Interrupted
Sleep for Moms
Sleep is as important to health
and life as are food and water.
Interrupted sleep over long periods of time can have serious health
consequences. Sleep is frequently
interrupted, sometimes for both parents, but particularly for moms of newborn
infants who are nursing. Young babies
have to be fed every few hours through the night. Older babies and those weighing 14 pounds and
more can go longer. They sleep longer,
but may awaken to feed out of habit, not out of hunger.
By the time a baby is nine to
twelve months old, it should be sleeping through the night. Waking frequently to feed can become a habit,
which can interrupt the sleep of the mother.
Interrupted sleep can eventually adversely affect her energy levels,
health, and ability to take care of the baby and her family.
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