Sleep Deprivation and Breastfeeding
Keep your baby close by the bed in her own bassinet. With your baby beside you, you need only roll over, pick her up, and place her next to you to breastfeed. If your husband is willing to change the
Sleep Deprivation and Breastfeeding
Sleep Deprivation and Breastfeeding: Extracted from authoritative health source; Evidence-based information for parents; Reviewed by healthcare professionals. Based on US guidelines for 0-12 months.
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Published
10/8/2025
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Keep your baby close by the bed in her own bassinet. With your baby beside you, you need only roll over, pick her up, and place her next to you to breastfeed. If your husband is willing to change the baby’s diaper when necessary, you can fall back asleep once a nursing session is over.
Also, try to develop the habit of sleeping during the day when the baby sleeps. Some sleep deprivation is always part of the process of early parenting, but breastfeeding certainly disrupts sleep less than getting up and preparing a bottle of formula. And soon your baby will sleep for longer intervals.
See A Parent's Guide to Safe Sleep.
References
- Sleep Deprivation and Breastfeeding(AAP)10/8/2025
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