night feeds
Infant's nocturnal meals
Night feeds are the feedings given to an infant during nighttime hours, typically while the parent would otherwise be sleeping.
The term appears most often in discussions of newborn care and sleep schedules: She's exhausted from the night feeds, He takes over the night feeds on weekends.
As babies grow, parents work toward eliminating night feeds to establish uninterrupted sleep.
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- nursing braUndergarment allowing breast access
- breast milkMammary secretion for infants
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
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- motherhoodmother, mom, mama, mum, mommy
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