March 14, 2022 - In this Ask Me Anything episode, Alexandra Harrison responds to questions about when babies start to sleep through the night, whether you should let your baby put her hands in her mouth, whether you should continue breastfeeding even after starting solid food, how to stimulate your 6 month old baby, and what to do about an 18-month old biting his big sister.
References:
Sleep:
Douglas P, Hill P (2013), J Dev Behav Ped, Behavioral sleep interventions in the first six months of life do not improve outcomes for mothers or infants: A systematic review, 34(7). 497-507. Doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e31829cafa6.
Hall W, Hutton E, Brant R et al (2015). A randomized control trial of an intervention for infant sleep problems, BMC Pediatr 15, 181, doi.org/10.1186/s12887-015-0492-7.
Sadeh , Tikotzky L, Scher A (2009). Parenting and infant sleep, Sleep Medicine Reviews, doi:10.1016/jsmrv.2009.05.003
Combining Solid Foods with Breastfeeding:
https://www.medela.us/breastfeeding/articles/balancing-breastfeeding-and-solid-foods-for-baby
