Sleep, feeding, and the
first five years.
I'm Lisa Adair — IBCLC, paediatric sleep consultant, and a registered NICU nurse of 20+ years. One practice for the whole journey, because the parts of parenting that hurt at 3 a.m. are rarely just one thing.
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IBCLC lactation consultant in Dubai — latch, supply, weaning. Home visits or Zoom.
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Newborn parentcraft, a prenatal sleep call, or a one-off hour with Lisa for the cross-cutting questions.
Hi. I'm Lisa.
IBCLC, paediatric sleep consultant, and a registered NICU nurse of two decades. I treat sleep and feeding as one conversation, because they drive each other. No cry-it-out. No scare tactics. Real answers in real sentences.
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A free baby log and parenting library, so you can answer “when did she last feed?” at 3 a.m. and find my advice for the stage your baby is at.
- Log sleep, feeds, nappies and pumping in a tap or two.
- See how nights, naps and feeds are going, day by day.
- Read my guides for your baby's age, and get answers from them with Ask Lisa.
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Beyond Bedtime.
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Nobody tells you what happens after you stop breastfeeding
The physical and emotional aftermath of weaning an older child, the grief, the hormones, the body, and what replaces the bond once breastfeeding ends.
How to stop breastfeeding your toddler, gently, without cry-it-out
A Dubai IBCLC's step by step approach to ending breastfeeding with an older child, nursing manners, gradual reduction, substitution, and the exact script to use. No cry-it-out.
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