How Long Should I Let My One Month Old Infant Sleep at Any One Time?
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Three to Four Hours
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According to Kid's Health, the need to be fed is stronger than the need to sleep in a baby's first months. Wake up young babies every three to four hours to receive a bottle. Preemies and babies who are breast fed need to be awakened even more frequently.
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Sleep as Needed
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Allow healthy babies who have achieved birth weight, their weight at birth, to sleep until they wake, explains the Mayo Clinic. Most babies achieve birth weight in the first two weeks of life, making it OK for a 1-month-old to sleep as needed.
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Ask Dr. Sears explains that babies who are not woken to feed may fail to thrive, meaning that they may not grow and develop as expected mentally, physically and emotionally. Dr. Sears explains that waking young babies every three to four hours to feed during the day, and leaving them to sleep as they choose at night is the best of both sides.
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