Hi, I'm Xiaoqing, click "Follow" above to share parenting dry goods for you regularly.Behind every breastfed baby is a mother with dark circles behind the night feed.
Breastfed babies wake up frequently to eat night feeds, and mothers can't sleep well if they want to.
My best friend's pseudonym (Xiaohong) wants to wean her baby at night recently, she said: "It's good to wean your baby at night for a few months?"My baby wakes up frequently at night to eat night milk, and it is difficult for me to sleep!”。
After the baby falls asleep at night and before he gets up the next morning, he wakes up in the middle to drink milk, which is considered night milk. For example, if you go to bed at 8 o'clock at night and drink milk, and wake up at 1 or 3 o'clock in the morning to drink milk, it is considered night milk.
Night milk is very important for newborn babies.
Because their stomach capacity is small, about 30 ml is the size of a soldier ball. And the body grows fast, they always eat and don't finish it.
They have to milk at least 8 to 12 times a day.
On-demand feeding means that the mother has to get up at all times during the night to breastfeed.
Generally, mothers have to feed their babies every 3 hours when they get up at night.
After the baby's full month, the stomach capacity increases by 3 times, the frequency of night milk will gradually decrease, and breastfeeding will transition from on-demand feeding to regular feeding, and the frequency of night milk will also decrease.
Before the baby was 3 months old, he fed less than 3 times at night
Baby 3 6 months, night milk less than 2 times;
The baby is 6 years old and 9 months old, and eats night milk less than 1 time;
The baby is weaned at night for several months, and this problem is a concern for many mothers.
In fact, the baby's night weaning for a few months varies from baby to baby, and there is no standard answer for the baby to be weaned at night for a few months.
Look at the baby's eating, growth and development to judge
If the baby can eat complementary food during the day at 6 to 9 months, the growth and development are normal, and the baby does not have to be deliberately woken up to drink milk at night.
The baby's metabolism is slow and consumes less during sleep, which is good for his growth and development.
However, the baby should wake up on his own at night, so it depends on how much milk the baby drinks.
This time the milk amount is the same as the last time, which means that the baby is hungry, and it is necessary to insist on night feeding at this time.
But if the baby drinks less milk or eats a few mouthfuls of milk and continues to sleep, and does not wake up soon and get up to find **, at this time the baby's weight, length and other indicators are growing within the normal range, it means that the baby's stomach capacity has also increased, at this time the baby does not need to continue to feed at night.
First: Gradually extend the feeding time
Mothers can give their babies a full meal of milk before bedtime.
If your baby wakes up during the night and eats a small amount of milk and goes back to sleep, the next night feed will be extended until you wake up in the morning.
Second: Feed from lying on your side back to sitting up and holding your baby upright.
Usually mothers are Xi to the baby next to the mother's arms at night**, and the baby is also Xi to smell the mother's smell to sleep, it is easy to form a psychological dependence.
The baby sleeps after a few mouthfuls of milk, which has become a kind of psychological comfort.
Therefore, the baby wakes up at night and eats a few mouthfuls of milk to sleep, then the mother sits and holds the baby to feed, the baby only concentrates on drinking milk, and at the same time after drinking the milk, the mother will help the baby burp, and then comfort the baby, the baby falls asleep and sleeps on the cot.
If your baby has always had the Xi of eating night milk, you can gradually extend the interval between night feeds until they are broken.
When the baby wakes up in the night, the mother tries to gently pat the baby's back with her hand to see if the baby can fall asleep on his own.
Or let dad or family members help soothe the baby.
It can be difficult to wean at night for the first few days, but as long as you can stick with it and gradually increase the interval between feedings, you will eventually adjust to the most suitable state for feeding at night.
Third: Let the rest of the family or dad take care of the baby, and keep the mother and baby at a distance.
When weaning at night, you can ask your grandmother or dad to help take care of the baby.
For the baby to eat confused milk (soothing) night milk many times, the mother needs to grasp the timing to control the number of times the baby eats night milk, and then the rest, to the father or family to help solve.
In this way, the mother can not only have a good rest, but also ensure the baby's sleep.
Fourth: Establish a sense of ritual sleep
For working mothers, come back from work to play more parent-child games with your baby, read picture books with your baby before going to bed, tell stories, sing nursery rhymes, do baby stroking exercises, and then feed your baby, and then hurry up and sleep with your baby.
Fifth: Add complementary foods
If the baby is 6 months old, you can add some satiety complementary foods within 1 hour before going to bed, such as rice noodles, milk powder, ......These can help reduce hunger during your baby's sleep.
Sixth: Consume the energy of the day
Make sure that your baby gets enough exercise during the day when he is awake, so that his energy is depleted during the day, and it is less likely to wake up at night.
The process of weaning at night is different for each baby.
Mothers need to decide according to the actual situation of their baby.
Weaning at night is the hardest process. But after a few nights, it is worth it to get a better quality night sleep for mother and baby!
Although during weaning, the baby will resist and cry, but it requires more patience and persistence from the mother
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