--- title: "1 Bedtime Quotes By William Sears" description: "1 Bedtime quotes by William Sears. Plus more from William Sears and more Bedtime sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/william-sears-27511_six-months_sleep-cycles-are-shorter-for-babies-than_184621.jpg" --- > [“Sleep cycles are shorter for babies than for adults, with more light than deep sleep. Babies have more vulnerable periods for night waking than adults; they have difficulty getting back to sleep. The medical definition of “sleeping through the night”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/sleep-cycles-are-shorter-for-babies-than-for-adults-with-more-light/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/william-sears-27511_six-months_sleep-cycles-are-shorter-for-babies-than_184621.jpg) ## Other authors on Bedtime - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-gaffigan-49756.jpg) Jim Gaffigan 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bedtime/jim-gaffigan/) ## More by William Sears > [“A newborn who is used to this cue-response network learns to trust her caregiving environment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/a-newborn-who-is-used-to-this-cue-response-network-learns-to-trust/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“Sleep cycles are shorter for babies than for adults, with more light than deep sleep. Babies have more vulnerable periods for night waking than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/sleep-cycles-are-shorter-for-babies-than-for-adults-with-more-light/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“Attachment mothering is not martyr mothering. Don’t think that AP means baby pulls Mommy’s string and she jumps. Because of the trust that develops…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/attachment-mothering-is-not-martyr-mothering-don-t-think-that-ap/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“As a practical guide, music you can carry on a conversation over is safe. If you have to shout over the noise, it’s too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/as-a-practical-guide-music-you-can-carry-on-a-conversation-over-is/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“How you approach birth is intimately connected with how you approach life”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/how-you-approach-birth-is-intimately-connected-with-how-you-approach/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“TIRING FACTS OF INFANT SLEEP Babies enter sleep through REM sleep; they need help to go to sleep.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/tiring-facts-of-infant-sleep-babies-enter-sleep-through-rem-sleep/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“After years of watching newborns smile, we wish to deflate the gas bubble. Newborns do smile, and not because of gas (unless after passing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/after-years-of-watching-newborns-smile-we-wish-to-deflate-the-gas/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“To your baby, you are the best mother.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/to-your-baby-you-are-the-best-mother/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“So when Mother goes away, baby feels that the one person who can make him feel right has completely disappeared, perhaps forever. Baby just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/so-when-mother-goes-away-baby-feels-that-the-one-person-who-can-make/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“Oftentimes I felt ridiculous giving my seal of approval to what was in reality such a natural thing to do, sort of like reinventing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/oftentimes-i-felt-ridiculous-giving-my-seal-of-approval-to-what-was/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“Breastfeeding helps you unwind from a busy day’s work and reconnect with your baby, especially after a tense day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/breastfeeding-helps-you-unwind-from-a-busy-day-s-work-and-reconnect/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“the early months, baby’s sleep cycles are shorter, periods of light sleep occur more frequently, and the vulnerable period for night waking occurs twice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/the-early-months-baby-s-sleep-cycles-are-shorter-periods-of-light/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“You can’t wait until your son is old enough to throw a football to become an involved father. If you want him to enjoy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/you-can-t-wait-until-your-son-is-old-enough-to-throw-a-football-to/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“The second month is baby’s social debut—the coming out of herself. She opens up her hands to greet people. She opens her vision to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/the-second-month-is-baby-s-social-debut-the-coming-out-of-herself-she/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) > [“There is no such person as a perfect parent, and certainly this book was not written by perfect parents. Do the best you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sears/there-is-no-such-person-as-a-perfect-parent-and-certainly-this-book/) [William Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sears/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bedtime/william-sears/#itemlist", "name": "1 Bedtime Quotes By William Sears", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Sleep cycles are shorter for babies than for adults, with more light than deep sleep. Babies have more vulnerable periods for night waking than adults; they have difficulty getting back to sleep. The medical definition of “sleeping through the night” is a five-hour stretch. Babies usually awaken two or three times a night from birth to six months, once or twice from six months to one year, and may awaken once a night from one to two years.* Some will wake more. 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