Your Baby, Week 21

Your baby may be sleeping through the night now, which is a relief if you’ve been bleary eyed through these first months.

However, “sleeping through the night” doesn’t mean eight uninterrupted hours, although we all wish it did! Rather, doctors consider it a stretch of sleep occurring between midnight and 5 or 6 a.m.

If you’re having problems getting baby to wind down, a consistent bedtime routine may help.

• After a bath and some lullabies, put him in his crib drowsy, but not completely asleep.
• If he learns to soothe himself to sleep you may be on your way to getting some more rest yourself!

A-B-Cs of Safe Sleep

Making your baby's bedtime safe is as simple as A-B-C.

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