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Colic 2008-03-24 12:53:16 Colic is diagnosed when an infant is healthy and well fed yet cries in excess of three hours a day for more than three days a week. It is a harmless condition but is obviously very upsetting for parents and carers. It affects around 20% of babies and usually appears around 2 -4 weeks of [...]
No title 2008-03-20 18:01:44 I feel it’s very important that we discuss this topic first because it’s surely the gravest concern of any new parent.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is where a child (usually under one year) dies suddenly, for no known medical reason, in their sleep.
Thankfully, the rates of SIDS are falling. In 1991 SIDS hit 1 in 1000 infants. Nowadays, the [...]
Understanding why babies wake during the night 2008-04-22 07:29:58 It is important that we understand the reasons why newborn babies wake in the night. In the first few months they have many essential needs, yet their ability to communicate is extremely low. For example, their miniscule tummies digest milk extremely quickly and if the stimulus for hunger does not wake the baby, he will not [...] Read more:Understanding
How much sleep should a newborn baby have? 2008-04-22 06:28:03 Parents are often concerned that their baby may not be sleeping enough, whilst others voice their concerns about their baby sleeping too much.
I think it may be useful for parents to know the amount of hours that the average baby sleeps at different ages. However, it is important to remember that there is a huge [...]
Why do babies need so much sleep? 2008-04-22 06:25:09 Babies have a great deal to learn in a very short space of time. During waking hours, there is too much going on for babies’ brains to digest or reflect on the huge amount of information being received. During sleep the brain can organise and make sense of the vast array of experiences without distraction. [...]
The Stages of Baby Sleep 2008-04-22 06:17:52 When an adult falls asleep, her higher brain functions decelerate which allows her to enter the phase known as deep sleep. During this time her body hardly moves, breathing is slow and regular, and her muscles become relaxed and loose. After around an hour and a half later and her brain becomes more active and [...] Read more:Baby Sleep
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Letting newborn babies cry it out 2008-04-23 05:12:58 There is a theory that advises you not to respond to a newborn baby’s cries during the night because it will teach him to comfort himself back to sleep and therefore, he won’t bother you as much. I have to say, this is the worst advice I have ever come across. A newborn [...] Read more:Letting
Sleep Maturity 2008-04-30 04:27:06 During the first three months of development, tiny babies rarely sleep for more than four hours without requiring feeding. At around three to six months, the majority of babies start to settle. They are awake for longer periods during the day and some with lucky parents may sleep five-hour stretches at night! The time they [...] Read more:Maturity
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A word of caution regarding sleep-trainers 2008-04-30 04:22:35 There is evidence to suggest that sleep-trainers may be a dangerous solution to a frequently waking baby. Encouraging a baby to sleep too deeply, too long, too soon, may interfere with the natural developmental and survival mechanisms that the baby is armed with. Sleep researchers have found that blood flow to the brain is almost [...]
Helping to set your baby’s internal clock 2008-05-01 06:18:57 There are some simple techniques for helping your baby synchronize her sleeping patterns with the adult way of doing things and therefore she will safely reach the stage where she sleeps through the night more quickly.
During the day, open the windows and let the light fill the rooms. Generate lots of hustle and bustle [...] Read more:Helping
Your baby’s internal clock 2008-05-01 06:15:20 The ‘circadian rhythm’ is the 24 hour internal clock that controls various biological processes, including sleep, wakefulness, and digestive and hormonal activity. The natural signal for the circadian pattern is the change from darkness to light.
Unfortunately, a newborn baby has no idea that people are supposed to sleep when it’s dark and his circadian rhythm [...]
Helping Baby Get a Good Night’s Sleep- Introduction 2008-05-01 06:10:14 One fact that is very clear from all the research that I have studied is that there is no, ‘one size fits all’ technique to helping a baby get to sleep. I will explain the known reputable techniques and the pros and cons of each. It is your job to find out which [...] Read more:Helping
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