Newborns need to be fed as soon as they wake up

Many newborns have a habit of falling asleep while feeding, otherwise they will wake up as soon as the baby is taken away. This is mainly because the baby does not feel safe when sleeping and needs to hold the nipple to fall asleep. Every time the baby falls asleep, you can wait until the baby is in a deep sleep before putting the baby down to sleep. At the same time, you should check the temperature and ventilation in the room, as these will affect the baby's sleep quality.

Newborns fall asleep after feeding and wake up after being put down: normal situation

Normal sleeping conditions for young babies:

Waking up once an hour is normal. A baby's sleep transitions repeatedly between light and deep sleep. Generally, a baby who is sleeping soundly will return to light sleep in about an hour, and another period of easy wakefulness will begin. Babies' sleep cycles are shorter than those of adults, and even shorter in the first few months. They sleep in shallow phases more frequently and wake up more often at night, almost twice as often as adults, even once an hour. Most sleep problems are caused by having difficulty falling asleep again after waking up and being unable to enter another deep sleep stage. Normal sleeping conditions for young babies: When they are in their mother's arms and suck slowly without exerting force, they are also sleeping, and this should also be included in the baby's sleeping time.

2 Newborns fall asleep as soon as they are fed and wake up as soon as they are put down: Adults fail to grasp the timing. The phenomenon of "falling asleep as soon as they are fed and waking up as soon as they are put down" is more common in young babies. Except for a very small number of these children who are high-demand babies and extremely sensitive, most children have this situation because their families cannot distinguish the time difference and manifestations of light sleep and deep sleep. It can be said that it is because the family of the young baby did not grasp the timing, severity, speed and other details to put the child down. Generally speaking, coaxing children to sleep is a science. After China's family planning policy was implemented, people could neither eat pork nor see pigs run, so no one knew how to coax children to sleep from one generation to the next.

3 Newborns fall asleep while feeding and wake up as soon as they are put down: Insufficient milk. Many babies fall asleep while feeding and wake up as soon as they are put down. This may be caused by insufficient milk. Because of insufficient milk, the baby has a hard time eating, so he will fall asleep after eating due to tiredness. Solution: Breast compression: Place your thumb on the breast and your other fingers under the breast in a C shape, gently squeeze the breast to allow the milk to flow into the baby's mouth. When the baby, after sucking deeply for a while, changes to intermittent sucking in small sips, with little swallowing movement, or even does not move his mouth at all, and starts to fall asleep, the mother can squeeze the breast with her hands to stimulate the baby to continue sucking.

Note: When using this technique, make sure that the baby’s latch is correct, otherwise the baby’s feeding efficiency will not be effectively improved. If the baby is eating well and can basically stay awake and suck continuously, the mother keeps squeezing her breasts just to make the baby complete the task faster. This will only make the baby dependent on a higher milk flow rate, and the mother will suffer in the end: don't expect to have a peaceful feeding in the future, because the baby may start crying as soon as you stop.

4 Newborns fall asleep after feeding and wake up after being put down: Another situation of a bad sleeping environment is that the baby falls asleep while feeding. This is because he feels warm and safe in the mother's arms, so he will sleep very peacefully. Or it may be because the temperature is too low or the indoor air is bad, causing the baby to feel uncomfortable and resulting in poor sleep quality.

Solution: Mothers should not put the baby down as soon as he or she falls asleep. Instead, they should hold the baby for a while, and when the baby is asleep, mothers should gently put the baby down, and then lie with the baby for a while to make him or her feel safe. Basically, there will be no problem. In addition, you should also pay attention to whether the room temperature is too low or whether the room is properly ventilated.