Just following some of these simple ideas can help your baby to develop a good sleep pattern and give you, as well as your baby, a good night’s sleep!

1. What Parents Should Know About a Baby Sleep Pattern www.BabySleepSolution.com

3. Babies are notorious for being wide awake and ready to go at night time and ready to rest and sleep during the day. This would be fine if the rest of the world operated like this. But it doesn't.

4. So what exactly does a baby sleep pattern look like?

6. A baby's sleep pattern is much shorter than an adult's and this is why babies continually wake. When an adult wakes from sleep they roll over and go back to sleep, this is not so easy for a baby.

10. Understanding this aspect of a baby sleep pattern will at least help you keep your patience, if not anything else.

11. How Can I Help my Baby Sleep Better?

12. Naturally, as a newborn matures, so will the baby's sleep pattern. Ideally, by the time baby reaches 7-12 weeks, a regular sleep pattern will have been established. And hopefully, this will be between the hours of 10 pm - 7 am.

13. New parents can hang onto the hope that by the time baby is 6 months old, your baby's sleep pattern will include up to 7 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

14. If baby is fussy, make sure that the diaper is clean, that he or she is well fed and just the right temperature.

15. Since crying is the only means of communication, a fussy baby could have one of many things wrong. A comfortable baby is more likely to fall asleep.

16. If his or her face is red or if the hair is damp , baby is too warm . No one is comfortable when he or she is too warm and this includes babies. Just remove a blanket or turn down the heat and watch as your baby's sleep pattern comes naturally.

17. Just following some of these simple ideas can help your baby to develop a good sleep pattern and give you, as well as your baby, a good night’s sleep!

18. By Chris Towland www.BabySleepSolution.com