Nocturnal

We found out that babies are naturally nocturnal, because all day long they are being lulled to sleep by the mother’s motion and movement.  So when the mother finally slows down and relaxes at night, the baby gets more active and starts moving and kicking.  This is why many pregnant women have a hard time sleeping.

The other problem with this is that babies tend to try to sleep all day long after they’re out of the womb.  And then they want to be awake and active all night long, when the parents are trying to sleep.  You have to slowly keep them awake for longer and longer periods during the day to set the opposite behavior from what they’re use to!