![]() ![]() Specifically, we have found that for moms who are working full-time outside the home and who are pumping benefit from reverse cycling – it helps to keep their milk supplies up, and allows for that special, cuddly bonding time with baby that those moms miss during the day. But there are situations in which reverse cycling actually works in your favor, and makes a lot of sense to continue. Now, obviously, many of us find reverse cycling absolutely exhausting and are looking for ways to correct it (more on that in the next section). Reverse Cycling Isn’t All Bad – How Reverse Cycling Can Actually Benefit Working Moms It is also true for newborns who are struggling with day/night confusion and who sleep much of the day. This is especially true for babies who are napping too much during the day, in addition to not nursing frequently. However, other babies are fairly awake between feedings and spend far more of their nighttime hours awake and alert. This is especially true for babies who know how to self-soothe and fall asleep independently – these babies generally don’t have strong sleep associations with nursing, and so will sleep well between feedings. Obviously, if your baby is breastfeeding every hour or two at night, then she’s not doing much sleeping…and neither are you! Now, some babies are pretty efficient “reverse cyclers” – they will wake often to eat, but they’ll generally nurse and then go right back to sleep. How Reverse Cycling Affects Your Baby’s Sleep
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