Baby Sleep Kenya

Kenyan Parenting Beliefs About Baby Sleep: What to Keep, Question and Adapt In Kenya, parenting rarely happens in isolation. A new mother may receive advice from her own mother, a grandmother, an aunt, friends, a healthcare worker and a parenting group on social media. This support can be invaluable. Experienced relatives may help with meals, household tasks and caring for a newborn while parents recover and adjust. However, advice about baby sleep can sometimes conflict. One person may say a baby should be rocked to sleep, another may suggest a strict timetable, and someone else may believe frequent night waking always means the baby is hungry. How can parents make sense of all this advice? “My baby wakes at night, so my milk must not be enough.” Night waking alone cannot tell you whether a baby is getting enough milk. Young babies commonly wake to feed, and feeding needs differ between children. Look at the wider picture, including feeding effectiveness, growth, wet nappies and your ...