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September 01, 2020 5 min read
Your Baby’s First Year of Sleep: what to expect
Babies grow and change at an astounding pace, and every month brings new and exciting developments.
The first year of your baby’s life is a year of incredible growth and development. The average baby triples their birth weight by age 1 and grows up to an incredible 25 centimetres in that first year. And that’s not all — between birth and 12 months, your baby will learn to roll over, sit up, crawl, and perhaps even walk.
Your baby’s sleep patterns will change pretty significantly in the first year too, and so we put together a 5-part blog series about how our baby’s sleep needs and patterns change in the first 12 months of life.
“Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day.” – Taylor Hanson
Part 1: Your Newborn
After 9 months of waiting, you finally meet your new baby for the first time, do you recall the first feelings you had that very moment you held your baby in your arms?
As you snuggle in with your precious new little baby, it’s likely that the realisation will hit you that there is so much to know about what they need. It’s that sudden realisation that it’s all on you now as to how to care and provide for your baby’s needs.
In the end, a baby’s needs are simple: food, warmth and comfort, sleep and you.
It helps to know what to expect about your new bundle of joy so you’re not tearing your hair out when you're up in the middle of the night time and time again.
Here’s some helpful information for you to know about how your little newborn sleeps:
What you can do to ensure you and your baby sail through the first weeks of life:
In the first few weeks of your baby’s life, it’s important to try and get as much rest as you can so that you are better able to help your baby regulate themselves. If you're exhausted, it will be that much harder to get your baby to calm down when they are unsettled. Ask for help if you need it, especially at night. It may seem obvious, but taking care of you is one of the best things you can do to help your little one get the right amount of quality sleep.
The most important thing to remember during this stage your baby’s needs are simple: food, warmth and comfort and sleep.
And when it comes to sleep, please always follow safe sleep guidelines as recommended by the American Association of Pediatrics - sleep baby on back and keep soft objects and loose bedding away from the infant’s sleep area to reduce the risk of SIDS.
Read the American Association of Pediatrics Safe Sleep recommendations in full here
Next: Part 2: 0-3 Months [Your Baby's First 12 Weeks of Sleep]
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