How to wake a baby for feeding?
This is necessary during the superficial phase of sleep. It is characterized by the movements of the eyelids, lips, limbs, also the baby can smile during this period. You can use the following methods:
- Mom can start talking, sing a song, - a crumb can wake up from the voice of the mother;
- you can just open the baby, remove the blanket, in some cases this is enough;
- Sometimes it's easy enough to touch the knobs or legs of a crumb, stir them, stroke a baby;
- if the baby does not sleep in a baby bed, but on a large sofa, then the mother can lie down beside her and hug the baby, feeling the closeness of the native person, he will wake up;
- an effective method is to change a baby's clothes or change a diaper, a crumb feels a change in temperature and wakes up, besides, this is the usual action for a karapuza, it does not frighten him;
- You can take the baby in your arms and hold it in an upright position, usually it causes the crumb to open your eyes.
All these simple recommendations can easily be performed by any mom. Knowing how to wake a newborn for feeding at night or in the afternoon, Mom can always cope with the situation.
Advice to moms
Sometimes parents, wishing to wake up a crumb, come into the room and sharply turn on the light. Bright lighting, on the contrary, causes the baby to keep his eyes closed. It is better to use muffled light, it will help in solving the problem.
A woman can ask in the maternity home how to wake a newborn baby for feeding. Specialists work there, and they will give the most detailed recommendations. In general, do not hesitate to ask questions to health workers. If parents noticed that these methods do not help, and the baby is too sleepy, then it is necessary to consult a doctor. It is possible that an inexperienced mother is doing something wrong, and the doctor will simply correct her actions. But there is a possibility that such a reaction of the baby will become a signal for the doctor to conduct surveys.