12/02/2021
This is a very common question and if you want to give it a try that’s ok. But most often you will find it’s a quick fix and baby will go back to not sleeping, and here’s why……
* Cereal in the bottle works on the idea that babies fall asleep at bedtime and don’t wake up till morning. But that’s not how sleep works.
*We all cycle in and out of deep sleep and at the end of every cycle we tend to wake up. Maybe not fully but to a certain level of consciousness.
*In babies, that cycle is about 45 minutes, so even on a good night they are going to wake up a lot. And if the only way they know how to get back to sleep is a bottle, nursing, etc, they are going to wait for you to come help them out.
*So it’s got nothing to do with hunger. BUT….how can you help them sleep through the night?
*Teaching them to sleep independently.
Do you want to know more? DM me to set up a free evaluation call!
