Baby Sleep Kenya

  How Much Should My Newborn Sleep? I Had No Idea Until I Asked an Expert By Mwende Kimweli, Baby Sleep Consultant · Momzy Network · Baby Sleep Kenya Three days after bringing my first client's baby home from the hospital in Nairobi, she called me in a panic. Her baby was sleeping for 18 hours a day and she was convinced something was terribly wrong. I want to tell you what I told her: her baby was completely fine. Newborn sleep is one of the most misunderstood topics I work with as a baby sleep consultant at Momzy Network. New mums in Kenya worry their baby sleeps too much, then worry they sleep too little, then worry they are sleeping at the wrong times  and the reason is that nobody has ever explained what is actually normal. Let me do that right now.   How Much Sleep Does a Newborn Actually Need in Kenya? Newborns between 0 and 3 months need 14 to 17 hours of sleep every 24 hours. That is a lot but here is the part that surprises most first-time mums: ...

  Why Won't My Baby Sleep? I Asked the Same Question at 3am By Mwende Kimweli, Baby Sleep Consultant · Momzy Network · Baby Sleep Kenya I remember sitting on the bathroom floor at 3am, baby in my arms, both of us crying. I had tried everything  rocking, feeding, singing, driving around the block. My baby simply would not sleep. If you are reading this right now from your phone with a wide-awake baby in your arms, I want you to know that you are not doing anything wrong. And I want to explain exactly what is actually happening. As a baby sleep consultant at Momzy Network working with families across Nairobi and Kenya, I answer this question every single day. Here are the real reasons your baby won't sleep and what I tell every parent I work with.   Reason 1 — Your Baby Is Overtired, Not Under-tired This is the number one thing I find in my consultations, and it surprises almost every mum I tell it to. When a baby is overtired their body produces cortisol...