re: Finally, A Solution to Have Your Babies Sleep All Night Long

newmommy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:50:57 GMT

I just finished reading "Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing" by Sheila Kippley. It was very insightful and I think will answer you questions. I found it helpful because after I read this article I started worrying about my 4 1/2 month old needing to nurse at night. Seems that what you are talking about is perfectly normal behavior. Reading this made me feel so much more confident about letting my child take the lead rather than trying to make him do something he is not ready for.

re: Finally, A Solution to Have Your Babies Sleep All Night Long

jennylynn — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:12:21 GMT

I don't have depression thankfully but I do have an 8 month old that I am haveing problems with when it comes to sleep. I nurses him until he was 6 months old and he co slept with me. He is now on formula and he will go to sleep in his crib at night but he wakes up and he HAS to come back to bed with me he will not accept anything else. When he comes to bed with me he latches on, even though I don't really have anything to give, and he nurses until he falls a sleep. He ends up waking up several times during the night and "needs" to latch on in order to get back to sleep. It has become very hard on me because I am constantly awake and I am not getting the sleep I need. Is there anything I can do? Will this controlled crying work for him and what kind of fish oils should he be on?