Sleep Disturbances In Infants Affecting The Family
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By:
Angela Campagna
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Everyone wants there
baby to be happy and
well rested.
I know what the baby wants, you instead of me.
Having a baby with sleep disturbances can cause many problems that can affect the whole family.
Who needs sleep? Maternal fatigue and how it impacts the family
environment can be pertinent to a happy family. Parenting requires one to be sensitive to the child’s needs and this can be physically and emotional demanding (White, White & Fox, 2009).
Can their be long term affects? Sleep behavior can also be linked to cognitive
functions (Teti, Kim, Mayer & Countermine, 2010). Factors such as being sleepy during the day are related to cognitive efficiency. Sleep has also been associated to neuronal processing during brain.
More affects of lack of sleep. Fatigue is associated with depression and sleep
disturbances in postpartum and late pregnancy (Fairbrother, Hutton, Stoll, & Kluka, 2008). High levels of fatigue are reported from mothers through the 4th
month postpartum.
How to get baby to sleep? Some studies have observed mothers emotional
availability (EA) at bedtime and how this can affect the child’s sleep (Teti, Kim, Mayer & Countermine, 2010).
How to get baby to sleep? Other research explores the idea that lack of sleep for
the parent may affect the parental warmth (Dahl & El-Sheikh, 2007). Parental warmth can impact sleep in the children thus affecting development of the children
Popular Methods Many parents use methods such as letting their baby
cry themselves to sleep.
Other methods focus on a routine at bedtime.
The book stores are filled with different methods.
Who can help? There has been research showing that when the family
has adequate health care, social support and an interactive relationship with a pediatrician or nurse they are better able to cope with the crying and sleep disturbances(White, White & Fox, 2009).
Conclusion. Sleep patterns and sleep disturbances greatly impact a
family.
This concept has a ripple effect. The ripple effect is that if the child is not sleeping then the parents are not able to get adequate amount sleep.
References: Fairbrother, N. ,Hutton, E., Stoll, K., &Kluka, S. (2008).Psychometric Evaluation of the
Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue Scale for Use Whit Pregnant and Postpartum Women.
Psychological Assessment, Vol. 20 No. 2, 150-158
Medina A., Lederhos, C. & Lillis, T. (2009).Sleep Disruption and Decline in Marticla
Satisfaction Across the Transition to Parenthood. Families Systems & Health, Vol. 27,No.
2, 153-160
White, C., White, M. & Fox, M., (2009). Maternal Fatigue and Its Relationship to Caregiving
Environment, Families Systems & Health, Vol. 27, No. 4, 325-345