Do you find it difficult to make your baby sleep on time? Does he keep waking up at night and finds it hard to sleep again? Baby sleep cues are signs and hints that your baby gives you to make you understand that he wants rest. The sad part is most of the mothers are not aware of these cues. We have gathered these cues so you can make sure that your baby sleeps on time.
Here are the most common baby sleep cues you can keep looking for:
- Yawning
Let’s begin with the most obvious one. Your baby will may start yawning and you might miss this little gesture. It is the most obvious and biggest baby sleep sign. It shows your little angel is tired and wants to go to bed. If you miss or ignore this cue, he might start yawning loudly like adults do and often with sound.
- Rubbing The Eyes
Babies often rub their eyes to get rid of the itchy feeling that sleep is accompanied by. They show that they are tired and feel sleepy. They may try to poke their eyes with a finger or simply rub their eyes with their fist. In any case, he is just trying to respond to the heaviness in his eyes that comes with sleep.
- Make Grunting Sounds
When you baby makes grunting sounds, it is not always because he is trying to mimic a sound he just heard. He is actually giving you a hint that he is drowsy and wants you to put him to sleep. Your baby might make sound like a growl or like a grunt. At times, babies make these sound even when they are busy playing.
- Scratching His Head
Your baby might start scratching his head. He can do that even when he is play. If he gets very sleepy, he will only focus on the scratching and leave everything else. Scratching head can also mean your baby might have any scalp disease or even head lice. Check your baby’s head and simply don’t mistake it for sleep cue.
- Jerky Movements
Some babies respond to the feeling of sleepiness by moving his limbs around in jerky movements particularly the arms. When babies don’t understand how to cope with the sleepy feeling, they end up thrashing their arms. You might even notice that this movement suddenly slows down in your baby’s legs or arm after an episode of wild thrashing.
- Scratching The Ears
Just like scratching the head, you baby can even scratch his ears when sleepy. He might even rub his ears vigorously with his fist. Make sure you cut your little angel’s sharp nails because many times extreme scratches can leave scratch marks.
- Frowning
Frowning is among the early signs given by your baby when he wants to sleep. Your baby doesn’t understand the concept of sleep just as yet. Frowning shows he is not comfortable about something but he doesn’t know what it is exactly. Your baby may feel itchiness in his eyes or feel tired but doesn’t know how to deal with it yet. He might just show that by frowning.
- Becomes Overly Clingy
Your baby becoming too clingy is yet another sign that shows he is sleepy. He may protest with loud cries when you try to put him down. Nobody else can comfort him. He will just want to be with you.
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