In a message dated 2/26/2008 11:14:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Waking in the night for confort/contact is normal behaviour at this
age and a lot older too, though I appreciate not all mothers in our
western culture want to accept it :( >>>>>
yes, and, as you say, older, ......2.5-3yrs could be the "norm" in general,
and as you say many of us may not understand or want to accept this norm (
like me with first baby) ....Cindy's mom may have heard some other moms talk
about their baby sleeping 8, 10, 12 hrs/night which may be the norm for a
particular baby.
along with the optimal co-sleeping, or maybe close sleeping, suggestion,
Cindy could gently suggest the option of the exhausted mom sleeping some during
the day with baby, ...revise her expectations in the area of sleep and
daytime activities (is mom over-doing it during the day? ...how many hours is the
baby's night-time sleep expectation?) ...have someone else, like
husband/partner, do a quiet, dimly lit bottle feeding of *just enough* pumped milk during
night, ....attend a breastfeeding moms group
Debbie Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
Fairfax County, Virginia suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway
**************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living.
(http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/
2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)
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