If a newborn baby mainly sleeps and eats, then by two months he already alternates between sleep and wakefulness. In total, the total amount of his sleep is normally about 17-18 hours a day.
2 month old baby: daytime sleep
A two-month-old baby no longer sleeps for more than three hours. After sleep, the baby begins the time when he plays with his parents, observes the world around him. However, not every child is able to fall asleep without the help of a mother. And if the baby is awake for more than 2 hours, he can get tired.
A mother can help her child fall asleep by shading the windows with curtains from bright light, shaking the baby in her arms, breastfeeding, and wrapping him in a blanket. The baby then falls asleep for 10-15 minutes. It happens that a child walks without falling asleep for 50 minutes. It will be noticeable in his restless sleep - the child will start to shudder, twitch his arms, legs and eyes.
During the day, a child 2 months old needs to sleep 4 times. Moreover, these dreams are different in length. Two naps should last at least 1.5-2 hours. And the rest can last at least half an hour. These short dreams may occur at the same time as feeding. And this is completely normal for a baby. Later, when the baby grows up, he will be able to fall asleep without a breast.
2 month old baby: night sleep
Some babies can sleep all night as early as eight weeks. But most babies still wake up every 3-4 hours to eat or drink. Often infants can still confuse day with night and become awake at night as during the day. It is important not to indulge the baby, but to gently show that you need to sleep at night. To do this, it is worth talking to the child in a whisper at night and not playing with him. You also need to turn on the night light instead of bright light, do not use loud household appliances.
But in the afternoon, on the contrary, you need to let the baby play noisily with bright toys, talk loudly with him, turn on music, walk, etc. However, you should not overload the child with many impressions and stresses. If a friendly atmosphere reigns in the family, the child is not too overworked during the day, then at night he will sleep more calmly and longer. Therefore, the mother should be sensitive to the behavior of the baby during the day. And put him to bed when he rubs his eyes, etc.
The night sleep of a baby and a bottle-fed baby is almost the same. However, with breastfeeding, it is easier and faster to put your baby back to bed if mom is around. Only in this case it is necessary to ensure that the baby is actively sucking on the breast. Otherwise, the baby's sleep will be short-lived and the mother will not get enough sleep.
And if the mother has to prepare the mixture at night, then the baby can cry for a long time in anticipation or begin to be actively awake. You should not force the baby to sleep at night without eating in order to accustom him to the regime. By 5-6 months, his nights sleep will be much longer.
