Sleeping pattern

From the day my grand-daughter was born, she is a light sleeper and also very difficult to fall asleep and the sleep is very short, usually about 1/2 an hour during the day. At night she falls asleep after 11pm and sometimes even after midnight. She gets up for her feed once after that and then sleep until morning.

One afternoon I watched her sleeping and many thoughts transpired. I felt it is the most peaceful time when she is asleep. Occasionally a smile appears momentarily. She looked so beautiful then. The fingers too moved on and off and also her mouth moved as though she is sucking milk. Then I began to realise that she is not in deep sleep as she also turns her head left to right. She is very restless but once she passed this phase she goes into deep sleep. That is when all the movements stopped except her breath. The first part happens between the first half hour. Therefore if she is not attended too during this phase, she will get up. However if she can get to the next phase, then only will she be able to sleep much longer, between one to two hours.