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๐Ÿ’• Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor ๐Ÿ’•

What a lovely name for a gorgeous baby boy! ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿ’•


Not wanting to be critical of the man who got the job of asking the questions at such a historical moment that was being televised live to the world... but did anyone else have an โ€˜eye rollโ€™ at the first thing he decided to ask?! โ€œIs he sleeping well? Is he a โ€˜goodโ€™ baby?โ€ ๐Ÿ™„


Give the little Master a break! Heโ€™s only been in the world a few days. He may be sleeping lots... he may not be sleeping lots. His sleeping may well be up and down for a long time to come, and this does not affect whether he is a โ€˜goodโ€™ baby!


Of course, this man meant no harm, and anyone who has had a baby has been on the receiving end of these โ€˜standardโ€™ questions. I tend to think that our expectations of brand new babies are more than a little too high. All babies meet different developmental milestones at different times, and for the most part, weโ€™ve got to grips with this... but when it comes to sleep, we arenโ€™t always as ready to accept that short sleep cycles are perfectly normal in the early weeks and months. If theyโ€™re not sleeping, there must be a problem... and that problem must have a solution, right? A โ€˜fixโ€™? WRONG.


Newborns can have broken sleep for a variety of perfectly valid reasons. Just because westernised society puts pressure on us by implying that our new babies should adopt adult sleep behaviours straight after birth, doesnโ€™t mean theyโ€™re capable of it, or that it is developmentally appropriate.

Patience and responsive care is always key... your baby will reach each milestone in their own sweet time.


#nopressure #everythingistemporary #babysleep #patience#responsiveness ๐Ÿ’•


Photos credit: PA


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