Sleep and Feeding

Hunger or Discomfort: Why a Newborn Wakes Up

Hunger or Discomfort: Why a Newborn Wakes Up

Why Newborns Wake So Often Newborn sleep is organized differently from adult sleep. Infants move through relatively short sleep periods and spend substantial time in active sleep, a state that may include facial movements, irregular breathing, brief vocalizations, and limb activity. These behaviors can look like waking even when the baby is not fully awake. […]

Why newborn wakes up frequently

Why newborn wakes up frequently

Newborn sleep is naturally fragmented Newborns do not sleep in the consolidated nighttime blocks that many adults expect. Their sleep is organized into relatively short episodes, separated by feeding, diaper changes, arousal, and brief periods of quiet alertness. The NHS notes that newborns often sleep more than they are awake, sometimes around 18 hours over […]