What is the Best Way to End Night Feeding? This is one of the top questions we get from our friends, from the parents of our little patients and our website followers. The night weaning information you are about to read is gleaned from Dr. Bill’s experience in fifty years of pediatric practice, Martha’s experience […]
Night Weaning Before Teething Is night weaning even worth the trouble before they get all their first set of teeth? I’m worried I’ll go through the trouble of night weaning my 19-month-old, just to have her really struggle and need comforting. Night Weaning and Dental Health Once upon a time, most dentists discouraged mothers from […]
Ease into weaning with love and compassion Ending the breastfeeding relationship was an emotional rollercoaster I was not prepared for. I felt “prepared” for pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding, but when I began thinking of closing this special chapter, I felt overwhelmed. Most of the advice I found seemed to focus on the younger child around […]
Getting Baby to Sleep Through the Night High need babies not only need help to fall asleep, they often need help staying asleep. Here are ways for getting baby to sleep through the night so that you can stay asleep, too. 1. Sleep Where Baby Sleeps Best Every mom, dad, and baby must work out […]
Suggestions for Dealing with an All-Night Toddler Nurser Frequent night nursing is characteristic of high-need children. It’s like going to their favorite restaurant. The ambiance is peaceful, the server is familiar, the cuisine is superb, and they love the management. Who can blame the all-night gourmet? Yet as baby ages and turns into a toddler, […]
The First Steps to Night Wean When to night wean will depend on details more specific to each mother’s situation. In general, weaning as a concept says that weaning needs to be done “gradually and with love”, to quote a La Leche League guideline. And weaning implies that a child is being weaned from one […]
Alternatives to Nursing I’ve been weaning my 23-month-old for quite some time (she was only nursing before naps and nighttime) then since I’m pregnant, my milk has stopped. It’s been a rough couple of days. Is it ok to offer a pacifier as an alternative to nursing? She never took one before but seems to […]
Step-by-step Weaning Advice Question: Hello, I’m a big fan of your books and my husband and I are AP our 7.5-month-old girl. Currently she nurses to sleep for all naps and to go to bed and if I leave her for naps, she won’t sleep very long. I’m just wondering if I should be breaking […]
My two-year-old still uses a pacifier to sleep. I think it’s time to wean him. Is that right?You likely know that young children suck on their fingers, thumbs and pacifiers. From the early months, the sucking action becomes an activity that babies associate with comfort and sleep. Later in life, many toddlers will resort to […]
WEANING: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Weaning is not a negative term, nor is it something that you do to a child. Weaning is a journey from one relationship to another. The Hebrew word for wean is gamal, meaning “to ripen.” In ancient times, when children were breastfed until two or three years of age, it […]
Tips on Transitioning from Co-sleeping to Floor Bed “I am looking for advice on transitioning our two yeard-old from co-sleeping to a floor bed in our room. We night weaned a few months ago and so we are ready to make another change.” You are not alone in the quest to want to make a […]
Q&A for Parenting Advice Q: If you had one bit of advice for a 20-year-old girl with a passion for health and nutrition who is in the last weeks of Dr. Sears’ Wellness Institute health coach training, what would you tell her? A: Find a way to share your passion that feels true and unique […]
