You may have been told to avoid letting your baby fall asleep while breastfeeding, but it seems to be working out well for you both. Is this really a no-no?
You may have been told to avoid letting your baby fall asleep while breastfeeding, but it seems to be working out well for you both. We talk to experts as well as moms to find out if it really is a big parenting no-no. Your newborn baby sleeps most of the day, and he also seems to breastfeed for most of the day as well. Nursing and sleeping are almost synonymous in the early days, and once your baby becomes more alert, you’ll find that after a period of being awake, nursing to sleep is natural for both of you.
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