We?ve all felt envious?or annoyed?listening to that mom brag about how well her baby sleeps. Tales of little ones babies sleeping through the night were literally the stuff dreams were made of for Beaumont, Alta., mom Nicole Benes.
?I couldn?t even attend mom groups because Faith would be the baby crying inconsolably while the others napped. I was exhausted,? she says. Faith, now three, wasn?t what you?d call a good sleeper?at least not at first.
Experts say that, physiologically, babies are capable of sleeping in five to six hour stretches by as early as three months old. By then, they don?t need to feed as frequently, and their circadian rhythm (the internal clock that regulates sleeping and waking) is kicking in. According to the Canadian Paediatric Society, by between six and 12 months babies don?t need to be fed if they wake midway through the night, which means more uninterrupted sleep for both of you.  .related-article-block{display:inline-block;width:300px;padding:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem;float:right;border:1px solid #ccc}@media (max-width: 525px){.related-article-block{float:none;display:block;width:280px;margin:0 auto 2rem}}

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However, babies don?t read textbooks.
?These are general guidelines?every baby is an individual so it?s difficult to say when exactly she will start sleeping better at night,? says Calgary paediatrician Peter Nieman. ?Many factors can disrupt or delay this progression.? Your baby could wake som...