Strategies for Helping Children Fall Asleep and Adjust to Night Weaning

Night weaning is often the first step in parent-led weaning. In this episode, I explore how you could approach it and I talk about Dr Jay Gordon’s method and Lyndsey Hookway’s habit-stacking approach. I also discuss why I believe leaving your nursling overnight is not an effective strategy for weaning.

Find out more about breastfeeding and chest feeding older babies and children in my book Supporting Breastfeeding Past the First Six Months and Beyond: A Guide for Professionals and Parents

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Resources mentioned in this episode - 

Lyndsey Hookway IBCLC
Dr Jay Gordon - Sleep, Changing Patterns in the Family Bed

This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.