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Sleeping patterns change as babies grow.
For information on sleeping habits from the first weeks of life right through to early childhood follow the links below.
Updated January 2009
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Sleep - 6 months to 3 years
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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By 6 months of age, babies are having most of their sleep at night, but they still need day sleeps.
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Feb 2010
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Sleeps away from home
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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How to prepare your child for sleep in a new place; tips on how to provide a carer with information about your child's sleeping routines; learning how to manage different sleeping patterns after being in child care.
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Feb 2010
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Will your baby ever 'sleep through the night'?
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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A guide to the research on babies' sleep patterns. Practical tips to help you feel less exasperated by your baby waking up at night.
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Feb 2010
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About newborn sleep
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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How newborns learn a sleep routine, common sleep patterns and cycles and how these patterns are formed.
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Feb 2010
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About sleep
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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About sleep: how sleep promotes good health, growth and development; how babies sleep; stages of sleep; sleep cycles.
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Feb 2010
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Dummies: pros and cons
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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Opinions differ about dummies, and there are advantages and disadvantages for parents to consider; advice on choosing a dummy and safety tips.
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Feb 2010
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Patting settling technique
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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A guide to using rhythmic patting to help your baby get to sleep.
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Feb 2010
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Newborn sleep routines
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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Teaching newborns how to sleep with a routine of feeding, sleeping then playing; teaching the difference between night and day, and putting your baby to bed drowsy but not asleep.
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Feb 2010
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Babies in their own beds
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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The pros and cons of having your baby in her own bed, rather than sharing with you.
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Jan 2010
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Newborn sleep: in a nutshell
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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This in-a-nutshell guide to sleep provides details on the different sleep options - bed sharing and independent sleeping - and how to help prevent sleep problems from occurring.
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Jan 2010
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Safe sleep for babies and toddlers
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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There are many different kinds of cots and bedding on the market for babies. Babies don't care about how smart their beds look but what is important is that they are safe.
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Jan 2010
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Sleep - birth to 3 months
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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In the first few weeks after birth, babies sleep much of the day and night. Most wake two or three times during the night for feeds. Babies have shorter sleep cycles than adults and wake or stir about every 40 minutes.
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Dec 2009
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Sleep - 3 to 6 months
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Babies vary a lot in the amount of sleep they need. At 3 to 6 months some babies have two or three longish sleeps during the day, while others just have short naps.
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Dec 2009
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Dangers of bottle-feeding in bed
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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An outline of why it is not recommended that babies be put to bed with a bottle. Dangers of bottle-feeding in bed include choking, dental decay, ear infection and inappropriate sleep associations.
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Dec 2009
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Sleep and your baby
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Better Health Channel
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Sleep is a big challenge for parents of a new baby. Sleeping habits are learned, so try to set up a predictable bedtime routine for your baby. Always put your baby to sleep on their back and try to get your baby to nap at the same times each day.
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Sep 2009
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Cots
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Many parents put their babies and young children into a cot for sleep because this is what is normal in their culture, but there are two main advantages of cots.
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Aug 2009
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Breastfeeding: sleepy or unsettled baby
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Queensland Health
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New babies can be very sleepy, but they need to feed. They will also have periods when they are unsettled. Provides advice on how you can help babies wake up to feed, and what may be causing your baby to become unsettled.
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Jun 2009
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Wrapping babies
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Wrapping can help babies to develop a more settled sleep pattern. Wrapping helps to prevent random arm movements which can disturb a baby???s sleep. Not all parents find wrapping helpful.
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Jun 2009
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Sleeping problems in babies
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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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Most babies wake at regular intervals through the day and night for feeds during the first few months of life. This is perfectly normal.
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Mar 2009
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