At first, it is natural for babies to associate falling asleep with sucking. This comes from the womb. They calm down by sucking. Up to 4 months, this is part of the process. After this period, it is important to start separating falling asleep from breastfeeding. Some people may think: oh, but then we can just give them a pacifier. But in this case, the pacifier falls out, and then, to go back to sleep, the mother has to get up to help the baby, and the idea is to not have to get up at night. In today's video, I teach you step by step how to wean your baby from sleeping while breastfeeding. Watch! 00:00 - Opening 03:11 - Step 1 05:00 - Step 2 06:34 - Step 3 09:01 - Step 4 09:37 - Step 5 10:31 - Step 6 11:02 - Step 7 WHY WILL DISCONNECTING SLEEP FROM BREASTFEEDING IMPROVE SLEEP? Because a baby who sleeps while breastfeeding, when waking up between one cycle and another, needs to suck again to lull him to sleep again. WHAT CAN BE DONE THEN? Identify if the baby really wants to breastfeed/suck. Many mothers, at the first little noise, jump to attend to the baby. Wait, follow the sound, see if he won't just mumble and fall asleep on his own. Here are two tips: use a baby monitor and use the shhhh technique with the baby monitor ( • LEARN HOW TO CALM BABIES WITH THE TECHNIQUE... ). Detail: don't let the baby cry. You hold him, but first analyze if he really needs it or if he will calm down and sleep on his own. BUT DON'T TAKE TOO LONG. If you've identified that he won't fall asleep anyway, go before he wakes up completely. Because then it will be even more complicated. You have to find the ideal timing. BREASTFEED UNTIL THE BABY IS SLEEPY AND TAKE HIM OFF WHILE HE IS STILL AWAKE. When the baby is still on the breast, but sucking much less, practically only sucking, take him off the breast and leave him on your lap. If he looks for your breast, put your finger in front of his chin or under it and hold it for a bit (your little finger is a little lighter). He may look for the breast again, showing signs of irritation, then give it to him again. If not, keep him like that until he falls asleep on your lap, but not on the breast. WILL THIS WORK THE FIRST TIME? No, it may take days. Up to 1 or 2 weeks. But it will work. The tip is to insist on taking the baby off the breast while he is still awake and getting him to fall asleep only on your lap, until you move on to the next phase, which is sleeping in the crib. HOW TO MAKE THEM SLEEP IN THE CRIB? After a while, when the baby is already falling asleep on your lap without the breast, you can start putting him almost asleep (but still awake) in the crib, so that he sleeps there and not on your lap. DOES IT WORK FOR OLDER CHILDREN? Yes! For little ones and older ones too. IMPORTANT CARE Do not get the baby to the point of crying. Attend to him first, put him on the breast first. It takes a while, but the number of attempts until it works will decrease. You don't make a direct jump - from the breast to the bed. You make a path through the lap. ???? Visit the MdM store on Amazon: www.amazon.com.br/macetesdemae ???? Check out my book: “Grávida e Prática - Um guia sem rodeios para a mãe de primeira viagem” (Pregnant and Practical - A straightforward guide for the first-time mother)! See how to buy or download for free with Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/3Ur5HHA 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). Check out other videos that you will enjoy: LEARN TO CALM BABIES WITH THE SHHH TECHNIQUE • LEARN TO CALM BABIES WITH THE SHHH TECHNIQUE... WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO WAKE UP YOUR BABY TO BREASTFEED? • WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO WAKE UP YOUR BABY WHILE... 15 TIPS TO WAKE UP YOUR BABY DURING FEEDING • 15 TIPS TO WAKE UP YOUR BABY DURING FEEDING www.macetesdemae.com facebook.com/macetesdemae instagram.com/macetesdemae twitter.com/macetesdemae pinterest.com/macetesdemae Production: http://www.laranjaazul.com.br Makeup: @nanyferreiramakeup Music by Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) Footage by Videoblocks (https://www.videoblocks.com) and Envato Elements (https://elements.envato.com/curated)