He was surprised that more dads didn't stay up and help
with nighttime feedings.
It is a good plant to use in the evening for milk production as it will help
with nighttime feedings and improve the quality of the mother and child's sleep.
It helps
with nighttime feedings because I have the comfort of my own bed and do not have to get up to nurse him.
Your partner can help out
with nighttime feedings and share that bonding experience with your baby.
You are overwhelmed
with nighttime feedings, changing diapers, adjusting to a new routine and not to forget the postpartum healing your body is doing!
Biggest mistake at this age: Continuing
with nighttime feeds.
Not exact matches
(b) I think that parents that want to get rid of
nighttime feeds (
with a toddler, not a baby) or that want to discourage
nighttime play time can do it by being firm about it being time to sleep, without that necessarily meaning leaving their baby alone to cry to sleep.
With regards to getting up to eat versus getting up for play time: (a) A lot of the CIO methods out there are designed specifically as a way to get rid of
nighttime feeds.
# 6 — Throw your
nighttime feeding schedule out the window: By the first time we went camping
with our son, he was happily sleeping through the night at home.
Starting
with a
nighttime bottle is one of the best ways to get your little one accustomed to the idea of bottle
feeding instead of, or along
with, breastfeeding.
Being a new mom
with my first child I was (I think now) almost obsessed
with checking how many hours it was between the
nighttime feedings and how long they took.
Go to bed early when the babies take their longest stretch of sleep, and see if your partner can help
with at least one
nighttime feeding.
You'll want to discuss the schedule you'll keep
with the twins, if you'll be splitting
nighttime «shifts»
with your partner or doing each
feeding together, and who will be responsible for each of the various tasks (making bottles, changing diapers, etc.) The more you can iron out these details and make an action plan, the smoother your nights will go.
But, despite how it feels at two a.m., it's possible to find tips to get through
nighttime feedings with your baby that will make the process easier (though not easy.
While my husband and I really do share in our beliefs about birth,
feeding an infant, responding
with sensitivity, using nurturing touch, practicing
nighttime parenting, providing consistent loving care, and positive discipline — our perspectives are different.
But
with an incredible number of
feedings per day, 2 - 3
nighttime feedings and incredibly short breaks between most
feedings, I was exhausted.
We have our master bath set up upstairs
with a bottle warmer and use it for all of the
nighttime feedings.
Read here about average
nighttime sleeping habits for babies and decide (
with the help of your family doctor) how many
feedings you feel comfortable
with at night and stick to it.
This worked for us and allows me to be fully functioning and present
with him during the day, and not resent that
nighttime feeding and even enjoy it.
The initial allures of co-sleeping include making
nighttime feeding easier, a longer duration of sleep for parent and baby and eliminating some of the resistance associated
with bedtime.
Early breastfeeding is associated
with fewer
nighttime feeding problems.
Consider the post, 5 Cool Things No One Ever Told You About
Nighttime Breastfeeding, which claims that the number 1 coolest thing about
nighttime breastfeeding is «breastfeeding moms actually get MORE sleep than their formula -
feeding counterparts,» and concludes
with the rhetorical question: «Did you ever think, when you hear your baby rouse at 2:00 am, that they are actually giving you the gift of MORE sleep...?»
Hops tea is a suitable accompaniment to
nighttime feedings, as it brings sleep along
with increased milk flow.
Just be sure to speak
with your child's pediatrician if you do this so that you can tell if your baby is still getting plenty of nutrition throughout the day and during regular
nighttime feedings, too.
Although there may be a little more involved
with nighttime bottle
feedings than
with nighttime breastfeeding sessions, you can still make this happen without a lot of disturbance during your co sleeping experience.
I still don't hand off
nighttime feedings, though — I don't want to be reckless
with my supply just because it * seems * perfectly established, and honestly, I'd have to wake up and pump anyway, because OW.
I imagined myself cuddled up in a big, comfy chair in his nursery, loving our many
nighttime feedings and telling him how precious he was, as the tiny room was lit up
with a soft glow of a lamp.
It's best not to play
with your baby during
nighttime feedings.
, breastfeeding (or on - cue bottle
feeding with love), bedsharing (which can be roomsharing or responsive
nighttime parenting as well).
So having a bassinet or play yard
with a newborn insert was a great solution for all of the
nighttime feedings.
If breastfeeding check
with your Pediatrician, to see if your baby is ready to eliminate
nighttime feedings.
This is especially true
with those last to go
nighttime feedings.
Most babies struggle
with giving up the
nighttime feeding, so work on the daytime
feedings first.
Two problems can appear:
nighttime waking and development of negative associations
with sleep (as when your baby gets used to depend on rocking or
feeding, as a prerequisite to sleeping)-- this is usual as for newborns so for older children.
I would urge you to please check
with your doctor that your baby no longer needs
nighttime feedings before you pursue night weaning.
I swap in
with my partner at the first
nighttime feed.
And, of course, we are back to multiple
nighttime feedings (along
with the evening and morning
feedings).
And if you're breastfeeding and safely co-sleeping
with your baby,
nighttime feedings don't require you to get up and lose a lot of sleep soothing a soothe a crying baby.
Yet, still
nighttime nursing has been a struggle and I really resonated
with the terminology of «breast
fed version of bottle rot.»
Many families do not adhere to recommendations advanced by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) that infants be
fed only breast milk or formula for the first 4 to 6 months of life.1 — 4 Although the health consequences associated
with the early introduction of complementary foods are controversial, 5 — 8 there is evidence that early introduction of solid foods may increase infants» risk of enteric infections, allergic reactions, obesity, choking, and food aversion.9 — 13 Complementary foods are often high in protein, raising questions about the consequences of high protein intakes on growth and obesity.14 In addition, early complementary
feeding does not increase the likelihood of
nighttime sleeping15 and may increase the likelihood of
feeding disorders, especially if parents introduce developmentally inappropriate food or
feeding techniques before children have acquired the necessary neuromuscular skills.16, 17
The plots found in these productions did not tend to feature characters faced
with financial stressors,
nighttime feedings, or waning sexual desire; these modern realities may be demanding something we weren't expecting.
Ditto for the table or floor lamp you'll want for
nighttime feeding (although some parents get by
with a night light).