The parents in the control group received «usual care,» which meant no specific recommendation
regarding infant sleep.
This position statement outlines the Australian Breastfeeding Associations position
regarding infant sleeping and providing information so parents can make informed choices safe infant sleeping.
Not exact matches
Krous also suggested that when parents do find information on safe
infant sleeping online, they «go the next step and confirm it with your health provider
regarding your baby.»
I hope that some of this information eases some of the common worries
regarding, and provides a clearer picture of, normal
infant sleep patterns.
She has a wealth of experience
regarding postpartum adjustment, including: normal newborn behavior,
infant sleep, postnatal recovery, and breastfeeding.
The Changing Concept of Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnostic Coding Shifts, Controversies
Regarding the
Sleeping Environment, and New Variables to Consider in Reducing Risk.
6Task Force on Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome, The Changing Concept of Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnostic Coding Shifts, Controversies
Regarding the
Sleeping Environment, and New Variables to Consider in Reducing Risk.Pediatrics 2005; 116 (5): 1245 - 55.
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Infant Schedules by Month / / I have referenced this so many times in
regards to Liam's
sleep schedule, so I thought I would share it with all of you in hopes that it might help someone else as well.
The goal with this universal distribution approach, and scope of education that Babies Need Boxes provides, will not only help families better access a safe
sleep space and essential items, but will ultimately engage the greater Cleveland community in conversations
regarding racial inequity in childbirth, and help build the commitment needed to lower our
infant mortality rates.
Jodi Mindell, a
sleep expert and authorof «Sleeping Through the Night: How Infants, Toddlers and Their Parents can Get a Good Night's Sleep», is regarded as a gentler Fe
sleep expert and authorof «
Sleeping Through the Night: How
Infants, Toddlers and Their Parents can Get a Good Night's
Sleep», is regarded as a gentler Fe
Sleep», is
regarded as a gentler Ferber.
As
regards sleep products I recommend «Arms Reach Cosleeper (http://www.armsreach.com/) which is a bedside bassinet» which attaches to the parents bed but provides a separate
sleep space for the
infant.
Safe
infant sleep therefore begins when your baby is
sleeping and developing in your womb, especially as
regards how much damage maternal smoke can do to the fetal brain.
And the assumption by pediatric
sleep researchers that there is one ideal
sleeping arrangement for all, or that cosleeping is harmful and detrimental or that
infants need to «consolidate their
sleep as soon in life as is possible» is not only fallacious but harmful and it explains why western parents are the most exhausted, disappointed least satisfied, (yet, most educated and well read), I am convinced, than any other parents on the planet, as
regards their
infant's
sleep.
Moreover, at birth the
infant's breathing i.e. respiratory system is also not yet fully developed, as
regards complete control of both voluntary and involuntary breathing and the relationship between the two systems especially during
sleep (see McKenna et al 2007 for explanation and McKenna 1986); nor is the
infant's thermo - regulatory system developed as the
infant is unable to shiver, for example, to keep its own body warm.
As
regards how many
infants have what is considered a «
sleep problem» in western society that, too, is hard to ascertain exactly as it depends on how one defines an «
infant sleep problem» and who is doing the defining; but roughly speaking somewhere between 40 - 60 % of western babies are «said» to have
sleep problems to solve.
As
regards bedsharing, an expanded version of its function and effects on the
infant's biology helps us to understand not only why the bedsharing debate refuses to go away, but why the overwhelming majority of parents in the United States (over 50 % according to the most recent national survey) now
sleep in bed for part or all of the night with their babies.
With
regard to the
infant's
sleeping environment, the authors conclude that the major influences on risk were from factors which would be amenable to change.
The Changing Concept of Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnostic Coding Shifts, Controversies
Regarding Sleeping Environment, and New Variables to Consider in Reducing Risk.
In addition to questions
regarding fan use and open windows in the room at the
infant's last
sleep, mothers were asked about room location,
sleep surface, number and type of covers over the
infant, bedding under the
infant, and room temperature.
The changing concept of sudden
infant death syndrome: Diagnostic coding shifts, controversies
regarding the
sleeping environment, and new variables to consider in reducing risk.
American Academy of Pediatrics: «The Changing Concept of Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnostic Coding Shifts, Controversies
Regarding the
Sleeping Environment, and New Variables to Consider in Reducing Risk.»
With
regards to alcohol, a study on
sleep disturbances and alcohol has shown that
infants had poorer
sleep in the 3.5 hours after being exposed to even very minor amounts of alcohol in a mother's breastmilk.
Ninety - four mothers of healthy 2 to 4 - month - old
infants filled a questionnaire
regarding irritability / potential infantile colic and
sleep characteristics.
Indeed, if a baby dies in what is defined as an «unsafe
sleep environment,» such as all non-crib
sleeping deaths, those babies are no longer
regarded as SIDS deaths, when in fact, they could be.9 More problematic is the fact that the SUID diagnosis is being applied abundantly in cases where an
infant is found dead
sleeping next to a parent on the same surface, no matter what the social or physical circumstances.26
Our findings at 30 to 33 months contrast with our findings at 2 to 4 months showing enhanced feeding practices, decreases in use of the prone
sleep position, increased daily use of picture books, and increased daily playing.14, 15 At 2 to 4 months, however, we similarly observed no treatment effect with
regard to
infant routines.
Many families introduce solid foods and liquids other than breast milk or formula early in life, often within the first few weeks.1 — 4,21 Reasons for the early introduction of food suggest that big
infants are considered to be healthy22and solids are
regarded as having more nutritional value and ability to satisfy
infants, compared with formula.21 Mothers often look to their
infants for cues
regarding hunger and satiety and reason that with solid foods their
infants will feel satisfied and will cry less and
sleep through the night.21 Therefore, many mothers are encouraged by cultural norms transmitted through their families to start solid foods early in life, contrary to the recommendations that they may receive from WIC or from their pediatrician.
General indices
regarding mental health of mothers have been associated with their children's
sleep, and less well - organized sleep patterns have been noted in children from poorly functioning families.113) Mothers of children with sleep disturbances exhibited much higher psychological stress than did controls, obtaining increased scores on all factors of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ).114) Children's sleep quality significantly predicted that of their mothers, with maternal sleep quality associated with stress and fatigue.115) Moreover, infants of mothers with low levels of depression and anxiety were more likely to recover from sleep problems than those with high levels of depression and anxiety after controlling for the influence of attachment patterns.116) Sleep disturbances in early childhood were positively related to negative maternal perceptions of their child, 117) potentially interfering with the development of beneficial parent - child interact
sleep, and less well - organized
sleep patterns have been noted in children from poorly functioning families.113) Mothers of children with sleep disturbances exhibited much higher psychological stress than did controls, obtaining increased scores on all factors of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ).114) Children's sleep quality significantly predicted that of their mothers, with maternal sleep quality associated with stress and fatigue.115) Moreover, infants of mothers with low levels of depression and anxiety were more likely to recover from sleep problems than those with high levels of depression and anxiety after controlling for the influence of attachment patterns.116) Sleep disturbances in early childhood were positively related to negative maternal perceptions of their child, 117) potentially interfering with the development of beneficial parent - child interact
sleep patterns have been noted in children from poorly functioning families.113) Mothers of children with
sleep disturbances exhibited much higher psychological stress than did controls, obtaining increased scores on all factors of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ).114) Children's sleep quality significantly predicted that of their mothers, with maternal sleep quality associated with stress and fatigue.115) Moreover, infants of mothers with low levels of depression and anxiety were more likely to recover from sleep problems than those with high levels of depression and anxiety after controlling for the influence of attachment patterns.116) Sleep disturbances in early childhood were positively related to negative maternal perceptions of their child, 117) potentially interfering with the development of beneficial parent - child interact
sleep disturbances exhibited much higher psychological stress than did controls, obtaining increased scores on all factors of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ).114) Children's
sleep quality significantly predicted that of their mothers, with maternal sleep quality associated with stress and fatigue.115) Moreover, infants of mothers with low levels of depression and anxiety were more likely to recover from sleep problems than those with high levels of depression and anxiety after controlling for the influence of attachment patterns.116) Sleep disturbances in early childhood were positively related to negative maternal perceptions of their child, 117) potentially interfering with the development of beneficial parent - child interact
sleep quality significantly predicted that of their mothers, with maternal
sleep quality associated with stress and fatigue.115) Moreover, infants of mothers with low levels of depression and anxiety were more likely to recover from sleep problems than those with high levels of depression and anxiety after controlling for the influence of attachment patterns.116) Sleep disturbances in early childhood were positively related to negative maternal perceptions of their child, 117) potentially interfering with the development of beneficial parent - child interact
sleep quality associated with stress and fatigue.115) Moreover,
infants of mothers with low levels of depression and anxiety were more likely to recover from
sleep problems than those with high levels of depression and anxiety after controlling for the influence of attachment patterns.116) Sleep disturbances in early childhood were positively related to negative maternal perceptions of their child, 117) potentially interfering with the development of beneficial parent - child interact
sleep problems than those with high levels of depression and anxiety after controlling for the influence of attachment patterns.116)
Sleep disturbances in early childhood were positively related to negative maternal perceptions of their child, 117) potentially interfering with the development of beneficial parent - child interact
Sleep disturbances in early childhood were positively related to negative maternal perceptions of their child, 117) potentially interfering with the development of beneficial parent - child interactions.
One hundred fifty - two Israeli mothers, of 5 — 8 - month - old
infants, responded to Internet - based questionnaires
regarding their
sleep, their mood, their
infant's
sleep, the
infant's temperament, and their bonding experience.