Why dream feeding so often appears to work Dream feeding is shockingly frequently suggested when a baby feeds more easily in drowsy or sleeping states than when awake. Parents are often told this is a gentle solution, a way to increase intake without distress, or a temporary bridge until feeding improves. When milk is taken more calmly during sleep, it can feel like reassurance that feeding is still possible. What dream feeding actually reveals is something much more important. It shows that...

Bottle   aversion   is   a   process , not   a   moment When a baby develops bottle aversion, it rarely begins with refusal. What parents usually experience as a sudden change is almost always the point at which something that has been building beneath the surface finally becomes visible. Bottle aversion reflects your baby’s accumulated experience of feeding and how that experience has been processed by their body and nervous system over time. Your baby is not responding to a single feed....

Bottle aversion is an extremely common theme amongst parents and caregivers. It rears it's challenging head in clinic on such a high basis; if you are going through it, you most certainly are not alone! Bottle aversion is completely draining on primary carers. It is all encompassing and makes it difficult to see a way forward. Why? Because a hungry baby is restless, overstimulated, frustrated, tired and upset. All things that can feel like a physical, primal pain that does not shift and does...

You’ve likely heard of the concept of dream feeding—where a baby is fed while they’re still asleep, usually from a bottle. And maybe you’ve also seen information warning about the potential choking risk with dream feeding. This can raise questions, especially when we know that around the world, mothers safely breastfeed their babies while bedsharing, often with babies dozing off during feeds. So, why would dream feeding be seen as risky if breastfeeding while bedsharing isn’t? Let’s break it...