There’s nothing cuter than a soundly sleeping baby – it’s one of my favorite pastimes, to be honest. But on the other side of the coin, there’s nothing worse than your tot having troubles staying in dreamland.
Okay, there could be worse things, but you know what I mean. These sleep-deprived babies are not just cranky and fussy; they might be having feeding troubles too.
More notable for first-time parents, it can be very stressful if the little one refuses to take naps during the day and wakes up every few hours at night. This sleeping nightmare is not permanent, so let's check out the 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 21 month old baby sleep regression.
Continue readingI’ve always thought breastfeeding babies as they drift off to sleep is perfectly alright. I mean, that alone is comforting and one of the perks of nursing.
Think about it, you wake up in the middle of the night, and the little one is crying then, of course, you feed them to lull them back to dreamland.
Let’s be honest; it’s convenient. Besides, for the baby, your milk has a sedating effect.
However, there’s a downside to this. The baby could get used to the feeding so they can go back to sleep. Chances are, you will end up exhausted.
Continue readingWhen people said, “You’re about to have sleepless nights,” I thought that was a bit of a stretch. It can’t possibly be that bad, right? I mean, as far as I knew, newborn babies only do three things: sleep, eat, poop (and pee!).
So, they’ll probably be dozing off most of the time. Then, when my baby was born, just like that, sleep became a thing of the past. My little boy would take two naps a day, sleep at 6 in the evening and wake up at 4 in the morning.
It would have been no big deal if I slept the same time as him BUT mothers are the jack-of-all-trades at home.
In between taking care of the baby includes feeding him, changing diapers, bathing, doing morning and afternoon care, exposing him to the sunshine, and keeping the entire household together.