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Resources on BABY breastfeeding, weaning, sleep + how others can help

Dr Pamela Douglas8th of Dec 20252nd of Jan 2026

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You get at least as much good quality sleep if you're breastfeeding as parents who formula feed

Frequent flexible breastfeeds help make baby sleep easy

Breastfeeding your baby to sleep doesn’t cause bad habits

How to support a breastfeeding woman so that baby sleep isn't entirely up to her

Why won't your baby breastfeed off to sleep during the day?

How to do baby sleep when you've made the decision to wean from the breast?

What to do about daytime sleeps if you're weaning your baby from the breast?

How to do evenings with a breastfed baby when the breastfeeding mother is not available?

Does it help with baby's sleep to delay or space out breastfeeding in the night?

Would night weaning help your breastfed baby sleep better?

If you're breastfeeding your newborn and in a sleep emergency, consider asking another loving adult to do a shift at night

If you're breastfeeding your baby and in a sleep emergency, consider asking another loving adult to do a shift at night

Hiromi talks with Garth about becoming a father and supporting breastfeeding

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Resources on TODDLER breastfeeding, weaning, sleep + how others can help

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Flexible breastfeeds help make toddler sleep easy

Breastfeeding your toddler to sleep doesn't cause bad habits

How to support a breastfeeding woman so that toddler sleep isn't entirely up to her

How to do toddler sleep when you've made the decision to wean from the breast?

What to do when it's time for another loving adult to take over caring for your breastfed toddler in the night?

Would weaning from the breast or increasing the amount of solids your toddler eats help with sleep?

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Possums acknowledges the traditional owners of the lands upon which The Possums Programs have been created, the Yuggera and Turrbal Peoples. We acknowledge that First Nations have breastfed, slept with, and lovingly raised their children on Australian lands for at least 65,000 years, to become the oldest continuous living culture on Earth. Possums stands with the Uluru Statement from the Heart.