Mothers of newborn children can feel constant fatigue because of need of feeding of the child at night. However over time it is possible to accustom the child to eat only in the afternoon. At the same time it is important to work gradually not to harm the child.
Instruction
1. Consult with the pediatrician concerning whether your child is ready to cancellation of night feedings. In the first three months they are necessary for him, and further a lot of things depend on its individual developed mode. The doctor will be able to help you, having explained whether it will be injurious to health of your child.
2. Begin an otuchivaniye from night feeding together with creation at the child of the normal mode of a dream and wakefulness. At first resolve an issue with night awakenings. Not always they are connected with desire is. For example, at children about one year the cut teeth can be the cause. For reduction of pain of the child use special gels with analgesic effect, for example, Kalgel or others.
3. Offer the child a dummy as an alternative of a maternal breast at night. It will help if the aspiration to suck a breast is connected with need of achievement of a certain emotional effect of sucking. Consider that among mothers and experts there is no unity in a question of that, it is good or bad to use dummies. However the most frightening consequences from their use, for example, a curvature of teeth in the future, remain unconfirmed.
4. Change the schedule of feeding so that the child ate just before a dream, and move the first meal for early morning. In this case it should be without food of only 6-7 hours, and you have an opportunity to get enough sleep fully at night.
5. If the requirement of night feedings remains at the child years are more senior, analyze whether it is connected with the shortage of attention. Try to give more time to it in the afternoon. Think of whether it is ready to the end of breastfeeding in general. If it already passed to full artificial feeding, it is possible to finish night feedings, in principle. In this case also the problem with food will be solved at night.