🌿 媽媽的實驗精神The Experimental Spirit of a Mom

堯馨劉
Nov 6
2 min read

寶寶開始吃副食品了。每天都像在開一場小型「味覺探險」，胡蘿蔔、南瓜、地瓜、蘋果泥——一樣樣登場，寶寶吃得津津有味，媽媽在旁邊看得滿心歡喜。

然而，連續幾個夜裡，寶寶總在半夜啼哭不安，肚子鼓鼓的、臉皺成一團。

媽媽抱著他，輕聲安撫，一邊幫他按摩小肚子、伸腿運動，一邊在心裡默默記錄觀察結果。

「這幾天白天活動量差不多呀，喝奶量也沒變……那問題出在哪裡呢？」

於是，媽媽開啟了她的「實驗精神」。像個小科學家似的，一邊困倦地打哈欠，一邊腦中列出假設清單：

是配方奶造成脹氣？
還是副食品太接近睡前？
抑或是白天活動太多、腸胃太疲累？

思索再三，她決定試著調整「餵副食品的時間」，把原本的晚餐時段，改成中午或早上。

這個小改變，就像生活裡的微實驗。

結果出乎意料——那一晚，寶寶竟然一覺睡了五個小時！

連續兩天，夜裡再也沒有哭著醒來。

媽媽看著熟睡的寶寶，心裡升起一股淡淡的成就感。那不是誇張的驕傲，而是一種「我好像真的找到原因了！」的滿足。甚至有那麼一點點得意——畢竟，這可是她親手設計、親自驗證的實驗結果呢。

媽媽笑著想：

原來育兒，不只是愛與耐心，

還需要一點觀察、一點假設，

再加上一點勇於嘗試的實驗精神。

在這個叫「母親」的角色裡，

我們都是不斷進行生活研究的科學家，

一次次測試、修正、學習，

最終讓愛與智慧，一起變得更柔軟、更有力量。

The baby has started eating solid foods.

Every day feels like a tiny taste adventure—carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, applesauce—each new flavor makes the little one’s eyes sparkle, while Mom watches with quiet joy.

But for several nights in a row, the baby kept waking up crying, his tummy tight and round, his little face all scrunched up.Mom held him close, gently massaging his belly, helping him stretch his legs, quietly taking mental notes like a scientist in the dark.“Daytime activity seems the same, milk intake too… so what’s causing this?” So, she switched on her experimental mode.Yawning but determined, she began listing hypotheses in her half-sleepy mind:

Was it the formula milk?
Was the solid food too close to bedtime?
Or maybe too much daytime activity tiring out the tummy?

After some thought, she decided to tweak just one variable—feeding time.Instead of serving solids at dinner, she moved it to lunchtime or morning.A tiny adjustment, a micro-experiment in daily life. The result was surprising—That very night, the baby slept five straight hours.Two nights in a row, no midnight crying, no gassy wake-ups. Watching her baby sleep peacefully, Mom felt a small but deep sense of accomplishment.Not boastful pride—just the quiet satisfaction of finally figuring it out.Maybe even a tiny spark of smug delight—after all, this was her very own hypothesis tested and proven true. She smiled to herself.Parenting isn’t only about love and patience—it’s also about observing, hypothesizing,and having the courage to experiment a little. In this role called motherhood,