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What is it? It is the sucking that the baby does to calm down, relax, sleep, and not to feed. In other words, non-nutritive sucking (NSS) is the act of sucking without receiving nutrients, for example, when the baby sucks on a pacifier, finger, or the mother's breast without actually extracting milk and feeding. 00:00 - Opening 00:40 - What is it? 01:53 - Is it a problem? Is non-nutritive sucking a problem? As long as the baby is feeding well, gaining weight, and not just sucking, there are no major problems. This is because this non-nutritive sucking helps the mother-baby bond and, most importantly, helps the baby to calm down. However, if the baby starts to make a very strong association between this non-nutritive sucking and sleeping, the ideal is for you to start a process to undo this association. In other words, help your baby to associate the act of sleeping with another experience. Other useful videos: MY BABY ONLY SLEEPS AT THE BREAST: WHAT NOW? TIPS ON HOW TO CHANGE THE HABIT • MY BABY ONLY SLEEPS AT THE BREAST: WHAT NOW? ... STEP BY STEP TO WEAN YOUR BABY TO SLEEPING WHILE BREASTING • STEP BY STEP TO WEAN YOUR BABY TO SLEEP... DOES DREAM FEEDING HELP YOUR BABY SLEEP? • DREAM FEEDING HELPS YOUR BABY SLEEP... REASONS WHY YOUR BABY WANT TO BREASTING ALL THE TIME • REASONS WHY YOUR BABY WANT TO BREASTING... 🛍 Visit the MdM store on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com.br/macetesdemae 📖 Check out my book: “Grávida e Prática - Um guia sem de rodeios para a mãe de primeira viagem”! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2S6NI8P For more details, watch the video about it: http://bit.ly/gravidaepraticaolivro #Maternity #Pregnancy #Newborn To receive notifications of new videos, activate the notification alert (by clicking on the bell). http://www.macetesdemae.com / macetesdemae / macetesdemae / macetesdemae / macetesdemae Production: http://www.laranjaazul.com.br Music by Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) Footage by Videoblocks (https://www.videoblocks.com) and Envato Elements (https://elements.envato.com/curated)