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4/10/11 at 2:31pm
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It has been researched and found that babies who are breastfed before going to sleep form sleep associations and they take longer to adjust to sleeping all by themselves s compared to formula fed babies. Moreover, breast milk is lighter and easier to digest as compared to formula milk. This is the reason why most breastfed babies feel hungry very soon and they wake many times during the night. Secondly, breastfeeding is both calming and soothing. It is well nourished and complete food. Hence, it is easier to establish a connection between breastfeeding and sleeping. The baby forms sleep associations that only if he is breastfed, he can go back to sleep once he wakes up. Every time he wakes up in the middle of the night, he might need you and your breast a he finds it both soothing and comforting. On the contrary, your neighbor’s child who has adjusted well to the sleep patterns sleeps peacefully on its own without any help.

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