My son is 5 months old and he is having sleep regression since 4 months completion. He is waking hourly every night. How long does it lasts? Only thing that puts him back to sleep is by breastfeeding. How do I disassociate sleep with breastfeed?

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ExpertDr. Minal AcharyaNutritionist1 Year ago

A. dear it is completely normal for baby to have night feeds infact breastfeeding if continued up to two years has lot of health benefits for child . Also Production of breast milk at night time is higher.

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