
Big Baby Behaviors (4 Months & Older)
Big babies develop little annoying habits that can grow into big annoying habits when they are older. Here are tips to help navigate those behaviors.
Big babies develop little annoying habits that can grow into big annoying habits when they are older. Here are tips to help navigate those behaviors.
Sometimes, the frenulum under the tongue can restrict movement of the tongue and/or the frenulum under the upper lip can cause breastfeeding problems.
It is a common recommendation from breastfeeding experts to forego artificial nipples (pacifiers or bottles) for the first few weeks or even months of breastfeeding to avoid the dreaded and ever-elusive nipple confusion.
A baby who is fussy at the breast and tends to pop on and off is especially frustrating since there are so many possible reasons why baby is doing this.
Ah, baby puke. Spit happens, right? That’s why bibs were invented, after all. It can feel really worrisome when your baby spits up!
Use these techniques to troubleshoot and help a baby with uncomfortable gas.
Newborn babies almost always need less stimulation rather than more stimulation.
Should you wake a sleeping newborn baby? YES. If it has been 3 hours during the day, or 4 hours overnight, the baby needs to wake up and eat.
Have you ever driven somewhere and realized you don’t remember actually driving there? “Autopilot” they call it; your body drives without you actually having to think, without noticing when you signal, turn, or put your foot on the brake.
Your newborn baby doesn’t like or dislike things. They are simply responding to reflex and stimuli in order to survive. Settling down your baby means learning to calm their nervous system.
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