Sentences with phrase «babies on a strict schedule»

Spock's Baby and Child Care 1946 (with revisions in nine editions up to 2012) sold over 50 million copies and advocated feeding babies on a strict schedule.

Feeding a baby on a strict schedule every three or four hours is now considered rather old - fashioned advice.

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They look to babies who appear to be more flexible on the go who live with basically no structure and think, «Well, if I wasn't so strict with the schedule, my baby could be flexible.»

For LAM to work, the mother should be feeding the baby whenever he needs feeding, not placing him on a strict schedule.

If you are trying to keep your baby on a strict feeding schedule, she may not be getting enough milk when she needs it; try feeding on demand;

The first thing to remember is that you need to be stricter in those early months to keep more than one baby on the same schedule.

Especially during the first few weeks, it is usually best to feed your baby on demand every 1 1/2 to 3 hours and not on a strict schedule.

It's a great habit to form for your baby but whether your baby is on a strict schedule or not, always consider that your baby may take naps at unexpected times.

The best - known advocates of parent - led scheduling — author Gary Ezzo and British maternity nurse - turned - childcare expert Gina Ford — say their advice is a middle ground between the strict four - hour feeding schedules of yesteryear and the on - demand feeding and baby - led schedules of today.

''... The Ezzos state that colic, or extreme fussiness, is «vary rare» in babies who are put on strict feeding schedules, but is «intensified» in babies who eat when they wish.

Parents were advised to put their babies on strict feeding and sleeping schedules and love was seen as a weakness.

Myth: It's critical to keep your baby on a strict feeding schedule.

However, it's not as important as it is to keep your baby on a strict nursing schedule, so always prioritize your baby's nursing over your pumping.

you are «allowed» to take your baby from the nursery on a strict schedule (opposite of visiting times) and are discouraged or just plain not allowed in the nursery between times, except in the middle of the night.

Many babies who are fed on strict schedules or quickly removed from the breast or bottle as soon as active feeding is done will seek a thumb or finger to suck on or take to a pacifier.