How much sleep does a two and a half month old baby need?

It is very important to ensure that babies get enough sleep. Adequate sleep can effectively maintain our body's normal physiological metabolism, help us secrete hormones, better promote body growth, and help us reduce many unnecessary diseases. However, many mothers do not know much about the sleep time precautions for two and a half month old babies.

1. There are great individual differences in sleep time among each child. For example, some babies can sleep for a long time at a time, while others are very energetic and don't want to sleep for a long time; premature babies need to sleep longer because they are less mature than full-term babies. Generally speaking, as the baby gets older, the sleep time will become shorter. Newborn babies sleep about 20 hours a day. A 2-month-old baby sleeps about 18 hours a day, a 4-month-old baby sleeps about 16 hours a day, a 9-month-old baby sleeps about 15 hours a day, and a 1-year-old baby only needs 13 to 14 hours a day.

2. Newborns spend most of their time sleeping, with a total sleep time of about 18 to 22 hours a day. As your baby gets older, his sleep time will gradually decrease. Babies aged 2 to 5 months sleep approximately 15 to 18 hours, babies aged 6 to 12 months sleep approximately 14 to 16 hours, and babies aged 1 to 3 years sleep approximately 10 to 12 hours.

Of course, different babies have different individual differences and their sleep time will also vary. Wu Baoning said that the current reference value for baby's daily sleep time is set abroad, and the reference value for sleep time has not yet been set in China. According to a 2006 Chinese children's sleep survey, due to regional differences, the average sleep time of children in my country is two hours less than that in other countries. Therefore, the mother does not need to worry about her baby sleeping 13 hours a day. As long as there are no unusual symptoms, it generally will not affect her health.

The sleep time of a two and a half month old baby should be controlled to about eight to nine hours so that he can get a good rest. The baby's insomnia may be caused by calcium deficiency. We must supplement calcium for our children. Drinking more milk and eating more eggs are very good ways to supplement calcium.