If there was one theme in my practice in the past year, it was night weaning and how to do it with respect, reason, and responsiveness.  So today’s episode is right on the mark.

My colleague and friend, Kim Hawley, IBCLC and Holistic Sleep Coach, shares perspectives and guidance on night feeding and weaning, and its relationship to sleep.

Kim Hawley, MA, MPH, IBCLC is a Holistic Sleep Coach, Lactation Consultant, Peaceful Parenting Educator, mom, and the host of The Responsive Family Sleep Podcast. She helps tired parents bring together developmental knowledge, sleep science, and their intuition to improve family sleep. Her specialty is holistic, responsive sleep support for babies, toddlers, and nursing families. Kim lives in Capitol Hill, Washington DC with her husband, 2 kids, guide dog, and cat. She loves running, listening to audio books, coffee, chocolate, and wine.

Listen for:

• 2 questions Kim wants parents to ask themselves when considering night weaning

• What age may be easier to night wean (you might be surprised!)

• What age tends not to be easy!

• Feeding is more than calories

• How the sensory system, nervous system regulation, and temperament play roles in night weaning

• Perspectives on how much of a gamble to put on night weaning helping sleep

• The fear Kim and I are seeing from parents about big feelings from your toddler

• Setting loving limits

• Kim’s favourite picture books about night weaning

• Strategies for setting the stage for night weaning

Mentioned in this episode:

• Research on the parent experience of weaning a toddler (covered in Heather’s blog, https://familysleep.ca/blog/nightweaning)

Where you can find Kim:

• Website: https://intuitiveparentingdc.com/

• The Responsive Family Sleep Podcast: https://intuitiveparentingdc.com/podcast

• https://www.instagram.com/intuitive_parenting_dc/

• https://www.facebook.com/intuitiveparentingdc

What you can do next:

 Subscribe to this podcast and share it with a friend!

 Download the Baby Sleep Connection Podcast Listener Guide at www.familysleep.ca/podcast

 ⁠Work with Heather⁠ inside the Confident & Connected Baby Sleep group program or one-on-one.

 Find previous episodes of the podcast at familysleep.ca/podcast

 Stay tuned for a collaborative project Kim and I are working on!

Credits:🎵 Music: Jordan Wood