Is it true that a baby struggles to sleep because the mom didn’t sleep at night ?

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My MIL is annoying asf she parents based off superstitions... Example: “don’t kiss babies cheek cuz they’ll get fat and cause mumps.” “Don’t bathe baby after 6pm cuz he’ll get sick.” She told me when I was pregnant to start sleeping through the night cuz if you’re up your baby will be to. My baby will be up cuz he’s a fucking baby and needs to eat. Does anyone agree that a baby follows the moms sleep pattern? Cuz I don’t believe that shit🤷🏽‍♀️

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Your MIL sounds like she believes every old wives tale that ever existed. That would be sooo annoying to me. I’d be telling her what science and research says left and right and I’d be providing her with facts that have disproven all those wives tales. That’d drive me nuts.

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Lol. No. 😂

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In my experience, the MOM doesn't sleep at night because the BABY isn't sleeping. Trust me, if my baby was consistently sleeping through the night I'd be so well rested and not a walking zombie because there's nothing I want more than a full nights sleep!

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So if anything (& I don’t think it would) but it would probably be the opposite. Most babies come out with day night confusion because they are used the sleeping more during the day when mom is moving & “rocking” them to sleep. Then are more active during the night when mom is sleeping / laying still. (Or so I’ve heard 😝)

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I worked midnights my entire pregnancy (still do). My boy slept through the night at 7 weeks old

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It's the opposite actually, they sleep more during the day because that's when you're up and moving and rocking them to sleep with your normal body movements. When you lay down or put your feet up is when they get the most active, because then you're stationary and they're not being rocked/swayed around gently by your movements. Babies tend to stay awake a lot during the night because of that ^ and because they're used to the darkness in your womb. I had to wake my son to nurse during the day (when he was a newborn) but never during the night because he would wake himself up a lot, and then stay awake for 4 hours straight in the dead of night. I watched many sunrises that I wanted to be asleep for, but my son had other plans.

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No.  Hell I wish I was sleeping right now. My son than been sleeping through the night for over 9 months is up right now. Crying because he tired but will not get to sleep. Oh and he 19 months old.

Is it true that a baby struggles to sleep because the mom didn’t sleep at night ?

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