What's Your Baby's Sleep Style?

Check out these tips to help you identify what type of sleeper your baby is--and help her get a better night's sleep!

By Charlotte Latvala

Alexandra Grablewski

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Getting Baby on a routine

Just like adults, babies and toddlers have individual sleep styles. Mathilda, my oldest, was always a light sleeper, while her brother, A.J., could nap in a construction zone. The good news? You can help your child become a more solid snoozer, often with just a few tweaks. Here are some inventive ways to fine-tune your baby's sleep style so everyone gets more rest.

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Comments (6)

estherkemigisa wrote:

My son wakes up 4-5 times a night to feed.i realy want my sleep and would like him to wake up once or twice. how can i make this possible?

9/20/2011 07:01:40 AM Report Abuse

jadestafford123 wrote:

i have to get my baby girl to sleep in my arms and then i put her into her cot, she always wakes up through the nite to be put into my bed because thats how shes been brought up, she wakes through the night about 3ish and wants to come in bed but its time to get her in to a routine to sleep all nite in her cot how do i do this without he screaming the house down at 3 in the morning lol?

7/6/2011 06:05:50 AM Report Abuse

KathlenStuewer wrote:

My 6 month old son falls asleep for the night between 7pm-10pm then wakes up at 12am-3am then every hour or so after that and is up for the day at 7am when dad gets home from work. He will randomly sleep thru the night but not often enough. I have the stomach to let him cry it out but my husband gets mad at me for doing (yet wont get up with him). I dont know what I can do to make my son to sleep thru the night on a regular basis.

4/22/2011 09:25:27 PM Report Abuse

ef_tabs wrote:

my baby starts to sleep at 7:00 pm then wakes up every after 2 hours.. by 1am, he starts to wake up every after an hour.

3/2/2011 09:45:59 PM Report Abuse

angmerz wrote:

My daughter, wakes during the night about 4am every morning. around 7 she is up and takes a nap around 2 sometimes. I don't know were she gets the energy but, she hardly sleeps.

12/21/2010 07:11:07 PM Report Abuse