Comments on: My Baby: Sleep Challenges http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2008/01/25/my-baby-sleep-challenges/ Tips for parenting, pregnancy, and all things baby... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:46:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lisa Mitchell http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2008/01/25/my-baby-sleep-challenges/comment-page-1/#comment-66110 Lisa Mitchell Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:41:51 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2008/01/23/my-baby-sleep-challenges/#comment-66110 Amber, It is normal for a baby to begin to sleep longer at night and your body will adjust. You may feel engorged for a few days but as your body gets used to not needing to produce so much milk at night it will slow down. Our bodies are fantastic things and are very good at produce milk at needed times of the day and slowing down production when not as much is needed. Enjoy the extra sleep you will now get. Amber,

It is normal for a baby to begin to sleep longer at night and your body will adjust. You may feel engorged for a few days but as your body gets used to not needing to produce so much milk at night it will slow down. Our bodies are fantastic things and are very good at produce milk at needed times of the day and slowing down production when not as much is needed. Enjoy the extra sleep you will now get.

]]> By: Amber http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2008/01/25/my-baby-sleep-challenges/comment-page-1/#comment-65920 Amber Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:20:29 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2008/01/23/my-baby-sleep-challenges/#comment-65920 Your little one and mine seem to be one the same schedule. My question is how do you manage feedings or pumpings at night so that you don't become engorged or get a clot. Do I need to wake up when he is not to pump? I want to stay on his schedule so that I can keep putting him to the breast and can avoid giving him breast milk in a bottle. He will be going to daycare with his breast milk in bottles soon and I want to continue to breast feed him when he is at home. Your little one and mine seem to be one the same schedule. My question is how do you manage feedings or pumpings at night so that you don’t become engorged or get a clot. Do I need to wake up when he is not to pump? I want to stay on his schedule so that I can keep putting him to the breast and can avoid giving him breast milk in a bottle. He will be going to daycare with his breast milk in bottles soon and I want to continue to breast feed him when he is at home.

]]> By: Lisa Mitchell http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2008/01/25/my-baby-sleep-challenges/comment-page-1/#comment-20094 Lisa Mitchell Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:17:48 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2008/01/23/my-baby-sleep-challenges/#comment-20094 Adriana, My daughter usually eats every 2-3 hours during the day and then as I mentioned above she goes longer at night. She is 11 weeks old now and is going between 4-7 hours on average at night between feedings. She is growing well so I'm not worried about whether she is getting enough to eat. Babies are pretty good at taking in what they need during the day so they can go longer at night. If your baby is gaining weight and your pediatrician hasn't said there are any issues I would say your fine (and lucky). Adriana,

My daughter usually eats every 2-3 hours during the day and then as I mentioned above she goes longer at night. She is 11 weeks old now and is going between 4-7 hours on average at night between feedings. She is growing well so I’m not worried about whether she is getting enough to eat. Babies are pretty good at taking in what they need during the day so they can go longer at night. If your baby is gaining weight and your pediatrician hasn’t said there are any issues I would say your fine (and lucky).

]]> By: Adriana Lopez http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2008/01/25/my-baby-sleep-challenges/comment-page-1/#comment-20075 Adriana Lopez Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:13:06 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2008/01/23/my-baby-sleep-challenges/#comment-20075 My baby is almost five weeks old and has the same sleeping patterns you describe. However I wanted to ask how much is she eating? I worry that when she sleeps for those long periods that she is not receiving the nutrition she needs... My baby is almost five weeks old and has the same sleeping patterns you describe. However I wanted to ask how much is she eating? I worry that when she sleeps for those long periods that she is not receiving the nutrition she needs…

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