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  • My newborn cries in his sleep

    • Baby randomly crying while sleeping 3 months.

    It can be really upsetting to see your baby cry in their sleep, but often it’s entirely normal.

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    • So it’s useful to know how babies actually sleep, why they sometimes seem to be disturbed during their shut-eye, and what can you do to help.  

    How babies sleep

    As you’ve probably noticed, babies don’t sleep in the same way as children or adults.

    Not only do they sleep for longer overall, and in shorter bursts (particularly newborns), their sleep patterns are also different (BASIS, 2018). The main difference is that they spend more time in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep than adults (Barry, 2021).

    REM sleep is when your baby is dreaming, it's also known as light sleep.

    Baby screaming in sleep, but not awake

    You might notice their eyes moving behind their eyelids. They might also jerk or twitch, and their breathing may become irregular (Leigh, 2016). They may appear unsettled, but these sorts of movements are just part and parcel of your baby going through their natural sleep cycle. 

    During light sleep, the brain works hard processing new memories, filing away information and matching it with other similar experi

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