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Apr 2023
41m 49s

"Toddlers and night feeds, sleep associa...

DR. MONA AMIN
About this episode

Dropping feeds, sleep, and is your child getting enough calories? So many important questions I discuss with Kate from the PDT Community. We discuss:

  • Feeding schedules and overcoming calorie anxiety
  • Ways to eliminate (or wean) overnight bottles
  • If self-weaning night feeds is possible in toddler years


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