Guest guest Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Attachment parenting research says primitive mothers do wake up frequently at night to nurse babies (although i don't know about the teething issue per se). Since we cosleep, as people have traditionally done, my baby wakes up several times a night to nurse. The thing primitive mothers had that i don't is someone to help watch the kids during the day so i can nap, and a more relaxed lifestyle overall (primitive mothers didn't check their email at midnight, much less have electric lights to screw up our internal clocks). I have read naps are very healthy and natural and something we gave up in the modern world. I have also read that traditional people used to wake up routinely at night, putz about, and then go back to bed. You are more present in that more enlightened alpha brain state in the middle of the night. I spent a year living outdoors and found the same thing happening to me. With no scheduled obligations to get to, i could enjoy my night wakings for the insight they gave me. Elaine > Hmmm. I wonder if the native people's Price studied had this > teething/waking up problem with their babies?(I dont remember reading > anything specifically about teething in NAPD, but maybe my memory didnt > retain that info). Or if their diets helped in some way with this > aspect of child rearing. It seems like nature would not design a system > (or let it survive evolution) where the mother is so stressed from lack > of sleep that she can become worn out and prone to illness, thereby > leaving her at increased risk of death. Or less able to carry out the > functions necessary for survival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 I had a fairly comprehensive blood panel done about a couple of months ago at the ND although i don't know if she looked at D. Why? > > That's interesting info . Makes sense about having the other women > around to help. Out of curiousity, have you had your hydroxyvitamin-d > levels tested? > > ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 >. I spent a year living outdoors and found the same thing happening to >me. With no scheduled obligations to get to, i could enjoy my night wakings >for the insight they gave me. >Elaine I used to be a confirmed narcoleptic, ALWAYS sleepy. And when my first was born, I thought our sleep schedule would be a mess. But I have the same experience ... now that I'm not tied to a corporate schedule, I actually do ok on 5 hours sleep sometimes, or up half the night. If I'm really tired I sleep in. I think part of it is the lack of food allergies, and that I don't have sinusitis anymore (that really robs you of energy, without you knowing it). But also, when you breastfeed, you can get up and feed the kid and not really wake up, and since the kid doesn't get to the " bawling " stage you aren't so stressed about it. Neither of my kids seemed really stressed about teething either. They were in some discomfort, and the first chewed on things alot, but nothing like the distress I hear from other folks. -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Yes, i read that and Mothering had a similar article. I take CLO daily but noticed i'm only getting about 500 IU of D from that. Maybe i'll look at how much D I'm getting from diet too. She's not too bad with teething, just a runny nose and some restless nights here and there. I can't imagine teething not hurting considering jagged bone-like material tearing its way through sensitive flesh. Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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