Knowing This Will Instantly Improve Your Baby’s Sleep (and yours)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- Newborns display several behaviors that can often be confusing for new parents, and lead to less than ideal sleep as a result. Often we see our babies doing certain things, and that can lead us to thinking they're awake when they aren't.
Then there are times when we put all of this pressure on ourselves to get them to sleep, when really it's an uphill battle and one that's impossible to win. The end result being excess stress and anxiety - which is the last thing any new parent needs.
In this video you'll learn 4 newborn sleep behaviours and how to manage them when you see them so you avoid unnecessary waking, experience better naps, and hopefully also feel a little more relaxed when it comes to your baby's sleep.
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00:00 - 02:01 : A Sleeping Newborn Looks And Sounds Like This!
02:02 - 04:21 : Nap Timing
04:22 - 05:33 : The Truth About Newborn Bedtime
05:34 - 08:14 : The Sleep Environment Matters
• Knowing This Will Inst...
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Thanks for watching! Which newborn sleep fact surprised you? Don't forget to get your free New Parent's Guide to Naps here: brightestbeginning.com/nap-guide/
It surprises me a lot that babies sleep best in cool environments. You'd think that after spending so much time in the warm womb, they would freeze in any room that cold! Thank you so much for this video, please keep them coming.
What age does sleep paralysis during REM sleep typically start?
haha my name is melba hubbard 😅
That darkness point
What if your 5 month old only sleeps 1 to 2 hrs before waking up. We have sound machine, dark room, schedule times, large feed… he falls asleep alone fast but to keep him down is the challenge
Sitting here with a 10day old newborn at 2am, thank you for the video.makes more sense❤
Congratulations on the arrival of your little one! Hopefully this video makes nights a bit easier.
Uve my sympathy! X
All the videos I watched in the middle of the night… or should I say still watching in the middle of the night as it’s 2 am and I have a 6 week old😂
@@ashleythaxton3638 my girl is now 6 months next week and I wish i didn't stress so much about not sleeping through the night. It will pass I promise you. ❤️
To all my dads out there, yes it’s scary just try your best and follow good advice and it’ll all be alright. My baby just hit 17 months and I’m way more comfortable now then I was before. Be there for mom and baby and you’ll be just fine!
Thanks brotha, needed to hear this!
Mine isn't even a week old yet and I'm terrified. My wife has carpal tunnel in her hands so it's hard for her to breastfeed on her own. I have to assist every time he needs to have a feeding.
@@TechTee504hang in there. Momma of three here. I had breastfeeding issues with two of them and truly, I feel for you and your wife. Having gone before you, I can tell you that this nightmarish phase will end, you will get better sleep, and your baby will grow into a child faster than you can even imagine.
I hope you have the resources and community you need to support you through this time.
Thanks brother! It sure ain’t easy but knowing this helps
Nuhun euy
ya i was so shocked during the first week, so much grunting and moving and deep breathing. and then when it's all quiet, you worry even more if they're still breathing!
I literally cannot sleep during the first few weeks because I was always checking if my baby is still breathing.
This is just me,am always checking if everything is okay with him,May God watch and protect our babies always 🙏
You won't be like with your second child 🤣
We had a hard time sleeping at first… even when she’s quiet, we were anticipating the next bout of crying.
Yeah talk about deep breathing make me worry so much
Having a baby is so hard. So so hard. This video is helping
No it’s not 😂. Why do people always say that. They sleep most of the time.
@@naebonnie no seriously it’s hard. I have a three week old and this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
Too soft bruh
@@naebonnie it’s hard when they have colic oooooh yes.
@@naebonnie I agree, I thought having a baby was pretty easy. I made dinner and my husband and I played games etc. My baby slept a lot.
My little princess is two weeks old. I’m sleep deprived, but never been happier and more fulfilled ❤
Congratulations on the arrival of your little one! Sounds like you are loving every moment which is so nice to hear
@@EmmaHubbard I really am! Thank you
Same here! Where at 10 days now and I couldn't be happier
I'm so sleep deprived too! 6 days old here
That's how I felt, and still feel about my motherhood too. Even though I'd be so sleep deprived that I'd sleep walk and accidently wake up my hubby because I'd think I'm walking toward the basanette to pick up the baby, when morning came I'd be filled with a joy to see him cooing and remember how blessed I am ❤❤❤
Had our first son a week ago. Best time of my life! I love every moment
Congratulations! So good to hear that you are absolutely loving it too! 💕
Not sleep deprived?
♥️🐣 absolutely true!
Give it time...
@@stephaniemcmanus9082 7 months in, even better.
This is baby #5 for us and we never knew this. This is the sort of helpful info they need to give parents in the hospital
Same baby #5 due Aug I had no idea
I know you probably won’t see this. But thank you for making these videos. Long story short after my wife had a c section she was in the hospital for a month with a bad infection. So I was home with the newborn (our first baby) by myself. Your videos were and still are very helpful and comforting. Thank you for all you do
Hi Jason it’s so nice these video have helped you with your little one. It sound like it was an unexpected start for you all. I hope your wife is feeling a lot better and fully recovered.
any pointers? I’m in the same situation
@@christianreed4396 the number 1 thing I wish I knew from the start was that newborns cry in their sleep. If yours start crying give them a good 30 seconds before you pick them up or you’re just disturbing their sleep. Other than that I would setup your phone to only allow it to ring from the hospital/your wife. You don’t want it ringing off the hook when your baby is sleeping. Set alarms every 3 hours to make sure your baby eats. Mine didn’t wake up on his own for them but it’s important they get enough formula/milk. And try to take care of yourself. Sleep when they sleep if you can. I ended up losing a pile of weight because I wasn’t sleeping and forgetting to eat. I wish you the best of luck, I assure you that it’s worth everything in the end
Awwwwwww❤❤❤❤ I love you dads being awesome dads❤❤❤❤
@@jasonryan9105 never replied to this but thank you man. It’s the small things that make a big impact and you made an impact. Something this a helpful response from a complete stranger lifted my spirits.
We had our baby girl just 6 days ago, and I'm so tired today, especially, but i wouldn't trade her for the world. What a wonderful fulfilling experience, and this type of love is something different and so special 💕
How are you doing now? I'm 6 days in and feeling it.
My little gentleman is just 6 days and to be honest is quite hard being a parent for the first time, but totally worth it. I just want to thank you for your videos. They are a big help with all the unknown these days
this is single handedly the best advice for us first time parents. such a common mistake for us to instantly soothe them after noises. including me and the mrs. appreciate your video's
So glad you found it helpful!
i just had my 7th and didnt know this!
My daughter is 10 days old. Cant wait to use this video. I'm loving motherhood ❤
Why does my baby not do this when they are contact napping though? When my baby sleeps on me or in my arms he is quiet as a mouse. It makes me feel guilty like they don’t sleep well on their backs in their bassinet
Mine does this when they have gas this video doesn't make sense
my 3.5 month old sleeps 8 hours throughout the night and has been doing so since 10 weeks old. Every baby is different, but I am so glad I had good advice from my mother to put my baby on a schedule after 8 weeks. She is healthy, sleeps well, eats well, and is happy♡
How you put her ỏn schedule can u please tell
Please share your secrets
Emma, once again absolutely nailing a topic that I see new parents worrying about all the time, and definitely worried about myself! Just knowing this variability and unpredictability is 'normal' will help so much I think and I wish I had seen it before having my first child! I definitely picked my daughter up so many times when she was still asleep because of these noises and also thought my newborn should be going to bed at 7- I was sure I was doing something wrong when her bedtime was closer to 10pm!
Thank you so much!
Our sons' sound kept my wife up all night, where I just ignored him. We have a monitor for breathing, and if he stops, it goes off. I just listen for an alarm or crying, so I've been making my wife go to bed early, and little man and I sleep in the living room. Sooo much better for her. She had panic attacks about sleep over this. If we knew this earlier, oh my the stress it would save.
Newborn's are definitely very loud when they sleep. It sounds like you and your wife came up with a great solution to ensure she was also able to get some sleep.
I wouldn’t trust technology! In my opinion that’s a shitty way to care for a child. I bet you have a gadget for everything. Pathetic
Those alarms do not work.
You are a wonderful man and husband. I was exactly like your wife except my then-fiance didn't help (he moved into a different room because he found the noises irritating).
I wish I had this video 18mo ago haha
This is my husband. He pitches up at every slight little sound. I keep telling him to relax because he’s okay lol. He’s just a light sleeper so this made it 10x worst. He wants us to sleep with him so I’m hoping he gets the sleep he needs despite getting up all the time.
I wish more people would talk about sleep regression. My 2nd son was an amazing sleeper, but at around 10 months it was like he was going through what he SHOULD have went through as a newborn.
Oh my goodness, I did not know that with my first baby and felt like she barely slept! Seeing this I'm realizing that she was probably still asleep a good amount of those times that I was trying to soothe her. We still have a hard time putting her to bed and now I'm wondering whether I made it worse by doing that. I'm pregnant with the next one now, so thank you so much for helping me to avoid making that same mistake yet again!
No worries at all!
I almost never write comments. But this is the best, most realistic video I’ve come across! I’m recommending you to my friends! Thank you so much !!!
This literally would have prevented my anxiety spiral that first 6 months. Bitter sweet to know it now.
This us by far the best advice as a new mom my daughter grunts a lot in her sleep I’m glad I found this
First Time Dad and I must say thank you very much. As a dad I feel like I must rush in to help as my wife gets very tired and I want her to rest. But I did notice that waiting and letting my baby girl make her noises and faces helped her stay asleep.
This video helped alot and reassured me on some hunches. I can't explain how much it helps. Thank you and I'm sure my baby girl does too.
Im on my second baby after 5 years and man this is hard. I usually start crying when my baby does all this but im glad to hear this is normal. I don’t have to go running over every little noise. I love her channel it’s been helping a bit with postpartum.
I'm a single father and this video really helped me, thank you ❤
It’s my pleasure!
Sorry to hear that but 💪💪💪💪!
As a dad of four week old twins, I find this video much helpful thankyou Emma!
This video is so great! My video is 9 weeks and I spotted the vid several weeks ago but I didn't click it because of the title! If it has said newborn sleep tips I would have been all over it!!!
I won the baby lottery. My nb hasn't had colic. At 2 and a half month's, she sleeps at 8 every night and wakes at 6 In the morning. She wakes every 2 hour's to feed.
Thank you are a saint!
My baby boys unpredictability drives me bonkers out of fear lol.
Now I can rest easy. :)
Thank you for this video. It's been almost 4 years since we've had a newborn, we're expecting our second in August and I completely forgot all of this. So it was a nice refresh
We're expecting #5 in August ❤️
I will be a first time mom in 6 weeks so your videos have been very helpful! Learning lots of things I didn't know! Thanks 👍
Me to!
Thank you so much for this video! I’m a new father constantly reaching for google for every little thing. This video is an excellent compilation of important information and has put my mind more at ease! You rock!
This video is a relief…I was worried abt my baby’s sleep…Thank you soo much 🤗
Emma,
Such an important work you do because babies are not just mindless cuties/ mindless troublemakers.
They are already individuals, and although they ALL will not remember their infancy, amazingly, many will remember MANY episodes within this first era of their lives on earth.
A child given food, but no loving affection - will die.
A child who is not given time and occasion to bond with his parents will always feel alienated from them.
Thank you for your video guides!!!
And may Holy Angels continue to assist all of us on this important journey+💕
just had my second 2 weeks ago and my first just turned 14 months, it's been hectic for sure but this has been helpful thank you!
Congratulations on the safe arrival of your second bub! Life would be hectic with a newborn and 14 month old! So I am glad I could help a little.
Just had our baby girl two weeks ago, and youtube recommendation decided to give me this...and it's actually helpful..
Glad you found it helpful!
Nice! It’s so great to have some confirmation for my parenting choices. My babies were great sleepers from early on. Because I didn’t pick them up for every noise they made!
My recommendations for new dads and moms - train to have less sleep. I had 5-6h of sleep for past 4-5 months and now it’s super easy to whitstand sleepless nights
Here I was thinking there is something wrong with my baby for only taking 20-30 min naps. My 1st child napped 2-3 hours routinely during the day pretty early on and would sleep 6ish hours for her first sleep at night. My 2nd child is a total wild card lol
Nope nothing wrong with your little one! Unfortunately and fortunately, each bub is very different and have very different sleep needs. Can be confusing for us parents though!
Thank you so much for this information! All the best and God bless!
Excellent vídeo ! Thank you very much 🙏🏻
REM sleep correspond to movements in newborns. As a Pediatrician, I completely agreen
Answers a lot of my question. Thank you.
"because your baby's drive to sleep is determined by sleep pressure, your newborn will simply fall asleep when they are tired", I wish that were true for all babies! At 2-13 weeks old, our baby would stay awake for 3+ hours despite rocking, swaddling etc., becoming extremely cranky as a result. Even now, the million dollar question is how to teach her to fall asleep and stay asleep for more than 45minutes without being held.
If you figured this out please let me know! I have two practically grown sons ages 16 and 19 so this isn't my first rodeo but my 4 week old baby girl is a whole different ball game!
Our newborn sleeps great when he's in a noisy environment out and about and when he's held. But put him down in his bassinet and he starts wiggling and grunting which eventually leads to screaming and being wide awake all night.
Yep, this is what I'm going through now. My little one refuses to sleep unless I'm holding her and/or nursing her. Setting her in a bassinet or crib is out of the question for her. I might have a chance with a car seat, dockatot, or bouncer.... might is the key word here. But forget the nice safe mattresses(two bassinets and a crib) I have for her. I say all this having already raised two boys (ages 16 and 19 years). This isn't my first rodeo but this little girl is totally different then my boys... 😩
Thank you so much for this, first time dad with a 3 day old, your videos are helping so much !!!
Huge congrats!! I'm glad they're helpful 🙂
My daughter was "zombie child" for many many months. Was happy to hear all those noises as she slept near the bed though, silence would scare me more cos...SIDS.
My baby giggles a lot when she sleeps. And sometimes she even does a little dance while she’s sleeping.
Thankyou for this info .My baby is 3 days old .Knowing this makes it a bit more understandable and bearable
Congratulations on the arrival of your little one! When you understand a bit more about newborns it really can make life as a parent a little easier.
@@EmmaHubbard absolutely.I’m binge watching all your videos as we speak :) your channel has been a godsend
Hai emma, i just love your channel ❤. I’m from india I recently gave birth to a baby boy😊. I watched your videos when i was pregnant. Your vedios helping me so much. My baby and iam both are very happy. Thank you so much and love u for your beautiful videos ❤.
Really helpful as I have been noticing exactly the same pattern of baby moving during her sleep and making grunting noises and I would rush to pick her up…thanks a bunch
We're 3 weeks into it. The first two weeks, he didn't make noises he just slept. When I say slept, I mean like we literally still now have to wake him up to feed him. He sleeps 4 to 5 hours at a time and gets actively irritated when woken up to feed. He JUST started to make these grunting noises, and he now is up for 15 to 20 minutes at a time. When he started these noises I of course, started getting nervous. Thank you to all the people who make videos like this. I thought we were doing something wrong.
Great video ! Thank you ! Your videos has help me a lot to understand more my newborn daughter .I am a new mother and all is new for me . Thanks a lot for making this content.❤
You are so welcome! And congrats on the arrival of your daughter!
This video is very informative and reassuring. I now feel better about my new born's sleep activities ❤
Very helpful. We just brought out baby home from the NICU.
My baby is 5m and I only recently learned about "active" sleep!
Everything in this video makes sense expect the last bit. Many midwifes have told me that babies fall asleep faster and sleep better when there's noise around. Babies love wihte noise because that's what they are used to from being in the womb (the mother's organs are considered to emit quite a lot of sound). If it's completely quiet around them, their subconscious might get the signal of abandonment and they will make themseves heard.
Otherwise lovely video!
None of my babies or myself can sleep in quiet or dark. And ironically it began because I was feeding my first son so often, I got too tired to get up and put on the telly for each feed. So I started watching shows on my computer. While feeding in bed. He stopped napping all together at 6 months old. By 2 he was drumming, but 5-6 a very accomplished drummer. ADHD like his mumma. This video was great. But just wanted put my hand up here for neurodiverse families. Full blown panic attacks if I'm in a dark, quiet environment. Seems 2/3 of my babies are the same. We can sleep nicely to black and white relaxed music. Lanegan live is our go to.
My experience is that when he starts fidgeting or moving around, it usually progresses into a cry.
Yeah I just had my baby last month and picked up on this quick 🤣 I won't move/touch her unless she's actually awake. She will be actively crying and her eyes will be open, thats how I know. And she only wakes crying when she's hungry so ill rush to feed her but thats about it. If she wakes and she's just looking around I'll scoop her and walk around so she can enjoy the scenery lol
This is the scariest part of having a newborn for me. I have epilepsy, and sleep deprevation is the number one siezure trigger for me. My medications control my siezures, but its always possible to have a break through siezure woth hormonal changes, and of course sleep deprevation. Really wishing I had a village...
Watching this with a newborn making those same sounds. Thank you, this is great advice
Literally just asked our pediatrician today about this, so helpful!
So glad!
Absolutely love your video as you explain babies' nature and behaviors with scientific explanations. Lots to learn! Thanks so much
So nice of you ❤️
Thank you for this!! I have a two days old and this is so helpful! 💙 So glad TH-cam recommended it to me!
Glad it was helpful!
On quiet - my boy seems to prefer noisy sleep environments. I guess it mimics his experience in my belly more… I was a busy body 😂
very helpful video indeed❤❤
Emma I wish I had found your channel before having my daughter in 2021. Better late than never!
Welcome! Hopefully you still find the videos helpful!
Very helpful! Sleep pressure! Ok! I get it now!!
Thank you for these videos it's been a great help , we have a 3 week old and after watching some of your videos , I'm more confident and calm with my baby , 😊
Happy to help! Also a congratulations on the safe arrival of your little one!
I was picking up my baby so much when she was doing this. Ugh thanks for the video! This is great
No worries at all!
Thank you. Finally a good recommendation by YT algorithm.
Glad you liked it!
Very well explained
This has made us relax so much, thank you 😊
I'm so glad!
This is 💯 true. I use to have a night light and music on bc I thought babies slept better with it until I forgot to turn it on one night and my son slept for longer and was well rested in the morning. The music is soothing for sure but now I play music only in the day time whether it be in his play time or nap time. No more night light either not even to feed him.
Thanks so much for sharing!
I’m a mom to 17 month old triplet girls and I had my singleton girl 3 weeks ago on December 13 2023 . Thank you for this video it is very helpful 😊
You are so welcome!
I have heard once before that a lot of parents wake them up because they think they are awake. I'm 20 weeks pregnant right now and thankful to know it.
This video was much more informative than I thought it would be
Thanks! I think 😂
Being a parent is so difficult. Its like my baby could have everything he needs. Full on food to where he cant hold it down anymore. Swaddled up and being cuddled. if you arent actively soothing him rocking him. He is screaming death screams. Its like i have to give this kid absolute 100% of my attention and effort to keep him from crying.
Thank u very much for ur extremely useful explanation and guidance my gosh I was so worried about my baby instable sleep. It turns out to be just normal 😅
This video come in on time thank you so much my son is a week old and when he does this I’m thinking maybe he’s hungry or something.
I agree with everything except the "quiet" environment. My parents swore we all slept better when surroundes by noise, including vacuuming, dishes, TV sounds, music, noise from outside, etc. Not everyone sleeps well in quiet environments. In fact, us neurospicy folks prefer loads of brown or white noise.
White noise is great - lots of adults sleep better with white noise! It's more important the noise is free from sudden loud, noises which can cause a person to wake up.
My daughter was chillin! My 2 wk old son does the moving around😢 this si very good!
I needed this!
I sat my 2 week old baby down to sleep last night and she looked like she was shadowboxing every time. This helps.
Love it, to the point! Thanks
No worries at all!
What isn't said often enough: Babys don't (always) just fall asleep when they're tired! You need to actively put them to sleep. We spent many weeks wondering why our baby is awake for so long at a time, oftentimes unhappy but not seemingly tired. Our pediatrician and doula didn't help us figure this out either even though we specifically asked whether these long wake times were normal. Google helped in the end and now we have a much happier baby. And this does not only apply starting at 6 weeks like it is said in this video. For us the problems already started at 2 weeks
What do you mean exactly by putting the baby actively to sleep?
Annika …same problem here with my baby…wat did u do to hav happy baby…plz help me out replyin….very much worried about my baby…plzz do reply..it means alott to me
Super helpful!!!!!!! Thanks!!!
You're welcome!
I'm a new momma and I didn't know any of this you just helped me out and to understand my baby so much definitely subscriping
I take a look and see if his eyes are open. Sometimes he's restless and sleeping... sometimes he's wide awake, just chilling in the bassinet, nomming on his mittens.
The video I needed just right now
Thank you so much from a tired first-time dad!
Any time! Hopefully you get some rest soon! Also a huge congratulations on the arrival of your little one!!
All new dads, we got this.
You definitely do!
Thanks Emma for this lovely video,first time mom learning from u 🤗I love u n God bless you
You are so welcome!
Thank you for this video I always hold baby when I see he is awaking and hold in my arms and give him sleep but today only I noticed while sleeping he made noise and then again sleep ..I learned a lot this vidoe
Glad it was helpful!
Great video and information. My baby is 5 months old now, do you have a video about this topic for the next age range?
Thank you for all information so helpful i didn't know so much about the noisy sleep. But now I know so Thanks alot. 👍🏽🥰
Any time!
You’re informaron is so helpful! Thank you (: Your amazing!
So glad that I can help!
Thank you ❤
You're welcome 😊
Thank you so much Ms, I have a 2 week old baby I’m a first time mom and I noticed this as well - I figured if I just give it some time when she makes noise instead of rushing to pick her up then I’l can tell if she’s asleep or not .. lol thanks for confirming this. Your video is sooo helpful ❤️
Congratulations on the arrival of your little one!
So glad these videos are helpful!