I was recently made aware of a Norwegian edition of a book on children and
sleep, written by one Andrea Schmidt-Forth and translated from German.  The
original title is 'Einschlafen und Durchslafen lernt jedes Kind: Tips und
Ratschläge, damit die Nacht nicht zum Tag vird' which I think I can figure
out.

The translation has then been adapted to Norwegian conditions by a health
visitor who is involved with a Norwegian baby food company (not a
manufacturer of breastmilk substitutes, and they don't market much of
anything for babies under 6 months).  It is not clear what is translation,
what is the translator's own additions, and what is adaptation by the health
visitor.

I found much of the advice in the book to be incompatible with successful
breastfeeding, and I am wondering in particular about the admonition to
'Avoid letting the baby fall asleep at the breast.'  This allegedly creates
a need for the breast in order to sleep, and deprives the baby of the
learning experience of settling her- or himself.  In the same paragraph it
says it is normal for a baby to cry a little before going to sleep.

But there is nothing, not a word, about HOW to avoid letting the baby fall
asleep at the breast, so I ask: do any of you know what practices are in use
to keep young babies from falling asleep at the breast?

Curious,
Rachel Myr
Norway

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