn Sleep Survival guide for families looking for the full package they can download and attempt on their own time, at their own pace. Sleeping through the night at this age is defined as 5+ hour stretches over 10-12 hours at night. ![]() About 50% of babies will drop at least 1-2 night feeds by the third month. Your doctor may even advise you due to your baby’s size to continue to feed this often past the one month mark. It’s extremely common for a premature and/or full-term healthy newborn to feed every 2-3 hours for the first month for optimal growth, and due to belly size. So why if a baby is so exhausted, does he or she wake up every 2-3 hours? Here are the real reasons, by age, that your baby is likely waking this much at night that no one else has ever had the guts to tell you to your face.įirst off, if you’re here- congratulations on your new baby or babies! The first two weeks are absolutely precious, and by far one of my favorite ages to share with your new infant. But this simply isn’t the truth, and our children are likely crying at night because they too, are completely exhausted. It’s a common misconception that “this is parenthood”, and we must suffer through it, only to be relieved of our zombie-like state once they are high school or off to college. ![]() Whether your baby is 1 month old or 1 year old, we have all experienced some type of sleep deprivation at some point in our child’s life. Welcome to our blog article: “ The Real Reasons Why Your Baby Wakes Up Every 2 to 3 Hours at Night- and we empathize with you! Parenting can be utterly exhausting, which is why today we are diving deep into the real reasons why your Baby wakes up every 2 to 3 hours at night! No one can quite prepare you for what sleep deprivation feels like.
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