The act of
breastfeeding makes you sleepy so it will help you go back to sleep easier.
Not exact matches
Sleepy babies who don't breastfeed tend to get more sleepy, making it harder and harder to get st
Sleepy babies who don't
breastfeed tend to get more
sleepy, making it harder and harder to get st
sleepy,
making it harder and harder to get started.
Getting dehydrated will only
make you
sleepy, and might impair milk production if you
breastfeed.
Depending on the medications you and your baby are given, some mothers find that they are very
sleepy or lethargic in the first day or two after birth, which can
make it challenging to initiate
breastfeeding.
When the blood sugar drops it can
make the baby too
sleepy to
breastfeed, causing the blood sugar to drop even more.
They are also more likely to be
sleepy and experience medical issues such as jaundice or dehydration which can
make breastfeeding even more difficult.
Jaundice can
make babies very
sleepy and not interested in
breastfeeding.
Some pain medications may temporarily
make your newborn a little
sleepy, but the benefits of
breastfeeding far outweigh this potential drowsiness.
Breast compressions can also
make breastfeeding more productive for jaundiced babies (symptomatically
sleepy, groggy or hard to wake babies) by pushing the milk to the forward part of the breast for easier removal.
The release of oxytocin while you're
breastfeeding may
make you feel
sleepy and relaxed.
One of the most interesting changes in this set of recommendations is that if a mother is going to
breastfeed in the night, they recommend that if you are
sleepy, bring the baby back to your bed (which should be
made safer according to these guidelines) in case you fall asleep with the baby.
Slow milk flow might
make your baby
sleepy because he needs to work so hard to nurse, while a faster milk flow might help your preemie stay awake, according to information provided by the International
Breastfeeding Centre.
I also
breastfed but I think the link
made with reduced colic here must been the
sleepy hormones that help with calming babies down.
I helped Morgan with
breastfeeding when she was having difficulty getting her
sleepy babies to latch, and Jim and I helped Morgan prepare for safe bedsharing with twins and
made sure she ate healthy and rested often.
The soothing nature of
breastfeeding also
makes them feel
sleepy, and this is regardless of whether they have enough milk or not.