Look for
hunger cues such as your baby sucking their fingers or hands, making smacking noises with their mouth or rooting around looking for something to latch onto.
By responding to early
hunger cues such as rooting or sucking on hands, you are also likely to have an easier time getting baby properly latched on as opposed to responding to late hunger cues (ie - crying).
Not exact matches
It may interfere with your child's natural
hunger / fullness
cues, it will encourage emotional eating, it will increase your child's desire for sweet foods and it will increase your child's chances of health concerns
such as overweight and obesity.
With your baby so close, you are also able to pick up on early
hunger cues,
such as rooting, sucking and tongue movement, before baby becomes upset.
With your baby so close, you are also able to pick up on early
hunger cues,
such as rooting, sucking and tongue movement, before baby becomes upset, making feeding easier for both you of you.
If a child never cries then his / her body may not be recognizing simple sensory
cues,
such as
hunger, wetness, exhaustion, etc..
if this latte was an ocean, call me a mermaid and i'd jump right in day 4 #caffeinefreeweek and i just wrote a midweek re-cap on the blog listing things i've noticed about myself so far from removing caffeine (
such as being less anxious, eating slower, and being WAY more in touch with my
hunger cues) and some tips to keep us going strong!
How easy it is to overeat if you rely on
hunger signals alone, instead of using external
cues such as how much food is still on your plate.
As an alternative obesity treatment, this dietary model aims to teach people about regulating internal
cues of
hunger rather than external
cues such as emotion - driven eating, habitual eating or reward - driven eating.