Babies often make throat clearing or gurgling sounds and make noises during sleep. Trembling of an infant s arms and legs during crying. Convulsions are rare. Activity Infants have their own inner clock which tells them when to wake, when to sleep, and when to eat. Let your baby sleep and eat when your baby wants to.
Newborns eat and sleep with an occasional wakeful or fussy period.
As infant s nervous systems mature they become more aware of people and objects in the environment and want to spend more time watching and listening than sleeping. Your baby will develop feelings of security and settle into your daily routine if you organize the baby s daily activities and do the same thing in the same order each day. For example, try to get your baby up and down for naps and bedtime, and give them their bath about the same time each day. This is not to suggest a strict schedule according to clock hours. Do this whether your baby is being put down for a nap or to bed for the night.