tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post341036695384885815..comments2023-10-07T00:40:12.699-07:00Comments on Secrets of Baby Behavior: The Science of Infant Sleep Part I: The First 6 WeeksDr. Jane Heinighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04068549990790707174noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-45443272536477172762015-08-06T09:37:57.826-07:002015-08-06T09:37:57.826-07:00Thanks, this helped.Thanks, this helped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-33812121078311834422014-04-01T17:19:34.915-07:002014-04-01T17:19:34.915-07:00Your text helped me a lot...thanksYour text helped me a lot...thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-52790078011312385292010-03-30T22:15:40.615-07:002010-03-30T22:15:40.615-07:00Hello Helen, I can tell you have some strong feeli...Hello Helen, I can tell you have some strong feelings about this topic. I understand your concerns and you've made some good points, particularly if you were referring to the early postpartum. I am familiar with most of the research that you refer to but I think you might have overgeneralized a bit. This post was referring to the first 6 weeks, not only the very early postpartum.Dr. Jane Heinighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068549990790707174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-70776923734832260102010-03-30T17:46:25.482-07:002010-03-30T17:46:25.482-07:00Swaddling is NOT good for babies! Very good resea...Swaddling is NOT good for babies! Very good research (See Nils Bergman and James McKenna) shows that babies need to be skin to skin with their mothers.If they are swaddled they can become overheated and fail to rouse upon hunger cues. When they are swaddled they get too hot and have to use extra energy to cool down..energy that is taken away from controlling their respiration, heart rate, blood sugar levels and if they are busy doing this they are too busy to recognise hunger cues!!! This is a huge issue considering that babies take in 30% of their calories during the night.This can also cause a baby to be too sleepy to feed or conversely so ravenously hungry that they are hysterical and cannot be calmed enough to take the breast...which can result in breastfeeding issues.<br /><br />Research also shows that when mothers sleep skin to skin with their infants and are breastfeeding, they get on average 40-60 minutes more of sleep per night.Helenhttp://www.naturalmothering.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532708164460230394.post-53636436711271057762010-03-30T12:14:56.865-07:002010-03-30T12:14:56.865-07:00The four tips you conclude with worked for us.The four tips you conclude with worked for us.robertsmomnoreply@blogger.com