How to correct a child falling asleep after feeding

During infancy, children need to be fed in time at night. At this time, we know that children sleep for a relatively long time. If the child falls asleep while feeding, we must make adjustments at this time and try to avoid the child falling asleep while feeding. As a mother, we must understand the child’s sleep pattern and feed the baby at the appropriate time. Let us learn how to correct a child’s sleep while feeding.

How to correct a child falling asleep after feeding

In fact, when babies are breastfed in their mother's arms, they do enjoy a good sleeping environment and are therefore more likely to fall asleep. But this sleep is often not completely quiet sleep, and the mother can easily wake the baby up. What should I do if my baby falls asleep after feeding? Simply put, when you remove the nipple or pacifier, the baby will wake up naturally.

But from a more scientific point of view, the baby's feeding and sleeping need to be treated differently according to different situations. In the newborn period, the baby will fall asleep after eating a few bites, and may want to eat again after a short break. In this situation, the mother should be patient, put the baby down when he falls asleep, and feed him when he wakes up and asks for breastfeeding. Never put the nipple in your mouth to prevent milk from entering the trachea and forming bad sucking habits. If the baby is a little older and falls asleep, do not try to wake him up to feed him. Feed the baby on demand.

If the mother feels that the baby has stopped sucking, she can gently move the nipple or turn the pacifier, and the baby will continue sucking, then she can continue feeding. If necessary, the mother can also gently pinch the baby's earlobes or pat the baby's cheeks or tap the soles of his feet to give him some awakening stimulation, prolong the excitement time, and allow the baby to get enough milk.

How to prevent your baby from falling asleep while feeding

Obviously, it is harmful to the baby's body if the baby falls asleep easily while breastfeeding, so mothers must learn how to correct this bad habit of the baby. How to prevent baby from falling asleep after feeding? The method is actually very simple!

1. Understand your baby's sleeping pattern and feed him/her at the right time

Some mothers do not know the sleeping and eating patterns of their babies, and even force their babies to wake up and feed them when they are asleep, or force them to feed them when they are full. These are bad behaviors. If your baby just falls asleep while feeding, you can gently move the pacifier to let the baby have enough milk and then let him have a good sleep, so as to develop good feeding habits.

2. The size of the nipple hole should be moderate

It is important to choose a nipple with the correct size of nipple hole when feeding. In order to prevent their babies from choking on milk, some mothers choose to feed their babies with nipples with very small holes. This will cause the baby to put a lot of effort into eating just a little bit of milk, and the baby will fall asleep "exhausted". Therefore, mothers need to check whether the size of the nipple hole is appropriate. When you turn the bottle upside down and milk flows out of the nipple hole drop by drop, the size of the nipple hole is appropriate.

3. Don’t let the mother fall asleep while breastfeeding

Sometimes during breastfeeding, especially at night, the mother falls asleep while feeding, and the baby soon falls asleep with the nipple in his mouth! In this way, the baby will lack the constant stimulation of sucking during feeding. Over time, the baby will easily form a conditioned reflex and fall asleep after just a few sips of milk. It is best for mothers to avoid this situation, pay attention to feeding techniques, and cultivate good habits for their babies.