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Second Night Syndrome: How a Breastfed Baby Develops Complications

Complication of insufficient feeding in exclusively breastfed newborns, like hyperbilirubinemia and hypoglycemia are common. The early signs of those complications are frequent or constant crying and prolonged or unsatisfied nursing (where baby latches and unlatches in response to insufficient milk at the breast). These signs are also called the Second Night Syndrome, which put an infant … Continue reading Second Night Syndrome: How a Breastfed Baby Develops Complications

Second Night Syndrome: Complications in Exclusively Breastfed Newborns

Complication of insufficient feeding in exclusively breastfed newborns, like hyperbilirubinemia and hypoglycemia are common. The early signs of those complications are frequent or constant crying and prolonged or unsatisfied nursing (where baby latches and unlatches in response to insufficient milk at the breast). These signs are also called the Second Night Syndrome, which put an infant … Continue reading Second Night Syndrome: Complications in Exclusively Breastfed Newborns

The ‘Second Night Syndrome’ is Abnormal and This is Why

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Written by Jody Segrave-Daly, MS, RN, IBCLC As a NICU/nursery nurse and IBCLC who has worked with newborn babies my entire nursing career, I was mystified when I first heard the phrase “second-night syndrome.” When I began to research where the phrase came from, it became clear that it is not based on any scientific … Continue reading The ‘Second Night Syndrome’ is Abnormal and This is Why