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New Baby Co-Sleeping in India
I always find it interesting hearing about other cultures and how they raise their new born babies. A lady called Minnie Gupta from West Bengal, India, describes what happens when a new infant arrives and how an Indian family safely co-sleeps. Minnie says, “ we make special ‘beds’ just for the infants using special pillows which is then put right [...]
Posted in Baby Development, Child Sleep, Home-Child Safety, New baby- Sleep, Parental Choices, Toddlers- Sleep
Also tagged baby co-sleeping, bed at night, child sleeping, child with mishapen head, children sleeping, India, Indian, kid, Minnie, Mom, Mom sleeps, moulding the baby's head, new born babies, new infant, parents, pillow, SID, special pillows
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Infant Sleep
New babies will initially sleep for approximately 18-20 hours a day when first born. As they get older this gradually decreases. You may find with a new baby born by caesarean to be very sleepy in the first few days, this is due to the drugs used in labour wearing off. It would be advisable to [...]
Posted in New baby- Sleep
Also tagged babies that are not sleeping, baby sleeping, bottle feeding, breast feeding, caesarean, colostrum, first few weeks, new baby sleep, sleep patterns
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