Everyone may want to wean for different reasons, anyone has different tricks and
handles night feedings differently.
What is the best way to
handle night feedings?
I'll never forget how the lactation consultant leading the class replied to a mom who asked, «How soon can I start pumping so my husband can
handle the night feedings?»
Not exact matches
A big idea - she might go for an offer of 3 - 4 hours of straight sleep at
night with you
handling your baby's first
feeding at
night or the last one in the early morning.
Or to pump and let dad
handle one of the
night feedings.
On Fridays and Saturdays, they started experimenting with one parent getting a full
night's sleep while
handling the crying and
feeding solo the other
night.
But I think he can
handle it because during his
night feeding, when he is tired and all business, he eats great.
If Grandma asks for more time with the baby, ask her to sleep over one
night and
handle the overnight
feedings so you can have a full
night's sleep, or come in early one morning so that you can take a long nap.
Answer: It's lovely that you are thinking about this before your baby arrives, because so many mothers are unsure about how to
handle the sleeping arrangements and
night feeds of their newborns, and by the time your baby is born, you have so many other things on your mind.
I understand that different tactics work for different families, and when asked I don't really have strong convictions one way or the other about how someone should
feed their multiples, or
handle middle of the
night wake - ups, or divide up baby duties.
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