Just bought the NCSS book!

[Jennifer13]

Sue, I always bf my DD to sleep when she was little and gradually as she got older she sort of just stopped. She always had her last bf right before bed up until about two and I was very sorry when it no longer put her to sleep! But we never had any troubles with her settling herself when she didn't use the breast anymore.

Try not to stress that you're setting up an association that you'll have to break down the track. Nature makes it easy for babies (and mums!) to fall asleep while bfing and they gradually develop out of it. It's like saying you'll be making it hard for your baby to learn to walk if you carry them all the time now.

But I still think the book can be very useful if you do find yourself having troubles settling your baby (not necessarily bfing related), particularly as they get older. Just don't want you to worry unnecessarily about what you're doing now.

[MummaSue]

Thanks Jennifer, it's nice to hear that.
I do worry about everything I am doing and getting things wrong. I guess when they are so little though, there is no right or wrong hey? She gets fed when she wants it, sleeps when she needs it and we adore her - what more can we do? Hehe.

Thanks again
Sue x