Some children will wean relatively quickly, others may need a longer, slower period to adjustment. As always, listen and respond to your individual child, and go gently.
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Read More There’s so much going on for baby in terms of physical and cognitive development, plus teeth, and sleep is often on the backburner.
If you’re being pressured to “teach” your baby to “self-soothe” so you don’t miss your window of opportunity, read on.
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Read MoreNight weaning does not mean an end to night waking and should therefore not be something parents feel they ‘need’ to do to get their child sleeping ‘better’. It’s certainly not something you need to do simply because a health professional tells you too.
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Read MoreThere’s plenty you can do to make the transition to day care easier on everyone, no “habit” breaking necessary. In fact we encourage you to keep feeding to sleep as a tool in your toolbox, it will make nighttime during this transition period so much easier.
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