The experience of being a new mother is a joy and a sense of accomplishment. New mothers are also very hard, in general, newborn babies should not sleep without feeding for more than 3 hours, so it is normal for babies aged 0 to 4 months to eat night milk, parents need to feed on demand, if the baby is still sleeping for more than 3 hours, it is also recommended that the mother wake up the baby to feed. Therefore, breastfeeding at night is also a compulsory course for new parents.
Breastfeeding at night to beware of the baby catching a cold ·
Night is a time when prolactin is secreted more, and in the early days of baby birth, the mother insists on breastfeeding at night, which can effectively increase the amount of milk produced by the mother.
However, recently the temperature has dropped, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and many babies are prone to colds when they feed at night. Mother at night before feeding the baby, the father should close the window, prepare a small blanket, the mother should wrap the baby well when feeding, when feeding, do not let the baby's limbs overly extend the cuffs, after feeding, do not prematurely carry the baby into the bed, so as not to suddenly increase the probability of cold.
In winter, the indoor temperature is preferably above 26 ° C, which is convenient for changing diapers and feeding at night. The temperature of the air conditioner should not be too low in summer.
Do not let your baby sleep with nipples ·
Every newborn wakes up at night to take milk two or three times, and it's rare to go to bed all night. Because the baby is in a rapid growth period at this time, it is easy to be hungry all day, if you do not feed the baby at night, the baby will cry because of hunger.
Since the night is bedtime, it is easy for mothers to breastfeed their babies during half-dreaming and half-waking times, so they need special attention. Do not let the baby sleep with the nipple, because this not only affects the baby's sleep, but also does not easily develop good feeding habits, and blocking the nose is easy to cause suffocation, which may also lead to cracked nipples for the mother.
The right thing to do
Sit up and hold the baby to breastfeed, after the end, you can pick up the baby and walk around the room, you can also let the baby listen to the mother's heart beating, or hum a small tune to let the baby quickly fall asleep.
Don't fall asleep when a new mother feeds in the middle of the night ·
The baby wakes up hungry in the middle of the night, and the mother's first reaction is to put the nipple into the baby's mouth, or simply let the baby have the nipple all night, and the tired mother can easily fall asleep while feeding.
When the mother is asleep and turns over, the breast presses against the baby's nose, causing the baby to have difficulty breathing or even suffocate, thus causing danger.
The baby sleeps with a nipple, which is not conducive to the baby developing good feeding habits. Sleep for a while, eat two bites, and sleep for a while, such a rhythm is not conducive to the digestion and absorption of nutrients, and will directly affect the baby's sleep.