How Much Sleep Does A Teenage Parent Get?

As a teenager what would you be doing on a Sunday morning?  There is a good chance that you’ll be in bed having a nice big sleep in.  Teenagers need their sleep and will be tired and cranky if they don’t get enough. (By teenparentingmagazine )

So what happens if you are a teenager and are suddenly thrown into the role of parenting?

It’s a well known fact that when you have a baby you get little sleep.  When a baby is born he has no time sense, he doesn’t know the difference between day and night.  Many newborns will spend most of the day asleep and be awake most of the night.

If you decide to continue your education it can be very hard having a newborn baby and attending school each day.  Even if you have someone taking care of your baby during the day while you are at school, you will be the one that will be taking care of him during the night.  You will need to get up to him to feed him when he wakes during the night and still get up early in the morning to get yourself ready for school.

When you leave school in the afternoon you will need to come home and do your homework, feed the baby, bath him, get him to sleep and prepare yourself for the following day.  You will soon get exhausted if you are not getting enough sleep.

By getting your baby into a routine will help to teach him to sleep for longer periods at night.  By having a good feeding schedule during the day you will ensure that he receives enough feed during the day to sustain him.  Give him a good size feed right before bed time to keep him full for the night.

Babies will usually wake up at night because they are hungry or because they have a dirty diaper.  So by getting him into a routine to receive all of his daily feeds during the day should stop him from waking up hungry at night.

Many new mothers will change their baby’s diapers every time they wake up at night for a feed.  Get into a habit of only changing your baby’s diaper if it is dirty and not just wet.  Your baby will soon get into a routine with his bowels and start to only use them during the day.

This may all seem like a lot of hard work but the end result will be worth it if you can teach your baby to sleep through the night at an early age.  You will be dealing with enough stress in your life, coping with the usual teenage issues as well as coping with the responsibility of raising a baby; you don’t need the extra stress of being tired and irritable. 

To a certain extent, especially at the beginning, this cannot be avoided but by getting yourself and your baby into a good routine hopefully the lack of sleep will only be for a short time.

If you are really starting to feel run down and exhausted don't hesitate to ask someone for help. If you have parents or friends that are willing to take care of the baby for a few hours on the weekend, you can use that time to catch up on some much needed sleep.

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How Much Sleep Does A Teenage Parent Get?