This question is probably the most common question we get as new parents. Sounds like an easy question to answer, but really is it? What do I have to compare him too if he's a good baby...of course I think he's good, but I'm a little biased. It's kind of like my "favorite question" How's married life? What does that mean????
ANYWAY, back to my post...the second most popular question...sleeping through the night. Well it really depends on what the question asker feels is through the night. If you are asking "Do you guys get more than 4 hours of sleep?", then the answer is yes. If you are asking "does he go to bed at 8pm and wake up at 7 the next morning?" then the answer is no. I had a good friend tell me about baby sleep cycles and since I have latched on to the theory it's worked really well. Babies this age should rest/sleep every two hours. Basically the theory is when they wake up from sleep/nap within two hours they should be in a sleep/relax state again. This doesn't mean that they will take a three hour nap each time [although sometimes he does!] It just means that two hours of stimulation is plenty. Now even though he is taking naps around 7 pm, we always know that our nighttime playtime/routine starting around 9 will lead to about 5 hours of sleep at night. At three months he needs about 15 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period. Doesn't matter how it's broken up just that it happens. Not sure where this theory originated from but I'm on to it and love it. It has also helped him self soothe his way back to sleep. [Which is more based on his age, I guess] He rarely cries when he wakes up, just kind of squeeks and giggles until someone comes in there. So I guess the moral of the story is, that I will TAKE the 5 hours I get during the night and the naptime breaks I get during the day. I mean he is such a good baby and all!
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