We thought we’d heard it all when it comes to baby sleep hacks – from baby flipping to eggs in socks. But mums are raving about the grass fed butter hack that’s helping their babies sleep right through the night.
The latest trend to try and help babies and even toddlers sleep longer overnight involves giving them a little extra something to eat before bed. Specifically, grass-fed butter.
A quick search on social media will turn up literally hundreds of videos of mums giving their little ones chunks or spoons full of butter, claiming the pre-bed ritual helps their babies sleep the whole night through.
Mum Steph Green has been testing out the ‘hack’ and says it’s been helping her baby sleep – and she notices the difference when her daughter hasn’t had butter before bed.
“I saw people talking about this hack with grass fed butter – giving it to their babies before bedtime and that babies would sleep through the night. I didn’t want to report back until I’d done it for a couple of nights. I’ve tested it out night where we have done the butter and haven’t. The nights where we have, she has slept through the night. Last night she went down about 9.30-10ish and did not wake up until about nine today.”
“She loves it, I do about two spoons. Kinda a lot, but she sleeps through the night. I don’t know what kind of sorcery this is but I feel like it would be an injustice not to share this with other mums. It is so good.
And it’s not just babies who apparently benefit from the hit of buttery goodness before bed. Mums also claim it help toddlers.
“The best sleep hack for kids – butter – (not margarine),” said Abby Callis, from House of Keto. “My kids love butter and I let them eat as much as they want. The fats help keep them satiated and that helps with sleeping! My kids sleep from 6:30pm – 6:30am and still take amazing naps throughout the day. We also use avocados – Healthy fats are great for brain development and cognitive function.”
Medical professionals have weighed in on the trend, with some saying the don’t recommend giving children butter before they go to bed.
“That’s not to say it didn’t work for this child, I’m sure it did,” said Dr Sujay Kansagra, M.D.
… because the two things that are going to wake you up at night time, for young children that are otherwise healthy are going through a full sleep cycle after which you have a normal awakening, or because you’re hungry. And yes there are certain solid foods that are more likely to help you with hunger, that includes foods that are high in fat like butter or foods that are high in protein.
“So I’m all about parents trying different solid foods later in the evening to see if it’ll help them with hunger at night, so long as those foods are age appropriate and safe. Now that can certainly include butter. It’s a great source of fat which children need at that young age. But it’s also typically made with cow’s milk with could be a potent allergen so you want to be careful how you introduce it.”
So what are your thoughts? Would you try this? Let us know in the comments below.
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