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How many hours should a child sleep at 4 months: during the day, at night
You can understand how much a child should sleep at 4 months, knowing what happens to him during this period. The development of the baby takes place in a dream. The health of the baby depends on the quality of this sleep.
During this period, the baby begins to be interested in the world around him. He already has some personality traits. He is curious and more outgoing. That is why he can be distracted by an extraneous sound during the feeding process or wake up to the creak of a door or the sound of a voice.
A 4-month-old baby should sleep about 14 hours a day.
The rest periods of the baby can be 14-16 hours a day, 10-11 hours of which fall on the night’s sleep, and the rest – on the daytime. During this period, the level of the hormone cortisol, which is associated with stress, decreases. For full development, the baby needs intervals of sound sleep. Such a dream can be at home without extraneous sounds and bright light. This dream is called the “third”. The older the baby gets, the less he needs such a dream.
How many times does the baby sleep during the day
Daytime sleep is split into several periods. It is easier to say that the child’s wakefulness period should not exceed 120-180 minutes. Each child is different: one needs 30-40 minutes to sleep, another needs more. It is not always possible to put a baby in a crib. Sometimes he falls asleep in a stroller for a walk or in his arms. During this interval, his sleep is superficial. To help your baby get enough sleep, you need to provide him with a period of rest in the house at least for a short time.
How to manage your sleep time
There are no ideal indicators of this distribution, but it is possible to recommend splitting sleep into 4 intervals. The first two should be done calm and deep for 50-80 minutes. The rest can be shorter and “on the run”. It is important to focus on the condition of the baby. If the baby is excited, it means that the stress hormone has accumulated and the baby needs urgent rest. Here every mother herself must feel the “border”.
During this period, the baby’s brain continues to actively form, therefore, proper sleep is so important for him.
The baby is growing rapidly, and already at 5 months the intervals of sleep and wakefulness will be different. The need for sleep decreases with each passing month.
Significant sleep intervals are associated with infant development, which occurs mostly during sleep. Night sleep is longer and stronger, but the baby should have quiet periods during daytime intervals. Long periods of wakefulness lead to stress in the infant.