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At around 2 months, a day-night pattern begins to gradually develop. [8] At around 3 months, sleep cycle may increase to 3–6 hours, [2] and the majority of infants will still wake in the night to feed. [9] By 4 months, the average infant sleeps 14 hours a day (including naps), but this amount can vary considerably. [10]
The best age to attempt Ferber's sleep training method is around 6 months old. [2] Other CIO methods, such as Marc Weissbluth's extinction method, [3] are often mistakenly referred to as "Ferberization", though they fall outside of the guidelines Ferber recommended. "Ferberization" is referred to as graduated extinction by Weissbluth.
Sleep training in a separate room, under 6 months is not recommended due to the SIDS reduction factors at play. A committed caregiver in the same room for all day and night sleeps reduces the risk of SIDS by 50 percent. [11] These guidelines for baby being in the same room differs from 6 months to 12 months in different countries.
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Typically grows at a similar rate to the previous month, usually growing between 1 and 1.5 inches (2.5 and 3.8 cm) and gaining about 2 pounds (910 g). [ 23 ] Resting heart rate is usually between 80 and 160 beats per minute, and it typically stays within that range until the infant is about one year old.