nursing to sleep??

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I need your opinions?? My LO is 8 weeks old and she seems to always want to nurse when she's tired, just to fall asleep. Once she's asleep I unlatch her. Place her in her swing/ rock and play. And she's out. Is this ok or am I allowing it to eventually be a bad habit?

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I'd say no. If it's not broke don't fix it... sounds wonderful.

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My boy is 18mths and we still do this 😊 he will go to sleep without it at daycare or with dad so don't worry about 'bad habits' they don't exist for babies

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It is nature's way. Your milk is designed to make her sleepy. Feeding to sleep is not a bad habit.

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7 mo still nurses to sleep. I have questioned this and was told it is fine. She will go to sleep with other people without needing to nurse or eat. I think she just knows I'll nurse her 😶 it's the easiest/quickest way to get her to sleep.

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So normal. Let her!

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I still nurse my 2 year old to sleep. It's sooooooo easy. Not to mention peaceful for both of us.

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My 5 month old is the same and let me tell you that she screams her lungs out if I don't nurse her to sleep. I feel bad for my poor husband who has to watch her at night when I'm at work because I always nursed her to sleep. My daughter does not stop crying unless she breastfeeding. Only way she can go to sleep. So that being said, I would stop if you can. Just to make it easier for you later.

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My son is 1 and I wish I didn't give home boobs to sleeep. Now it's killing me, working full time and prego I won't be making his mistake again.....

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That's what my one month old does and I think it's fine. I actually think it's great because I know how to put him to sleep if I need him to!

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I do it with my 6 month old still but if she wakes up she goes back to sleep on her own sometimes too. I don't see anything wrong with it!

nursing to sleep??

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