Don’t pick this baby up! He is in active sleep 😴 🌙 Babies in active sleep may grunt, squirm, lift their legs, cry, or even open their eyes. 🌙 Rushing to pick up a baby in active sleep will only interrupt their rest, and yours. 🌙 Instead, wait a couple of minutes to see if they will settle on their own. 🌙 When Levi was a newborn, I’d wake up to comfort him every time he was acting like this… which was about every hour. I thought he was uncomfortable or hungry and needed my help. Instead, I was unintentionally arousing him from his active sleep state and perpetuating my own exhaustion. 🌙 When I learned of active sleep and stoped jumping out of bed for every grunt, grumble, and wiggle, we both started sleeping much better! #b#babycareb#babycaretipsn#newborni#infantt#toddlerb#babyc#cutebabyb#breastfeedingb#breastmilks#safesleepb#backtosleepf#formulafeedingp#pumpings#safesleepe#exclusivepumpingm#momlifed#dadlifef#familiesl#laboranddeliverym#montessoril#laboranddeliverynursep#pregnantp#pregnancye#evidencebasedr#raisingkidsp#postpartummaternity #fyp #newbornessentials