Kathy D wrote:<<The parents are actually looking for someone to simply say
"It's OK to sleep with your child.">>

oh yes - this happens so very frequently in new moms groups.

In a message dated 2/5/0 10:47:24 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< I really question whether waking at night is a habit that babies develop.
>>

in the case of the older baby waking, who used to sleep through the night,
and now parents are afraid of enabling a bad habit to develop if they comfort
the baby during the night, i ask parents:

"what caused your baby to break his previous *habit* of sleeping through the
night?"

this starts a conversation about the developmental issues.

Debbie

Deborah Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
Springfield, Virginia USA
In the suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway

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