#363 | Breastfeeding Q&A: Chemical Pregnancy, Night Weaning, Oversupply, Mild Tongue Ties

About this episode

This episode features a Q&A session addressing various listener questions about breastfeeding, sleep, and fertility.

We are back with another breastfeeding-only Q&A episode. In today's conversation, we respond to several listener questions related to nursing, sleep, and fertility after breastfeeding. One mother who is co-sleeping with her 15-month-old, who wakes three to five times per night to nurse, asks how she can help her toddler sleep longer stretches without abruptly stopping breastfeeding. Another listener with a 4.5-month-old who has never taken a bottle is planning to attend a bachelorette par...

Topics covered

• breastfeeding
• sleep
• fertility
• night weaning
• chemical pregnancy
• oversupply
• mild tongue ties

Keywords

• co-sleeping
• toddler sleep
• nursing
• bottle feeding

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