Friday, August 19, 2011
feeding & Sleep?
I'm not really sure what you mean is keeping you awake. I fed my son for over a year, and he also wanted frequent feeding. Like you I used to take him into bed with me, and would fall asleep, and wake in the morning to find him helping himself again. I'm not so sure using a pacifier at all is a good idea, the palette of a fed baby's mouth is different to a bottled fed baby's, and a pacifier (I guess you mean what I would call a dummy) is more suited to a bottle fed baby, but that's just my opinion. A fed baby won't overfeed, they have to work hard to get the milk out, so unlike a bottle fed baby, it not dangerous to sleep while they're feeding as they can't choke if they fall asleep while feeding (bottles continue to drip, and obviously a baby must never be fed a bottle while laying down). I wouldn't really change what you are doing, your baby feeds when it needs to, and it will settle down soon, and will be on solid foods, with the occasional top up soon. Try to get a nap in the day when your daughter does, and make sure you eating healthily. Be thankful you don't bottle feed as you'd be up every couple of hours heating up milk, and waiting for you daughter to finish feeding. Hang on in there, it is tough, but you've done so well, and come so far, and it will get better I promise. And be happy in the knowledge you are giving your daughter the best possiblele start in life. Good luck
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