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07.23.08, 13:10 PM Newborn
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7 week old nurses nonstop, needs to suck to sleep. at what age can i start to wean off "on demand" nursing and help teach her to self soothe to sleep? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Newborn 07.23.08, 01:10 PM Flag
 

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Have you tried a pacifier? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:11 PM Flag
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op: she wont take one! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:11 PM Flag
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Hmm, in that case I don't know. Maybe not until like 3 mos? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:13 PM Flag
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if she wants to suck, she'll probably end up takign one. shove it into her mouth and hold it there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:17 PM Flag
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eh, no. Babies can be really stubborn. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:18 PM Flag
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op: you'd think. ive tried daily for 6 weeks, various brands [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:19 PM Flag
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it took my dc a while but i couldn't handle the constant nursing and the nursing-just-to-suck [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:31 PM Flag
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:27 PM Flag
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Don't shove anything into a baby or child's mouth. What are you thinking!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.24.08, 07:45 PM Flag
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Hang in there. It is going to get much easier over the next few weeks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:18 PM Flag
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i'd wait until cose to 3 months, at which poit seh may even do some of that herself. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:12 PM Flag
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^^op: also and book recos or advice on how is welcome! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:12 PM Flag
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I liked Ferber's book. People knock Ferber, but if you read the book it's actually very sane, commonsense advice about setting appropriate limits and breaking sleep associations (like nursing to sleep). I think he might say you can't do much until almost 6 months, though! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:14 PM Flag
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I don't knock Ferber. I knock those parents that force a kid to self-soothe as soon as possible. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:17 PM Flag
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Honey, nature gave you boobs for exactly that. The kid is only seven weeks old. If you don't like it give him a bottle instead. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:16 PM Flag
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op: honey, she is making herself ill, gassy, spitting up all the time, clearly not hungry, clearly tired and wants to sleep and cant [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:21 PM Flag
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wil she suck you rfinger? fall asleep moving? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:22 PM Flag
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she'll take finger but wont fall asleep that way. moving? we drove to hamptons, and she stayed awake whole ride! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:23 PM Flag
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ok, dumb question. are you burping really well? keeping her on one breast until she drains it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:27 PM Flag
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op: she was diagnosed with relux. she burps easier since she has been on zantac, one week. yes, i let her go to town on a single breast for at least 30 min [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:30 PM Flag
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i hate to say it but you may just have to ride this out. both my kids had some multi-hour marathon nursings at that age and often needed to nurse to sleep. it passed. but its worth trying different pacis, if you haven't. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:32 PM Flag
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valid, good questions. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:31 PM Flag
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some babies are like that. my second would NOT take pacifier or suck thumb. drove me out of my mind. he nursed like crazy for first six months. i pumped as much as i could, in addition. you can't let a 7 week old cry, you have to do the best you can. maybe she'll start sucking her thumb once she's coordinated enough. my daughter sucked her thumb and it made everything so much easeir, once she got the hang of it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:33 PM Flag
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Hang in there - this was my life a few weeks ago and now at 10 weeks, DS is starting to use a pacifier to help fall asleep. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.23.08, 01:39 PM Flag
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Neither of my kids ever used a pacifier or adopted a transitional object. Both slept in a family bed and nursed on demand for the first year with occasional comfort nursing thereafter. Both used the potty when they decided to as opposed to on anyone else's scheduled. Both continue to be strong, self-directed, confident, seek the counsel of their parents. They are both top students at the two most selective public schools in the city. Entering their teens, neither needs to suck to sleep or uses a family bed. They're normal, healthy (very healthy), well-adjusted kids. I attribute a lot of their success to their confidence that we will always be there for them. That started with nursing all the time. Get good at nursing baby in a sling. Buy motherwear shirts & dresses. Relax. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.24.08, 07:44 PM Flag
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wow...you do realise that what you did is impossible for a lot of us, right? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.24.08, 07:52 PM Flag
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Please explain. Why can't your children nurse on demand at least at night, sleep in your bed, or what not? This is indeed possible for most families if they wanted it. It definitely works for us and we both work FT and what not. Is it hard? Hell, yes. Is it fun? Sometimes. But we signed up for this and have to deal with it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.24.08, 09:49 PM Flag
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