Babies: The Simple Design
Here’s a little insight into the simple design of your baby.
Sleeping Peacefully
Babies Sleep When They Are Tired
Unlike adults who push themselves to stay awake to get things done, your baby will happily go to sleep when sleepy. Your baby is most successful at falling asleep when warm, dry, fed, burped, and held. About 20 minutes after falling asleep your baby should be in deep sleep. Deep sleep allows you to transfer your baby to another sleeping place if necessary, without fear of waking your baby. It’s a perfect design.
Babies Eat When They Are Hungry
Like adults your baby will eat in response to hunger. Unlike adults your baby will not eat (or overeat) because of stress, boredom, or a clever commercial. Babies eat because they are hungry, and they stop when they are full. It’s that simple.
Babies Cry For A Reason
Having a baby that cries occasionally is expected, but did you know that your baby isn’t just crying at random? Something will cause your baby to cry, such as pain, hunger, or discomfort of some kind. Pain, hunger, and discomfort are problems your baby cannot solve alone. Your baby is “asking” you, in the baby language of crying, to help solve the problem.
Keeping your baby’s simple design in mind provides benefits for both of you, present and future. Honoring your baby’s design is a measure of respect.
For you and yours,
D. Fravert, RN
Tips About Feeding
Tips about feeding that will make your baby and you happy.
Upright After Feeding
Upright After Feeding
Holding your newborn in an upright-burping position over your shoulder for about 20 minutes after feeding is a very important tip. It may sound like a luxury, but I assure you it is a worthwhile endeavor.
After a Feeding
Newborns usually fall asleep easily after a feeding. A little upright holding with your baby’s arms over your shoulder, a little patting, and soon you have a happy, sleeping baby. The newborn in the picture shows how completely relaxed in sleep your baby can be after a feeding.
Deep Sleep
And, 20 minutes after falling asleep your baby should be in a deep-sleep state. Once in deep sleep it’s easy to transfer your baby to the crib without waking your baby.
More Comfortable
Your newborn should also be more comfortable and settle more easily because all of the burps should have a chance to escape during the extra holding and burping time.
Less Spitting Up
Upright after feeding also provides the added benefit of leaving the food inside when your baby burps. That’s not always the case when you lay your baby down shortly after a feeding. Frequently, these lying-down baby burps push out some of the milk too!
Saves Time and Laundry
In the long run your baby should spit up much less with the additional holding time, which means less laundry for you and more comfort for your baby. You may save time by taking time with your baby.
Spending this relaxing time with your newborn is very enjoyable as you’ll soon see.
For you and yours,
D. Fravert, RN
Newborn Sleep: Knowing This Helps
The following information should ease your worries about newborn sleep.
Sleeping Newborn
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