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"How should I stop breastfeeding?"

Expert advice on how to wean your child off the breast

Eileen Hayes talking to concerned mum
Published 01 April 2008

Some older babies and young children need help to give up breastfeeding, especially if it has become a comfort habit. Eileen Hayes MBE, NSPCC parenting advisor, has some advice for one mum whose 18-month-old son is still breastfeeding at bedtime and wakes up to be breastfed at night. 

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