It’s 10:30 in the morning. I’m half lying, half sitting in bed, with the computer next to me, working on my new article… Suddenly it hits me how quiet it is! Where are the children? Yeah, my elder daughter’s in kindergarten. And my three-week-old...
🎙Listen to the conference session by clicking on the link below https://www.lalecheleagueireland.com/la-leche-league-of-ireland-annual-conference-2023 Understanding and Nurturing Healthy Baby Sleep Speaker’s personal journey into motherhood. Emphasis on the...
If you’re looking for the answer to the above question, start by looking at your baby who is still in the womb and about to be born. Get to know her, her sleep. How did your baby sleep before he was born? • She slept 95-98% of the time.• She moved at least 50...
6-12 monthsThe World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that it is safe to keep your baby in the same room with you when he or she is sleeping until the age of six months. This is true at night and during the day. For these tiny babies, it is vital that they can...
There are different cases. Yet, somehow most of the time we think that you should not wake the baby under any circumstances. It’s not okey if we wake him or her up, because sleep is very important. That’s what I encounter most often in counselling, that...
I pick her up – she’s so heavy! Now what the heck shall I do? 1. What do babies need? 2. How am I to satisfy these needs here and now? We say that these are two separate issues: Some might say to this: “You shouldn’t let your baby rule your life. What she...
If you want an answer to this question, just look at your baby still in your belly. You should get to know her, and her sleep patterns better! How do babies sleep before they are born? They spend 95-98% of their time sleeping. They move at least 50 times every hour....
😴 I am NOT a bad sleeper mommy! A baby’s testimony💤 I have no idea why you’re always saying that about me! I am NOT! I sleep plenty, haven’t you noticed?📊 But I spend like 50% of my sleep in REM, a lighter sleep mode. Do you know why mommy? So I can get all the...
In other words: how do babies sleep?🤱 Up close with babies: taking short naps close to mom🥱 When babies sleep close to their moms, they tend to sleep more often, but in between these short naps, they often wake up. Why would that be? It’s because they spend 50% of...
🥱 Sleep needs in the first months of life vary greatly.☝️ It can be completely normal for a small baby to sleep 9 hours over a 24-hour period, while others sleep 19 hours in total.Average sleep need is thus 14-15 hours. ‼️BUT this does not mean that babies must sleep...
