SLEEPING Infants usually sleep around 20 hours per day, initially. This tapers off as they grow older. Some babies need less sleep than others. Your infant may not distinguish between night and day until he is around 3-4 months of age. By then your baby should be sleeping more at night and less during the day. Most infants make several different sounds; have variable breathing patterns and move around a bit while sleeping. If you are a light sleeper, a separate room is highly recommended for the infant. While your infant is young, cuddling and rocking or feeding is an enjoyable but generally unnecessary way of getting your child to sleep. To help your child sleep better when he is older, please get your child accustomed to being put down to sleep drowsy but awake in his own crib by the time he is 6-9 months old. You may help this process along by encouraging an attachment to an object (a stuffed animal, for example) that can comfort your baby after you have left the room. Create this attachment by always sitting down with the object and your child together at bedtime.  Then, when you are done with your bedtime ritual place the object in the crib with your baby as you put him down. A successful bedtime is further encouraged by making an unvarying evening routine (bath, then feeding, then book, then lullaby, then lights out, for example) with a set bedtime and sticking to it. By getting your baby off on the right foot with a good sleep routine at a young age you will be setting good habits for life.

DURING THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF LIFE OR UNTIL YOUR BABY IS ABLE TO ROLL BACK TO FRONT TO BACK EASILY, WE RECOMMEND PLACING YOUR CHILD ON HIS BACK TO SLEEP TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF SIDS