Patient's question:
Female, 27 years old, her baby recently loves to fall asleep while drinking milk at night. She doesn't know what to do. As soon as the baby drinks milk at night, they close their eyes. Is this considered "milk-induced sleep"?Doctor's answer:
Drinking breast milk before bed and nursing to sleep are quite different. Nursing to sleep means the baby keeps the mother's nipple in their mouth while sleeping and will cry if the nipple is removed. Drinking milk before bed means the baby nurses before sleeping, and then falls asleep. Even if the nipple is removed, it will not affect their rest. It is recommended to let the baby develop the habit of drinking milk before bed, so the baby is less likely to wake up in the middle of the night due to hunger, and this will not disturb the mother's sleep at night.