Thank you, you literally said everything I was planning on writing! Our milk is also very low in fat meaning our babies need to feed frequently both day and night, and seeing as it is recommended feeding until two year of age, stopping night feeds early (and especially for a baby under one as milk is still their main source of nutrition) can be detrimental to the breastfeeding relationship. Not to mention it contains all those lovely sleep inducing hormones so it really does help baby fall back asleep, not just the comfort of it for them (which is just as important as the nutrition side of things). I don’t think that’s a need we as parents have created in our babies, but one that nature has…

Hello, i am in the same position with my 15 month old. Did anything work for you? Please help

Hello,
Our situation is identical to what you described. How did you fix it?

Thanks a lot.
Sara

I have a newborn baby (5 days) that will literally only sleep attached to the breast. I have not slept more than an hour or two a day since his birth because he just loses it if I take him off the breast and will not let me put him down. I have to just let him cry with someone else to get a 30 minute nap here and there, to eat, or go to the bathroom. This is obviously not sustainable for me, do you have any suggestions for getting him to sleep in his bassinet/crib without nursing?

Thank you for this.

My daughter would was exactly as this writer described: woke up multiple times (6-7) a night and almost always went back to sleep easily with some milk. But at a certain point she couldn’t go back to sleep with the breast (usually after 3 in the morning) and would be exhausted and miserable. We used the Ferber method (gentle checks on her every 1,3,5 min and my husband did the checks so she wouldn’t be frustrated by the lack of breast). I would only go in at the five hour mark to feed her and put her down awake at which point my husband would continue to comfort her. It was a miracle. She slept infinitely better and I was a much more patient/rested mom. Eventually we weaned her off the last feed with the same gentle checks by my husband. They also formed a special bond because of this and our relationship is as strong as ever.

Wonderfully said!

Randi did you ever find a solution to this problem ? This is my current situation ..

This sounds like my son. I’m sorry, I don’t know how old your post is, but did you find a solution that worked?