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Some babies sleep for longer than others at the same age, while some are more wakeful and don’t seem able to sleep for such long chunks of time. There is no right or wrong way for your baby to sleep. They are all different, physically and temperamentally, and it often seems the luck of the draw that you are one of those parents who spends most of the night hours awake and pacing the corridors of your house with a discontented and wide awake baby.

One of the things you can do to help yourself, in the mission to acquire more sleep, is to establish a good bedtime routine from early on. Babies learn quickly from cues that they are given and, if you bathe and feed your infant at a similar time every evening, you will be improving your chances of establishing that all important difference between night and day for the amateur human in your family.

Young babies will become very tired after being awake for a length of about two hours and for this reason, you should ensure you look out for the signals that your baby is tired during the day. Yawning, grumbling and rubbing their eyes are usually good indicators.It is important that she is allowed to nap and preventing her from doing so will not make your life any easier at this stage, she does need lots of sleep as she develops. Do not over-stimulate your baby, especially if she seems tired, as this may hinder her getting to sleep when she should. If she is tired, she may need some assistance to get to sleep. Placing her in a moses basket or cot (on her back) in a quiet room after being changed, fed and winded is good practice and helps to encourage positive sleeping habits. Eventually, your baby will start to fall into more adult sleep patterns.

Hot tip: Ensure that your baby does not have her last nap before bedtime too late in the day as this can hinder her settling at an appropriate time. If she is awake by three or four pm, it will be easier to put her to bed at seven pm.