Sleepy Breastfeeding Babies

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode!Is or was your newborn really sleepy?Did you think your baby was defective because of how sleepy he was?Did you ever wonder what is normal, when should your baby be more awake?If your baby was sleepy after he/she was born, you should listen to this episode.  And that is probably everyone.If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected] we talked about:What makes a baby sleepy? [4:20]Waking for feeds [7:33]Tips for waking a sleepy baby [7:53]How often should you wake your baby? [9:41]Keeping baby awake during a feed [12:04]What’s the difference between suck and suckle? Nutritive and non-nutritive suck? [14:14]Jaundice [21:51]Awake time for babies [23:07]Should you wake a sleeping baby?? [25:24]When can you let them sleep longer? [26:02]What are ‘appropriate’ times [29:31]Sleepy newborn babies are normal babies [30:28] Shout out of the week – Birth By Grace [20:35]https://www.birthbygracemidwifery.com  This episode is sponsored by Earth Mama Organics and Kindred BravelyOther episodes we mentioned this week, or we just think you should check them outhttps://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/jaundice-myths-and-breastfeeding/https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/008-schedules/https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/088-normal-newborn-breastfeeding-behaviors/Check out this video for great examples of sucks and swallows (starting at minute 2:20)https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=LX1fl8NtTuw&feature=emb_logo Set up your consultation with Diannehttps://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/Follow our Podcast~https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.comHere is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com Music we use~Music: "Levels of Greatness" from "We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)" courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott Holmes