Of course, a peds is thinking of a normal situation and suggesting the no
feeds at night for the child.  I went through this with mine when she still
wanted to nurse at night!   She was hungry!   BUT, this child is going
through an enormous change so feeding/waking for comfort/reassurance sounds
reasonable to me!  Plus, if she is tiny, she probably needs the calories.  I
too am hungry through the night...I am just big enough to get up, go to the
kitchen, get a snack and back to bed...

I would suggest to the parents to follow their insticnts.  If waking and
feeding is not what they want, then fine, help them find a solution with all
the usual tactics for stopping night feedings.  But, if they just
reassurrance, they got it from me, and probably lots of other --feeding at
night--moms!


Cheryl Parrott, RN, BSN, IBCLC
The Breast Way  Kokomo, IN
Mom to Lexie, 3yrs, Rachel, Angel Baby 10-13-00, Baby Leah due 2-9-03

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