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EPISODE · Feb 12, 2026 · 17 MIN

Do I Need to Stop Nursing to Sleep So That Other People Can Do Bedtime?

from The Responsive Family Sleep Podcast

Breastfeeding is not the reason that other people can’t support your baby to sleep! And yet, it’s so often blamed for a parent preference around sleep. In this episode,  I’m talking you through why we see a feeding to sleep preference so often tied into a parent preference. There are  structural/family systems reasons as well as  regulation reasons, but also lots you can do to gently shift the pattern with intention.   Connect with Kim Instagram: instagram.com/intuitive_parenting_dcFacebook:  facebook.com/intuitiveparentingdcLearn more about working with Kim: https://intuitiveparentingdc.com/

Breastfeeding is not the reason that other people can’t support your baby to sleep! And yet, it’s so often blamed for a parent preference around sleep. In this episode, I’m talking you through why we see a feeding to sleep preference so often tied into a parent preference. There are structural/family systems reasons as well as regulation reasons, but also lots you can do to gently shift the pattern with intention. Connect with Kim Instagram: instagram.co...

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