Nikki,
You hit the nail on the head.  I was not in the lactation field when
the kids were bitty.  We did not consider co-sleeping with the youngest
until she was 9 or 10 months old, and it was purely out of desperation
that we tried it.  What wound up working best was about 3 months of
Baby co-sleeping with Daddy and Mama sleeping on the couch.  I figured
a kid who had chub on top of her chub would be fine NOT suckling all
night long...some moms can sleep through this and some can't and I was
a Can't...DH spoke several times about how much he loved rolling over
in the night and seeing her sweet little face.  She was a little pack
animal and did much better in our bed.  

I encourage parents to do whatever works best for their family, and to
try different things to make those night feeds easier, even if it may
seem "unconventional" to them.

Carole Jernigan
BSN, RN, IBCLC
San Diego, California



		
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