Sleeping Through the Night....

Did you know that the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) defines "sleeping through the night" as a stretch of 5 hours? Not 10 to 12 hours, like some people suggest as "normal" and "expected" for babies. It is normal for babies to wake during the night.

Here is an informative article by an Anthropologist - Katherine Dettwyler Ph.D., who discusses the topic of infants and when they should sleep through the night. I thought it was interesting.

http://www.kathydettwyler.org/detsleepthrough.html