It’s always nice when a baby who’s just started eating solid foods shows a real appetite for them. As a parent, you know that it feels great to offer your little one healthy purees and then watch as she gobbles them up. But can that healthy appetite ever be a problem? Can a baby actually eat too much solid food? In a word, yes. Remember, for the first year of life, a baby’s primary source of nutrition should be breastmilk and/or formula. It’s just fine to offer solid foods
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Baby Night Lights Do’s and Don’ts (And Our Top 5 Night Light Recommendations)
Lots of parents assume that a night light is one of those baby essentials that every nursery requires. After all, a well-placed night light can reduce the fumbling usually associated with middle-of-the-night diaper changes and feedings. But is a night light distracting to your baby? Do you really need one? What kind of night light should you buy? Keep reading for our baby night light do’s and don’ts, as well as a list of our top 5 favorite baby night lights! Baby Night Light Do’s and
Reverse Cycling: Why Your Baby Is Breastfeeding All Night (And What To Do About It)
Getting your baby to sleep well at night can be challenging enough without factoring feedings into the mix. But what about when your baby's feeding schedule is the root cause of the constant nighttime wakings? What about when your baby feeds constantly at night and not much during the day - how are you supposed to solve THAT problem? Never fear - we can help. Read on for details! Reverse Cycling: What It Is, and Why Some Babies Do It Speaking of 'baby breastfeeds constantly at night and
How Your Menstrual Cycle Can Affect Your Baby’s Sleep
Let’s talk about a topic you probably thought you’d never come across here at the Baby Sleep Site®, shall we? Let’s talk about menstrual cycles. Now don’t feel awkward. We’re not going into detail here! Instead, we’re going to take a look at how your menstrual cycle may impact your baby’s sleep. You wouldn’t imagine there would be a connection, would you? Turns out there is! Your Menstrual Cycle Can Affect Your Breastmilk Many of you already know (from first-hand
Baby Sleep and Breastfeeding Series: Part 3
Welcome to part 3 of my Baby Sleep and Breastfeeding Series! If you are just joining us, you might want to start at part 1, where I discuss reasons why breastfeeding moms sometimes struggle with sleep. Today, I'll go over the way mom's diet or medication might affect baby's sleep. Breastfeeding Mom's Diet In general, breastfeeding moms do not need to limit their diet. Most babies will not be sensitive to anything in your diet and some sources even say one glass of wine or alcohol in small
Baby Sleep and Breastfeeding Series: Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of my Baby Sleep and Breastfeeding Series! If you are just joining us, you might want to start at part 1, where I discuss reasons why breastfeeding moms sometimes struggle with sleep. Today, I'll go over the number of times you should expect to breastfeed at night at different ages, how teething might affect breastfeeding moms, and discuss weaning. Night Feedings One of the more important things I would like to stress in this series is that when some websites or even
Baby Sleep and Breastfeeding Series: Part 1
Breastfeeding moms are very loving and caring moms! And, so are formula feeding moms! Although I breastfed both my boys for their first year, I am also a firm believer in respecting a parent's choice for how they choose to feed their baby, so I welcome all to my Baby Sleep and Breastfeeding Series! This series is going to discuss baby sleep and how it relates to breastfeeding, and not discuss anything to do with whether breastfeeding or bottle feeding or formula feeding is better, worse or
Cry-it-Out to Wean from Breastfeeding?
I breastfed my first son for 13 months and am still breastfeeding my second (he's now 5 1/2 months as I'm writing this). As I've said before, we also used a crying sleep training method with my first and a no-cry sleep training method for my second (so far). They are just two very different temperaments. Although I used a crying sleep training method for my first son, I was pretty turned off by an article I read that promoted crying it out to wean breastfeeding. Part of my philosophy is that