Establishing

Healthy Sleep habits

with your Newborn

A good night sleep starts in the morning

•  In the morning: light and bright with fresh air
•  Lots of yummy feeds throughout the day
•  Wake up a;er 2-3 hours of day?me sleep
•  Follow wake-eat-play-sleep
•  Newborns need 16-18 hours of sleep/day

Sleep Environment
•  Temperature between 68-72
•  Dark
•  White noise
•  Swaddle

NighLme
•  Start a bed?me rou?ne
•  Snuggle
•  Nurse/feed
•  Rock
•  Massage
•  Swaddle

NighLme feeds
•  Limit lights, talking, contact
•  Feed and back to sleep If need addi?onal assistance please contact
•  Skip a diaper change Heather Tweedie

828-414-1464 or
info@tweedietherapy.com