We often picture newborns as peaceful sleepers. But in reality newborns are extremely noisy sleepers. Although this might make it a bit more challenging for us to fall asleep, it’s completely normal. This is because newborns spend a lot of time in REM sleep and unlike us they don’t experience sleep paralysis, so they move around a LOT in their sleep and make LOTS of noises. We often mistake these noises and movement to mean our little ones are awake and rush in to pick them up. But what we have really done is accidentally woken them up. So next time your baby stirs in their sleep, wait and make sure they are truely awake before rushing in and picking them up #newmom #newdad #newparent #newborntips #newbornbaby #newbornsleep #newbornsleeptips #fussynewborn #newbornwontsleep