{"id":3453,"date":"2019-02-01T18:01:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T23:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreambabysleep.com\/?p=3453"},"modified":"2023-02-28T19:32:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T19:32:59","slug":"is-your-4-9-month-old-getting-enough-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dreambabysleep.com\/is-your-4-9-month-old-getting-enough-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your 4 &#8211; 9 Month Old Getting Enough Sleep ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dream Baby Sleep\u00ae Founder Carolynne Harvey answers frequently asked questions about 4-9 month olds. Read below. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>It is important to know how much sleep a 4 &#8211; 9 month old baby needs. Often times, parents think that their babies will tell them what sleep is appropriate for them. Many parents take the approach that their 4 &#8211; 9 month old will simply sleep when they need to. After all, babies sleep a lot to begin with. While babies do need a generous amount of sleep, it is important that the sleep they get is restorative sleep, and that means ensuring that they are on a sleep schedule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4651\" src=\"https:\/\/dreambabysleep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ISS_2637_02060-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup of mother kissing baby.\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How 4 &#8211; 9 Month Old Babies Sleep During This Period<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Babies 4 to 9 months old sleep about 14-15 total hours in a 24 hour period<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They should be on 3 naps per day at roughly 9am, noon, and 3 pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They drop nap 3 which is always a cat nap simply designed to bridge the gap between day and night between 7 months and 9 months old<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When babies are put to bed drowsy but not asleep, they are more likely to become &#8220;self- soothers,&#8221; which enables them to fall asleep independently at bedtime and put themselves back to sleep during the night.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The #1 Sleep Issue or Pain Point for This Age Group<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focusing on age-appropriate bedtime and teaching baby how to fall asleep drowsy but awake is a priority at this age. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is important because if they fall asleep being held, rocked or fed, they will likely become startled when they naturally stir in the night and are no longer being held by you. Babies at this age should be learning how to soothe themselves to sleep so that if they stir in the night, they are able to fall back to sleep without needing the external stimulus of a parent holding or rocking them. This contributes to a successful, ongoing sleep schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our bedtime routines often include sleep crutches like rocking, holding, bouncing or feeding to sleep<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your baby may have a feed to sleep association that has become a habit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bedtime being too late can trigger multiple night waking and early rising<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Excellent Guiding Tips for Parents of 4 &#8211; 9 Month Old Babies<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are actionable steps you can take right now to begin setting a healthy sleep foundation for your baby.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use blackout curtains because the light sends a signal to the brain that it\u2019s time to wake up<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use continuous white noise for all sleep <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To minimize multiple night waking be sure to start with an age-appropriate bedtime. \u00a0Timing is key to prevent an overtired state. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dreambabysleep.com\/bedtime-by-age\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download our free bedtime by age chart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Have a burning question about your baby or want to learn more about how to reduce night waking and sleep through the night? Sign up for your <a href=\"https:\/\/dreambabysleep.com\/scheduler\/\">free 15 minute consultation with one of our certified Sleep Experts<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dream Baby Sleep\u00ae Founder Carolynne Harvey answers frequently asked questions about 4-9 month olds. Read below. It is important to know how much sleep a 4 &#8211; 9 month old baby needs. Often times, parents think that their babies will tell them what sleep is appropriate for them. 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