Makes Milk with Emma Pickett: breastfeeding from the beginning to the end

Night weaning is often the first step in parent-led weaning. In this episode, I explore how you could approach it and I talk about Dr Jay Gordon’s method and Lyndsey Hookway’s habit-stacking approach. I also discuss why I believe leaving your nursling overnight is not an effective strategy for weaning.

Find out more about breastfeeding and chest feeding older babies and children in my book Supporting Breastfeeding Past the First Six Months and Beyond: A Guide for Professionals and Parents

Follow me on Twitter @MakesMilk and on Instagram  @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com

Resources mentioned in this episode - 

Lyndsey Hookway IBCLC
Dr Jay Gordon - Sleep, Changing Patterns in the Family Bed

This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.

In this episode, I ask, when is it natural for a nursling to wean? 
We look at the social and biological evidence, and hear from Hannah Barker about her experience as her daughter self-weaned at around 2 years old.

I also explore common methods of weaning, including ‘Don’t offer, Don’t refuse’, and partial weaning.

Find out more about breastfeeding and chest feeding older babies and children in my book Supporting Breastfeeding Past the First Six Months and Beyond: A Guide for Professionals and Parents

Follow me on Twitter @MakesMilk and on Instagram  @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com

This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.

In this episode, we explore why you might want to end breastfeeding/chest feeding. I discuss the misleading advice that some parents receive, the societal pressures, and the guilt that you may be feeling, but also the autonomy that you can have to make this decision for yourself and your family.

Find out more about the benefits of breastfeeding and chest feeding in my book Supporting Breastfeeding Past the First Six Months and Beyond: A Guide for Professionals and Parents

Follow me on Twitter @MakesMilk and on Instagram  @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com

Resources mentioned in this episode -

Online -

@Feedeatspeak (Stacy Zimmels on Instagram)
Nourishing the Mother podcast – Bridget Wood and Julie Tenner
Drugs in Breastmilk Service in the UK
Other services available include the Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) and the InfantRisk center led by Dr Thomas Hale.

Books - 

Adventures in Tandem Nursing – Hilary Flower
Taking charge of your fertility – Toni Weschler
Why breastfeeding grief and trauma matter – Amy Brown
The book you wish your parents had read (and your children will be glad that you did) – Philippa Perry

Articles - 

Articles on breastfeeding and sub-fertility – Carol Smyth IBCLC
Position Statement on the Shared Caregiving of the Breastfed Child – Breastfeeding for doctors

This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.

In this first episode, we take a moment to celebrate your breastfeeding/chest feeding journey so far. 

However long you have fed your baby for, you have given them and yourself a wonderful gift. Even if you are not enjoying things right now or considering bringing things to a close, you have done something amazing and that deserves recognition. So let’s think about what you have shared, and say well done, before you take the next step on your journey.

Find out more about the benefits of breastfeeding and chest feeding in my book Supporting Breastfeeding Past the First Six Months and Beyond: A Guide for Professionals and Parents

Follow me on Twitter @MakesMilk and on Instagram  @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com

This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.

Welcome to Makes Milk with Emma Pickett.

We'll begin weekly episodes in September, but in the meantime, you can subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts.

Follow me on Twitter @MakesMilk and on Instagram  @emmapickettibclc or find out more on my website www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com

This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.