Babies are also fussier
during growth spurts because they need to eat more.
There's no easy fix for these rough patches, so just know that your baby may be more sensitive
during growth spurts because they're more tired and hungry than usual.
Not exact matches
It is often triggered by baby building up your supply for a
growth spurt, or sometimes it is
because baby needs extra closeness and nurturing
during the night.
Especially
during the first couple months, it might seem like baby is always in a
growth spurt because you may not get any breaks between them (sorry!).
After the newborn stage, most babies aren't eating at night
because they're hungry — unless, of course, they're reverse cycling, or in the middle of a
growth spurt, or in a wonder week, or too busy learning to crawl to eat
during the day, or getting more exercise and needing more food.
Because I listen to their needs and wants, they cluster feed to bring more milk on so I have enough to cope with their needs
during a
growth spurt.
Because they experience a
growth spurt during this period, they should aim to get about 200 milligrams more calcium, or «between 1,000 and 1,100» milligrams, said Dr. Steven A. Abrams, a professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine who specializes in the calcium intake of children and was one of the panelists who wrote the IOM report.
Unfortunately
because I didn't suffer through bfing
during what I now know was a
growth spurt, I started needing to feed formula a little every day.
Still, we go through tough patches when she wakes
during the night for one reason or another —
because she is teething or sick or going through a
growth spurt.