>Would greatly appreciate some advice for mom of a 9 month old who is still
>waking up 3 times each night.
>Baby breastfeeds 4-5x/day and gets solids 3x/day. Baby is sleeping in a
>crib in her own room. Mom tries
>not to feed baby each time she wakes. Breastfeeds 1+ x/night. Baby is in
>90th% for weight, height, head size.
>Mom is exhausted and despairing !!
>
>Thank you.
>Cindy Simone, BA, IBCLC
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 :(
What do the parents feel about co-sleeping? This is often much less
tiring than getting out of bed and going into a different room to
attend to the baby.
The baby learns to feed at night ad lib without disturbing the mother.
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
***********************************************
Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html
To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]
Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask]
COMMANDS:
1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail
2. To start it again: set lactnet mail
3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome