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Nighttime Feeding Patterns
The majority(n=10) of mothers reported feeding rimes per One mother five nighttime feeding patterns every tw regarding her five minutes ar a time Thre three hours for maybe five mothers that the child fed more than exph the night. A mother on to Well, the frequency is frequent. I would say proba once every two hours from her bedtime onwa bedtime is typically around 8:15 p.m. and it go Het on duration of each nursing session is minutes probably between and fre pattern exhibited by the mothers demonstrate more relatively short feedings because of on-demand breastfeeding style that is encouraged with Maternal Wakefulness While Feeding Nine mothers reported being awake and fully aware while nursing throughout the night. A mother described it as, "I have never been unaware of a feeding and my husband backs this up Although not every mother reported being fully aware and awake, five mothers reported that they were aware but not fully awake. One mother put it into words by saying, "She will wake me up. Yeah. I mean you are kind of in and out of sleep-and not fully aware." No mothers reported being totally unaware of breastfeeding. This finding is noteworthy because once a mother is aware or awake during a feed- ing, recommendations can be followed for hygiene following that feeding. All of the mothers in our study aware or awake enough to be proactive with dental with health following night feedings.