BABY
Signs Your Baby Is Hungry
Learn baby's early, middle, and late hunger cues.
Scritto da
Dr. Harvey Karp
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BABY
Scritto da
Dr. Harvey Karp
CONDIVIDI QUESTO ARTICOLO
Bestseller
Infants have a sophisticated vocabulary for communicating their needs, especially hunger. When a mild hunger begins, you will start to see early signs your baby is hungry, such as putting his hand to his mouth, and making mmmm sounds.
Frequency of baby hunger cues: These signals occur 2-3 times an hour.
What happens if you miss one of your newborn’s early hunger cues? Do not worry; your baby will not give up. Next, he will send you more demanding middle-hunger cues. These include rooting (moving head from side with an open mouth, looking for a nipple), open eyes and more active movements. If he still has not gotten your full attention, he will shift into late hunger cues: wriggling, fussing and crying.
Here is a few signs that your baby is hungry:
Of course, you should never ignore your baby’s hunger signals. In fact, if your baby fusses for more than 10 minutes after the last feeding, you should still offer a bit more milk. (Some babies finish a feeding and then fuss a little later when they realise they need just an extra ounce to ‘top off the tank’ in preparation for sleep.)
After around 6-8 weeks of the newborn period, your baby eating or sucking his hands is not always a reliable sign of hunger. During 6-8 weeks of age, your baby will begin to gain more control over his hands and explore his newfound dexterity with his mouth more frequently.
Ignoring early hunger signs to get a bit more sleep is actually smart. An extra hour of rest can improve nursing by reducing depression, preventing mastitis and boosting your milk supply. That is why hundreds of breastfeeding clinics help moms succeed by teaching them swaddling and the other S’s during Happiest Baby classes.
Note: During the first month or two, you will encourage better nighttime sleeping by waking and nursing your baby every couple of hours…during the day. You can also try the SNOO Smart Sleeper which is a baby cot that aids you in putting your baby to sleep using white noise and motion. Learn more about purchasing a SNOO!
Avvertenza: Le informazioni presenti sul nostro sito NON sono consigli medici per alcuna persona specifica o condizione. Sono solo intese come informazioni generali. Se avete domande o preoccupazioni mediche riguardo vostro figlio o voi stessi, si prega di contattare il vostro fornitore di assistenza sanitaria. Il latte materno è la migliore fonte di nutrizione per i neonati. È importante che, in preparazione e durante l'allattamento al seno, le madri seguano una dieta sana ed equilibrata. L'allattamento misto (seno e biberon) nelle prime settimane di vita può ridurre la produzione di latte materno e la decisione di non allattare al seno può essere difficile da invertire. Se decidete di utilizzare il latte artificiale per neonati, dovreste seguire attentamente le istruzioni.
