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Introducing solid foods – this may change up your routine a little, especially as you’re getting started with weaning. Have a solid bedtime routine. This can really help with being clear on the difference between day and night for your baby. by Charmian | Oct 3, 2023 | Baby DevelopmentLet’s talk baby growth spurts. Your new baby is growing fast with the first 6 weeks being the fastest rate of growth.A newborn can have mini weekly growth spurts but the most dramatic and noticeable are at at around week 3,6 and 12.... 7pm to 7am Sleeping Baby Routine Limit nap duration during the day. Your baby’s naps may vary in length between 30 minutes and three hours in the day. It’s sensible to try to limit the length of their naps, to encourage the longer spells of sleep at night. That’s when you want them going on for five hours or hopefully more! By limiting their naps in the day you make time to feed them, so that they have consumed most of their calories during daylight hours. In theory sounds good, right? But it’s not a universally loved method among parents, and we’re going to explore all the ins and outs here.
Baby cries less. Because you know your baby’s routine you will be able to fulfil their needs before they become upset from hunger or tiredness. This means they cry less. But it’s important to remember that a regression will not last forever. It can also help to think of the regression as more of a transitional phase.Just because – some days there’s no rhyme or reason to it and your baby will just need to be held that bit more and fed that bit more. And still they may cry. In the early months it’s referred to as the “ witching hour” when babies cry a lot for no reason. It’s usually towards the end of the day and this phase ends when your baby is around four months.
Maybe they woke up and wouldn’t take their full feed, then spent their entire “play” time on and off the bottle before falling asleep without finishing it. It’s also helpful for you when it comes to planning your day. If you know when your best window is for getting out of the house, you can plan to meet friends or go for a walk. Getting out of the house is so important for your own sanity with a new baby! Some baby sleep experts swear by separating feeding from sleeping in this way so that your baby learns to fall asleep on their own. Establish a bedtime routine. This is a really simple series of steps you go through when it’s time for baby to go to sleep. Our bedtime routine consisted of a bath (every two to three days as babies do not need to bathe every day), putting on PJs, a final milk feed and a quiet bedtime story before putting them down in their bed and singing a lullaby. When you repeat this every day it signals to them when it is time for bed.If your baby is going through a growth spurt it’s possible they will also want to cluster feed in the evenings if they are breastfed. Make sure your baby has a gradual increased milk intake and time awake. This structured wakeful period will have an impact on how long your baby sleeps.’ If you want the full 'Sleeping Baby Routine' 7am-7pm by 6 weeks - Yes, it requires inital effort, support and some time investment but that's new babies anyway- right ?! You will not regret it when your baby starts teething/weaning, gets a cold, has their jabs, starts becoming mobile or you want to go away on holiday. You will have a happy, contented and flexible child who can nap in the pram sometimes but also goes to bed just fine! This routine is also PERFECT for those with older children already.
by Charmian | Nov 23, 2023 | Baby Development, Baby Sleep Consultant, Charmian's Top Tips & Advice, SleepAs a dedicated baby sleep consultant, I’m passionate about routine being the cornerstone for developing long lasting sleep habits and associations. With over two decades of experience, I’ve assisted thousands of newborns, babies, toddlers, and their... Baby Growth Spurts If you decide that eat play sleep is not for you then that is totally OK. Some parents may find this method just effortlessly slots into their life. Structure your baby’s routine to encourage active time awake/ playtime after day feeds to allow for digestion and at their most content time of day. Eat, play, sleep, repeat!Living on a liquid diet can be complicated for some newborns. Complications can range from simply being hard to burp and gassy, to immaturity issues such as dairy sensitivity or intolerance and reflux. The 7pm to 7am Sleeping Baby Routine supports a baby’s digestive comfort which promotes sleep and one of those support tactics is to boost gut bacteria for newborns with a sensitive gut, born by Caesarean section or formula fed. Getting the awake time between naps right is crucial to having a baby who is happy, rather than one who is grumpy all day. Babies naturally fall asleep during feeding. Do not stress out about a baby who falls asleep on the breast or bottle. It’s normal! A full tummy and the warmth of being held as they feed makes them sleepy. Ensure the room temperature is optimal, maintaining a range of 19-22 degrees overnight. For infants up to month 4-5, utilise a swaddle and blanket over a vest and baby gro. Beyond this stage, consider a vest, baby gro, and a 2-2.5 tog sleeping bag. It focuses on the entire person. Things like looking after your health and wellbeing to get your milk supply going. Not pumping every 2 hours and being exhausted because that's not actually good for milk production.
Save Our Sleep written by Tizzie Hall and has been published by Macmillan Publishers Aus. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-01 with Health & Fitness categories. As an exhausted mum or dad, there aren’t really any disadvantages to dropping your baby’s night feed! However, as Charmian has explained, only do this if she’s eating enough in the day.And if you do avoid eat play sleep, or a similar style of sleep training, your baby will not be doomed to a life of no sleep, keeping you awake for hours until the end of time. Supplementing the split feed with a bottle of formula instead of breast milk is a popular option to help your baby achieve a full night’s sleep.’ What can I do if my baby refuses to drop the night feed? As adults we house a gut full of microbes, friendly bacteria which aid digestion and work to support the immune system, however babies are born with no gut bacteria and are exposed to their first dose through the vaginal canal, babies born by Caesarean section miss out on this flush of bacteria. Clever breast milk then delivers prebiotics to feed and support these helpful bacteria, where as formula fed babies miss out on this process. And some people find their baby still likes to fall asleep on the breast or bottle, then wake and have another feed – so eat play eat sleep. by Charmian | Apr 4, 2023 | Baby Sleep Consultant, Charmian's Top Tips & Advice, In The MediaThe last month I’ve been talking mostly about baby wake windows and how fluid they are to the individual and certainly in the first two months of life. There are many variables that determine the length of your baby’s wake windows from age, individual... How Breast Pumping Helps Increase Milk Supply
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