As a baby sleep consultant, I've worked with many new parents who have experienced a phenomenon known as "reverse cycling" babies. Reverse cycling in babies occurs when a breastfed infant begins to consume most of their 24-hour intake of milk during the night, rather than during the day. This can be a frustrating and exhausting experience for parents who are struggling to get their baby to sleep during the night. In this blog post, I will explain what reverse cycling is, why it happens, and how parents can cope with it.

Even if you plan on breastfeeding, you may decide that giving your baby bottles from time to time will give you some freedom. Maybe you are planning on returning to work and you’ll be pumping or you just want to be able to leave your breastfed baby with another person from time to time. There are lots of things you can do to support your baby in accepting a bottle. Let’s take a look.

Many parents want to know if their baby is actually hungry at night, and if they should be getting fed overnight at a certain age. Many pediatricians and other healthcare professionals will tell parents that their baby shouldn't need nighttime feedings by certain arbitrary ages or weights. The truth is that feeding throughout the night IS normal, and depending on the mother/baby dyad, night feeds might last well into the first year and beyond.

For any breastfeeding moms out there who have ever had a clogged duct, you know what I am talking about when I say it is NOT fun, and it can be hard to know for sure if you are dealing with a clogged duct or not.