Night Weaning Part V: Everything No One Ever Told You About Night Weaning

By Sonya Fehér, on September 11th, 2009

When I read about night weaning, my main fears were that the weaning itself would be traumatic, that we’d have to move Cavanaugh out of the family bed or he’d never stop nursing at night, or that once partially weaned, Cavanaugh would wean completely. The books and websites introduced more fears I hadn’t even thought . . . → Read More: Night Weaning Part V: Everything No One Ever Told You About Night Weaning

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Guest Post: How I Night-Weaned My Daughter

By Guest Blogger, on August 28th, 2009

Breastfeeding did not come easy for me in the beginning. It took lots of hard work and lots of pain before my daughter and I were in a truly wonderful breastfeeding relationship. So it was not an easy decision for me when I decided that it was time to night wean Emma.

For the first . . . → Read More: Guest Post: How I Night-Weaned My Daughter

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Night Weaning Part IV: Crying Over Unspilled Milk

By Sonya Fehér, on August 18th, 2009

Nighttime is when our kids get fevers, have nightmares, or otherwise need our help–even though we are sleeping and wish they were too. The key to night weaning is that once you stop offering milk as a panacea for night waking, you need to have some other tools for getting your child to sleep. I . . . → Read More: Night Weaning Part IV: Crying Over Unspilled Milk

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Night Weaning Part III: Milk Bar Closed Unless…

By Sonya Fehér, on August 10th, 2009

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Night Weaning is not a one way milestone, accomplished and never thought of again. Backsliding and challenges will complicate your child’s major accomplishment, will interrupt your newly found full night’s sleep. Teething, illness, house-guests, the teenager across the street blaring hip hop from his . . . → Read More: Night Weaning Part III: Milk Bar Closed Unless…

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Night Weaning Part II: What Happens After You Tell the Boy to Sleep Through the Night

By Sonya Fehér, on August 5th, 2009

After I told Cavanaugh that he, the milk, and I were all going to start sleeping through the night, it took less than a week for us to start getting full nights of sleep. The first night, I started weaning without having planned it in advance. Cavanaugh woke at 3:30 and wanted to nurse for . . . → Read More: Night Weaning Part II: What Happens After You Tell the Boy to Sleep Through the Night

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Night Weaning for Attached Parents and Other Sleep Deprived Mamas Part 1

By Sonya Fehér, on July 29th, 2009

I mentioned night weaning in a post recently and a reader asked for any help or advice I might have to give. As she pointed out, all kids are different, so I offer this knowing that what worked for us may not work for you. But I offer this series of posts on night weaning . . . → Read More: Night Weaning for Attached Parents and Other Sleep Deprived Mamas Part 1

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