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Recently, a mother asked me: "Tuanzi Mother, before the baby slept for two or three hours, he had to wake up and drink milk; now 5 months, he can sleep until dawn, then will he be hungry at night, do I need to tell him to get up and drink milk"?
As a new mother, there is always a lot of confusion in the face of a newborn baby, like the problems mentioned above about sleeping and feeding. For the problem of the baby feeding at night, there have been many parents to consult, there are consultations on how to quit night milk, and some consult the baby all night without feeding or not to wake up?
The importance of sleep to the baby, parents must know
Whether it's for small babies or adults, sleep occupies most of life. The younger the age, the longer you sleep. Adequate sleep can promote the development of brain function, brain volume storage, and increased secretion of growth hormone during deep sleep, promoting growth and development.
It is normal for babies to sleep for a long time, and more than 70% of their growth hormone is secreted in deep sleep, much more than when they are awake. Therefore, sleeping well is good for your baby's long stature and brain development.
In this regard, it seems that it is not suitable for waking up the sleeping baby to get up and drink milk, if the baby is always woken up frequently, it will not only affect its mood and sleep quality, but also may affect the baby's growth and development.
Do you want to wake up and drink milk when your baby sleeps? It depends on the specific age
Since sleep is so important to your baby, don't you have to wake up at night to breastfeed? In fact, this matter must be judged according to the baby's age.
Newborn babies within 1 month
For newborn babies within a month, their cerebral cortex is not yet mature, the excitement level is low, so it is easy to fatigue, and then will enter a long sleep state.
Under normal circumstances, babies within 1 month need 18-20 hours of sleep per day, so for babies at this stage, if it is exclusive breastfeeding, according to the law of emptying every 2-3 hours, it is almost every 1-2 hours to be fed.
Therefore, within 1 month, if the baby is still asleep more than 3 hours after the last feeding, he must wake up and drink milk.
Babies aged 3-6 months
With the increase of age, 3-4 months of baby, sleep time of up to 16-18 hours a day, feeding time will also be extended, this time can be fed on demand, do not frequently disturb the baby's sleep.
Babies over 6 months old
Babies over 6 months old, the daily sleep time will be reduced to 14-16 hours, at this time, the most important thing for mothers is to cultivate the habit of sleeping all the time, and there is no need to wake up the baby at night to drink milk.
Next, as the baby grows older and the nervous system continues to develop and mature, the daily sleep time will gradually decrease, and the mother should also suggest good dietary rules and sleep rules according to the different ages of the child.
Does not eat night milk at night, will my baby lead to malnutrition?
The stomach capacity of newborn babies is very small, generally speaking, breast milk can be emptied in 2-3 hours in the stomach, while milk powder needs 3-4 hours, and when sleeping at night, the time for gastric emptying will also be extended.
In fact, the baby is very smart, when he realizes that he will not feed again at night, he will eat more during the day, so parents do not have to worry about the baby not knowing hunger, and there will be no malnutrition and hypoglycemia.
To put it bluntly, the baby is born with a sense of hunger, even if he is sleeping, the baby will wake up when he is hungry, if he is not hungry, he will continue to sleep, and a healthy baby will not be hungry during the sleep process, as long as he wants to sleep, it means that he is not hungry, and parents do not have to worry.
Therefore, waking up in the middle of the night to feed the baby because of fear of hunger is not only unnecessary from the feeding point of view, but also has an impact on the quality of the baby's sleep.
In fact, just imagine that when you are sleeping soundly, you are shouted up to eat, and no matter how delicious things are at this time, they will be tasteless, or sleep fragrantly.
"Love to sleep" is the nature of the baby, but the mother should also pay attention to the baby's state
It is worth the attention of mothers that although it is the nature of the baby to love to sleep, the mother should also pay attention to observing the baby's state at any time, sleeping is good, but the sleep time is not as long as possible.
If the baby's sleep time exceeds the normal physiological range, or exceeds the average sleep time, then it is necessary to attract the attention of adults, especially if the baby has abnormal conditions such as drowsiness, poor appetite, and no love to move, which must not be ignored, this is not only the problem of the baby sleeping more, it should be sent to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.
Tuanzi Mama wants to say:
For most of your baby's sleep and diet, the above rules are universal. However, specific to each baby, there will be individual differences, and the mother should still observe more and compare more, and treat it differently according to the baby's own characteristics.
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