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Offline ashsirimom

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why do we feed play then sleep?
« on: January 21, 2008, 23:44:25 pm »
i'm just wondering why it is in this order. as dd stays awake longer wont she start to wake hungry? she cant go super long during the day without BF or at night for that matter but thats a different story!!! i just want to understand this reason for EASY then it might be easier for me to incorperate! thanks!!!
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Re: why do we feed play then sleep?
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2008, 23:50:30 pm »
I believe the idea is so that we don't fall into the habit of feeding the baby to sleep and they become dependent on that. Independent sleep habits lead to better sleep....for baby AND mom!  :)

You may want to check out the sample EASY schedules to get an idea of how this would work to answer your question about your dd waking hungry.

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Re: why do we feed play then sleep?
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2008, 00:04:55 am »
Exactly, to not make a feed-to-sleep association, but also because it makes it easier to understand why they're crying. If the baby ate and 30 mins. later starts fussing you know it's time to sleep, you don't have to guess if it's hunger because you just did that.

If the baby eats and then sleeps, hunger and tiredness go together and it's harder for the baby and you to understand what's going on. By keeping things separate, baby can maintain the different cries and it's easier for you to learn to distinguish them. Also, by separating the two, the baby learns to stay awake for the feed which makes feeding easier for both, and ensures a full feed (especially hard to see when breast-feeding).

It does makes life a lot easier!
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