While there are certainly many people with serious sleep problems whose account of their suffering shouldn't be doubted and who need medical solutions, science suggests that there are also plenty of folks with milder
sleep issues who would benefit from simply chilling out and lowering their expectations.
Not exact matches
When we pursue real understanding, we can progress beyond knowledge about an
issue like child hunger or poverty to being moved to address the core
issues that result in so many children not having a home or bed or even a toy to call their own,
who wake up or go to
sleep hungry, insecure or fearing for their own safety.
«There is a risk building up in this regard, and on top of that, the tricky
issue is that there are many triggers that could wake up this
sleeping lion,» said David Daokui Li, a prominent Tsinghua University economist
who is a member of the Chinese central bank's monetary policy committee.
Would recommend Baby's magic tea to anyone
who wants their child with digestive
issues to
sleep and be comforted.
I think it's so important that poor, vulnerable, worried, impressionable mums
who are desperately
sleep deprived know that there may be a solution out there to help with their particular
sleep issue.
You know what, it worked for us and we have a very happy daughter
who just started kindergarten and hasn't had any
sleep issues since those three days.
While this isn't uncommon, I see plenty of babies
who have
issues with suckling, latch, no appetite, reflux, colic,
sleep disturbances, spitting up and more.
The «baby blues» typically describes new moms
who may experience some difficulty adjusting to life with a newborn — moodiness, mild depression, difficulty
sleeping, and sometimes some physical
issues.
It's important to keep in mind, too, that even parents
who aren't co
sleeping at all tend to have intimacy
issues, especially when their children are still babies.
Here are a few
issues we see regularly with older children
who aren't getting enough
sleep.
For people
who have normal
sleeping and activity patterns, this isn't an
issue.
Overall, the study showed how mothers
who saw their toddlers as having
sleep problems or
issues sleeping through the night were more likely to co-
sleep with their toddlers in an attempt to get their toddlers to
sleep better.
She wanted to use her awareness, ability and understanding, to help others
who were struggling with the same
sleep issues she had.
11 oz babe
who had as many
issues as I had NICU - induced lack - of -
sleep.
Families
who have had their twins and need help with figuring out the fine - tuning of parenting newborns (
sleep schedules, feeding
issues, interacting with the twins).
My daughter
who is almost 3 was a textbook Babywise for the most part, started to
sleep 10 hrs at night at 6 weeks old and never looked backed except for a few times when teething or sick, but for the most part never had
issues with night.
I know when I had my most recent baby (6 months ago) I had a roomate
who was having serious breastfeeding
issues (her baby had tongue - tie but she refused to clip the toungue, she refused to give formula, she wouldn't breastfeed because it hurt and the baby was crying all night long), and it was awful for me — my baby was
sleeping and eating quietly, but I couldn't
sleep because of her baby.
Do you have a generally good sleeper
who just recently developed a «minor»
sleep issue (e.g., she stopped napping but she is still tired, he started fighting bedtime, or she developed a fear of the dark)?
The causal link was first presented to me by my colleague, James McKenna,
who studies mother - baby
sleep and related
issues.
Another key feature of this bassinet is the slight incline, which promotes
sleep and can aid digestion, especially in babies
who may be suffering from some acid reflux
issues.
Fisher - Price Newborn Rock «n Play Sleeper: A long - time favorite of many seasoned parents, the Rock «n Play Sleeper is cleverly designed so that baby can
sleep a little more upright than on his or her back — which makes this a perfect
sleeping place for a new baby
who may have spitting - up or reflux
issues.
Bottom Line: A good bra for mothers
who are having
issues breastfeeding, and comfort when
sleeping for nursing mothers in general.
I also help families with
who are experiencing
sleep issues with special needs children.
I might add here that this situation unfortunately describes the supposed bedsharing debate: those that support informed choice to bedshare and
who, like myself,
who deplore inaccurate, simplistic generalizations about the «dangers» of
sleeping with baby (and misrepresentations about the bedsharing
issue,
who differ from the governments position) are demonized, belittled at professional meetings sponsored by professional groups (like First Candle) and attempts to ostracize repeatedly take place.
I have a friend
who has a 7 mo old
who also has
sleep issues & she told me yesterday that our babies just weren't ready before.
I have one
who had some health
issues which caused her to cry from 11 pm to 4 am every night, and I stayed up with her and cared for her - getting barely 3 hours of
sleep a night.
In my work with new parents, I meet many families
who are at their wits - end about
sleep issues.
If you are desperate for
sleep or you worry that your baby may have a
sleep problem (if it's not a problem to you, it's not a problem), reach out and ask for practical support so you can catch up on
sleep (you aren't imposing, most people love to be involved with a baby), look for a health professional
who will address reasons for your baby's wakefulness such as feeding or medical
issues and guide you to make changes, gradually with love.
Parents do not and will not know whether or not they are the type of parent
who will wake up from a deep
sleep or dream
sleep when (and if) their child has an
issue or if the parent has rolled over on top of the child.»
So, no, you don't «have» to
sleep coach, but believe me when I tell you that there's such a marked difference between a well - rested, well - napped baby and one
who has
sleep issues (or just bad
sleep habits or what I like to call
sleep crutches).
How we interact outside our beds is of tremendous importance and not every part of
who we are surrounds our
sleeping situations, otherwise we would have a much more simple and world and people, but we are complex, just as this
issue is complex as well.
Having served as a consultant both for the American Academy of Pediatrics subcommittee on breastfeeding, and as an ad hoc consultant for the Infant
Sleep Position and SIDS AAP committee in 2004 - 2005 which was studying the bedsharing
issue and eventually recommended against bedsharing altogether, I was at one point very hopeful if not confident that a compromise would be forthcoming i.e. that the AAP sub-committee would support and educate breastfeeding mothers
who chose to bedshare.
I'm not saying that that is the
issue with every baby
who doesn't
sleep, but in a fair proportion I am sure there is something underlying their «unsettledness».
The term «
sleep regression» is used to describe the periods of time when your baby
who otherwise
slept through the night suddenly begins to have uncharacteristically frequent night wakings, and may even have napping
issues.
I see postpartum depression (PPD) a lot in the families
who come to me with
sleep issues.
The main
issues that pregnant or nursing women or someone
who is recovering from an illness encounter are having a hard time getting a restful
sleep.
Those
who follow this blog and follow me on social media know how important I feel this
issue is — it's up there with vaccines, breastfeeding, and infant
sleep — but people forget in the midst of all the arguing about guns that there are real steps people can take to reduce risks of accidents and tragedies.
Although I agree that an infant can become dependent on the breast to fall asleep and yes, once I gently weaned my daughter from night time feeds at around 10 months she did
sleep for longer stretches but it by no means solved all our
sleep «
issues» — To say that all healthy infants should be able to STTN at 6 months, is an incredibly discouraging thing to say to moms
who then start thinking there is something wrong with their child and in the end let them cry it out because they read articles like this where it worked for one person.
If you have a baby / child
who is older than 6 months with no precluding medical
issues,
who is waking frequently through the night, takes a long time to settle or go to
sleep,
who relies on
sleep crutches to go to
sleep every time they wake, and — this is the critical factor — you as the parent are wanting to change this behavior, but do not feel able to do it alone, you may want to consider hiring a
sleep trainer.
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«The client is GoodNites, the disposable
sleep boxers and
sleep shorts for children
who have
issues with bedwetting.
A number of people
who deal with
sleep issues professionally have written books in favor of no tears methods.
Next week, founder Lindsay Pinchuk is throwing a giant bash, Best of Bump Club and Beyond and its great Gearapalooza, for expectant and newbie parents that will not only put all of the best gear right in front of them, but will also provide them with expert advice from The Baby Guy himself as well other experts
who will tackle
issues that give all parents a real run for their money —
sleep, breastfeeding, relationship stress and the work of toddlerhood.
They observed that when given specific knowledge and great empathy, most families had the ability to solve their child's
sleep issues, and as they helped more and more families, they came to appreciate the large number of families
who struggled with their children's
sleep yet didn't know where to go for support and help.
My main goal in writing this post is to tell the new mom
who is going insane dealing with
sleep issues to follow your instincts.
As a family
sleep consultant, one of the most common
issues I see is a child
who has been transitioned to a big - kid bed too early, and is now having a lot of trouble getting to
sleep and / or staying asleep.
Jamie - I will be referencing this in a post I will be publishing for the What To Expect (WTE) Moms site - we also struggled with Night Terrors before we knew what they were - now, we know that periods of high stress trigger them - and with the onset of allergy - induced asthma, disrupted
sleep because of breathing
issues can also trigger them... we are so lucky to have a child pulminologist
who is also a child
sleep expert
who helped us to understand that!
Alanna wanted to use her awareness, ability and understanding, to help others
who were struggling with the same
sleep issues she had.
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