Sleep and
wakeful babies are always keenly discussed by members of the Australian Breastfeeding Association.
Relief troops who are willing to tidy up, cook dinner, wash dishes, do laundry, help with babyproofing, and / or handle
any wakeful babies (or siblings) while their mother naps are true -LSB-...]
Even if you're breastfeeding, moms of babies who sleep for long nighttime stretches are likely to resume normal periods sooner than moms with
wakeful babies.
When my own babies were small, neither social ideology nor
wakeful babies caused me a lack of sleep — my babies...
When my own babies were small, neither social ideology nor
wakeful babies caused me a lack of sleep — my babies slept snuggled up with me at night.
I was actually a little annoyed, because I know so many moms of
wakeful babies who get freaked out when their pediatrician asks them this question.
Gilly and Sam's alone time interrupted by
a wakeful baby.
Your loving touch is often just the soothing ticket for a fussy, colicky, or
wakeful baby.
The symptoms of food allergy or food intolerance commonly include colic / wind in the bowel; gastro - oesophageal reflux; green, mucousy bowel motions; eczema; and
a wakeful baby who appears to be in pain.
Not exact matches
The stilly watches of the night do not seem as lonely then and her memory reminds me that there are worse reasons to be
wakeful in the middle of the night than a restless
baby.
However, if you are aware of certain facts and regulate your coffee intake, the
baby should not even be
wakeful throughout the night.
Wakeful periods will happen around the clock in the beginning — it's not until three to four months of age that
babies begin to consolidate sleep in the nighttime hours.
If your
baby seems particularly
wakeful or fussy and there is a significant amount of caffeine in your diet, you might want to cut back or stop the caffeine for 2 - 3 weeks to see if it makes a difference.
Of course at any time if your
baby suddenly becomes unsettled or
wakeful, it's important to check that there isn't a medical reason for this or an impending illness such as sore ears or a urinary tract infection (
babies generally wake when they wee if they have a UTI because it hurts), or if your
baby has recently started family foods she isn't upset by food sensitivities.
A teething
baby who is fussy and
wakeful at night doesn't get proper amounts of sleep — and neither do you.
Help to stimulate the
baby during this
wakeful time by talking, touching and playing with her.
7 Check your diet — your
baby is never allergic to your milk but sometimes foods passing through your milk can cause your
baby to be
wakeful or unsettled.
Also, if little tummies are stressed by too much food or upset by new foods (constipation is fairly common if solids are pushed too hard), your
baby could be more even more
wakeful and wanting to suck for comfort.
tip: If you suspect foods in your diet may be making
baby unsettled, keep a food diary — jot down what you eat and times on one side of the page and your
baby's unsettled /
wakeful times on the other.
Although a very young
baby can't hold toys or take part in games, even the newest of newborns will get bored and lonely if his caregivers don't interact with him during most of his
wakeful periods.
Older
babies are more capable of maintaining their biorhythms during
wakeful periods and deeper sleep.
Remember that your child's naps are changing in the next few months, so take a few minutes to look at the appropriate nap and
wakeful window schedule for your
baby:
Try to keep naps within your
baby's «
wakeful window» of 1 - 1.5 hours to avoid an overtired
baby.
A 6 week old
baby may become more sensitive to certain things, or be more
wakeful as well.
In years to come you will remember these
wakeful nights and wonder how you ever managed to do it, but have confidence that nursing is the gentle way to parent your
baby back to sleep while you meet his need to feel safe and secure.
At least until your milk supply is well established, try to avoid caffeine, which causes loss of fluid through urine and sometimes makes
babies wakeful and fussy.