Baby sleeps a lot during growth spurt | Growth spurt in the baby

Baby sleeps a lot during growth spurt

The body needs a large amount of energy to perform its normal functions. In a growth spurt, these everyday functions are joined by additional efforts on the small body. In order to be able to muster this additional strength, a baby not only needs more energy from food, but often also more sleep. In addition, babies have a great need for sleep anyway, as many new experiences are processed during sleep and the brain develops further. This need for sleep is not always the same and can therefore also be increased by chance during a growth spurt.

Baby does not sleep during growth spurt

For a baby, a growth spurt means that the long tubular bones, i.e. the arms and legs, grow in length. Sometimes not all tissues and body parts grow at the same time. This can lead to growth pain.

Growth pain is not dangerous, but it can prevent the baby from sleeping. In addition, the need for sleep varies from time to time, and it may simply happen to be less while the baby is in a growth spurt. Growth spurts usually occur together with new developmental steps and for some babies this means that the overall need for sleep decreases. The following topic may be helpful for you: My baby sleeps badly – what can I do?

Height by age and sex

These size values are based on the percentile curve for the size development of children. It should also be noted that the size values in the following table refer to children of German parents. Ethnic factors also have an influence on height. The size tables for children in China or Africa differ from the German size tables. Age Girls Boys Birth 47cm – 56cm 47,5cm – 56,5cm After 2 weeks 48,5cm – 57,5cm 49,5cm – 59cm After 1 month 50,5cm – 59,5cm 51,5cm – 60,5cm After 1,5 months 52cm – 61cm 53cm – 62cm After 2 months 53cm – 62,5cm 54,5cm – 63,5cm After 2, 5 months 54cm – 63,5cm 55,5cm – 65cm After 3 months 55cm – 65cm 57cm – 66cm After 4 months 57,5cm – 67cm 59,5cm – 69cm After 5 months 60cm – 69cm 62cm – 71,5cm After 6 months 62cm – 71cm 63,5cm – 73cm After 7 months 63,5cm – 73cm 65, 5cm – 75cm After 8 months 65cm – 74,5cm 67cm – 76,5cm After 9 months 66,5cm – 76cm 68,5cm – 78cm After 10 months 68cm – 77cm 69,5cm – 79cm After 11 months 69cm – 79cm 71cm – 80,5cm After 12 months 70cm – 80cm 72cm – 81,5cm After 13 months 71, 5cm – 81cm 73cm – 83cm After 14 months 72,5cm – 82,5cm 74cm – 84cm After 15 months 73,5cm – 84cm 75cm – 85cm After 16 months 74,5cm – 85cm 76cm – 86cm After 17 months 75,5cm – 86cm 76,5cm – 87,5cm After 18 months 76,5cm – 87cm 77,5cm – 88,5cm