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After becoming a mother, the most worrying thing about the baby is feeding and sleeping. The baby keeps eating, the baby does not like to eat, the baby sleeps too long, and the baby wakes up frequently , these completely relative problems will make mothers feel anxious.
I saw a friend who asked: A one and a half month baby, sleeps for five hours at night, do I need to wake up and feed?
I have seen a similar question before: Baby has been asleep for 10 days and has been asleep for almost 5 hours. Would you like to wake up and feed?
Some other mothers are asking: How to wake up sleeping newborns to take milk? Should the baby wake up on time for feeding, or wait until he is hungry before feeding?
The baby eats when he is hungry, and he won’t be hungry if he doesn’t eat. It seems to us a simple problem, but it is a difficult problem for mothers.
Remember that after Erbao was born, the doctor said that breastfeeding would take place every 2 hours. We pay special attention to this time. Once, Erbao slept soundly at night, and did not wake up for more than two hours. In order to wake him up and drink milk, he patted his feet, pinched his ears, shook his body, shouted at him, all methods were exhausted. The adults were sweating profusely, but he still didn't move. In the end, just let him go, and found that there was no abnormal situation the next day.
Because of the doctor's order, mothers will be afraid. If they do not feed on time, the baby will have problems. In fact, each child of has a unique situation, and many questions do not need to be so dogmatic . Some mothers will also envy those babies who sleep for a long time, call them 天使宝宝 too!
Should baby be happy or anxious after sleeping for multiple hours at a time?
When most mothers are still worrying about their babies waking up frequently, some babies can already sleep very peacefully. This is indeed an enviable thing. Ning's mother believes that children should not be anxious if they sleep for multiple hours continuously. If the child has enough sleep, it can promote brain development for the child and get more rest for the mother. The reason why the baby can sleep more time is roughly related to the following reasons.
1. The baby's stomach is not hungry
If the baby has the following one or two conditions, the baby's stomach will not be hungry easily and the natural sleep time will be prolonged.
The baby has strong sucking ability and he can eat a lot of milk in a short time.
The baby's stomach has a large capacity, which can hold a lot of milk at a time, and the energy can last longer.
Breast milk is of very high quality, rich in fat, protein and other nutrients that maintain nutrition, so the baby will be hungry for a long time after eating milk.
2, the baby is too tired
When the baby is too tired, the brain is easily tired and needs to replenish energy during sleep and it is not easy to wake up. Er Bao slept for 6 hours at a time just a few days after he was born, because he cried so hard while taking a bath and consumed a lot of energy.
When babies are active and cry too much during the day, they will feel tired. Babies who are more than one month old have already started to practice raising their heads on their stomachs, and the waking time during the day will be extended by about an hour. If an adult always teases, touches, and does active and passive exercises to the baby during the day, the baby's body will feel tired.
3. Possess the ability to receive
Babies are born with the ability to receive, but they are often destroyed by adults. If you can well protect your baby's ability to receive, he will sleep longer than other children.
When the baby wakes up, he does not disturb him immediately, but observes him. If he is not hungry or has no urine, he will continue to sleep. This is to protect his ability to receive. Because he wakes up sometimes not really wake up, but may beIn the light sleep stage, the normal reaction is to roll the body and eyeballs, just like waking up, which can easily cause misjudgments.
The baby should be fed on demand
The mother who wants to wake up the baby to feed has entered the misunderstanding of regular feeding. In fact, should be fed on demand. Feeding, not feeding on time. The baby is not a robot, and a fixed program has been set up. It can be charged for 10 minutes and lasts for a whole day. The baby's body is constantly changing, and mothers must constantly adapt to a series of changes to keep up with the baby's growth rhythm.
1. The stomach volume gradually increases.
The baby’s stomach has a process from small to large, not as big as an adult. I only eat 10ml of milk in the first few days of birth, and can eat about 100ml of milk in a month. After 6 months, the stomach volume reached 220ml, and the milk volume began to stabilize. At this stage of development, it is difficult to measure the baby's milk intake with specific amounts and specific times, and can only be fed in time according to the baby's needs.
2. The surge period will also be interspersed with
The baby has 7 surge periods within 1 year old, 7 to 10 days, 2 to 3 weeks , To 6 weeks, 3rd month, 4th month, 6th month, 9th month . During the swelling period, the baby's milk requirement will increase significantly compared to before. It cannot be fed according to the rules we have summarized, and will increase additionally. It is impossible to predict how much to increase, only the baby can decide for himself.
3. There will be subtle changes in the child’s body.
As the child grows up, there will always be some subtle changes. The appetite is good or bad, the amount of sweating, the amount of activity, and sleep. The length of time, the number of defecation , etc., will affect the number of feedings. A child with a good appetite, sweating, high activity, short sleep time, and heavy defecation will lead to a large milk requirement, and vice versa. Mothers can only respond to changes and meet the needs of their babies at any time.
Do you want to wake up the baby to feed? Doctor: Mothers judge by situation
Regarding whether to wake up the child to feed, mothers have seen different opinions:
Some say that the child will wake up naturally when hungry. This is human instinct.
Some people say that children sleep too long and are prone to hypoglycemia, and they need to wake up and feed in time.
These statements are correct, but they are subject to conditions. Month age and physical condition must be considered and cannot be generalized. I have read Dr. Bao Xiulan, Dr. Cui Yutao, and Dr. Zheng Yuqiao's statements, they also talked about the restrictions, not one size fits all.
Combining the opinions of several doctors, it can be arranged like this:
Baby within 1 month
The interval between feeding newborns should generally not exceed 4 Hours , because newborns have insufficient sugar reserves, excessively prolonging the feeding time, it is easy to cause neonatal hypoglycemia.
If newborns sleep for five or six hours at a time in the second half of the night, they can not wake up and feed, and it is better to wake up and feed over 6 hours . This situation often occurs in the late neonatal period. It rarely occurs in the early stage. It does not matter once in a while. My second treasure has it.
If the newborn is a premature baby or a low birth weight baby, if the sleep time exceeds 3 hours, wake up and feed . Because they have poor awakening ability, they may have low blood sugar.
Babies older than 1 month
Babies older than one month have strong sucking power, increased stomach capacity, and breast milk adapted to the baby’s needs. The baby should eat before going to bed It can satisfy several hours of sleep after milk. It is normal if the baby sleeps for five or six hours continuously.No need to wake up to breastfeed.
The way to judge whether the baby is full is:
to look at the weight gain,
to look at the quantity and state of urine,
to look at the mental state.
If The weight growth curve is slowly rising. Wet more than 6 diapers a day, the urine is clear, the stool is soft and yellow, the spirit is good, the eyes are bright, lively and active , the baby is full. Up.
Conclusion
The human instinct for survival is to eat when hungry and sleep when sleepy. In most cases, the baby falls asleep means that the stomach is not hungry. Only the special circumstances of newborns need to be woken up for feeding. After one month, the baby will sleep soundly and generally does not need to be woken up for feeding. Mothers must learn to judge, don't listen to wind or rain.
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