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In light of the recent debates over the safety of co-sleeping versus baby sleeping in a crib, and the issue of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, I thought it would be interesting to survey where our nurslings are sleeping. I limited the poll to nurslings because I think it affects several things — safety, parenting style, […]
When Los Angeles County officials issued a warning about co-sleeping with an infant, National Public Radio host Larry Mantle opened up the topic for a 35-minute discussion on AirTalk on KPCC 89.3 (listen here). In addition to Deanne Tilton Durfee, director of the Los Angeles County Interagency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, guests included […]
To all the sleep-deprived breastfeeding mothers out there: I can tell you from personal experience that one day, sooner than you might think, you will wake up naturally. You will try to sleep longer, but you’ll find you can’t. You’ll get up in a silent house and sneak out to the kitchen for a leisurely […]
Welcome to September’s Carnival of Breastfeeding (see this month’s entries below)! As a parent I understand how hard the parenting job is. That is why I have a general philosophy of “I’ll do what works for my family and you do what works for yours.” There are just two issues I feel very strongly about: […]
The next Carnival of Breastfeeding on the topic of “Breastfeeding and Sleep” will take place on September 18, 2007. If you’re a sleep-deprived parent who cannot wait until then, check out my previous posts on the topic of sleep:
Weaning from Co-Sleeping without Crying It Out
Musical Beds in the Attachment Parenting and Breastfeeding Family
Night-Weaned
Toddler Swaddle
Dr. Phil […]
When I wrote about the current sleeping arrangements in my family, commenter Jen vented her frustrations with co-sleeping right now. I thought her comment cried out for a little mother-to-mother support. After reading her comment, please leave a comment of your own with how you’ve handled sleeping arrangements and/or weaning from co-sleeping without crying-it-out.
Jen wrote:
I […]
Do other parents in attachment parenting and breastfeeding families play an unwitting game of “musical beds” each night? My husband joked the other day that he never knows what person he will wake up next to in the morning!
We’ve gone through all sorts of permutations over the years: co-sleeper next to our bed, baby […]
How can a child wake up to nurse at 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. yet sleep through a piercingly loud alarm clock buzzer at 8 a.m.? I’m glad she didn’t wake up to my alarm, but still….
The other night she actually slept from 9:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. without needing any settling from me […]
Recent research shows that inflammation plays a role in the development of depression. A new journal article ties this fact in with breastfeeding’s ability to protect against depression.
[B]reastfeeding protects maternal mood by lowering stress. When stress levels are lower, the mother’s inflammatory response system will not be activated, thereby lowering her risk of depression.
Kendall-Tackett, K. […]
It’s been over a week so I feel confident saying that I’ve successfully night-weaned my toddler. I know there are those of you who aren’t impressed that it took 27 months to accomplish this task, but I’m quite proud that it was accomplished gently, slowly and without tears. It ended up taking three phases.
1. Separate […]
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