#338 | Breastfeeding Q&A: How to Night Wean, Delayed Milk Production, Breastmilk & Cavities, Biting the nipple, Strong Let-Downs, Oversupply

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#338 | Breastfeeding Q&A: How to Night Wean, Delayed Milk Production, Breastmilk & Cavities, Biting the nipple, Strong Let-Downs, Oversupply
Oct 15, 2025 Season 6 Episode 338
Cynthia Overgard & Trisha Ludwig

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Welcome to another Breastfeeding Q&A episode. Today, we start with a conversation on how to night wean and your personal experiences with what worked best.  

For today's questions, Trisha responds to:

  • How child-led weaning works at 14 months, 18 months, and 2 years old
  • Nursing strikes at 6 months — why they happen and how to respond
  • Night weaning tips: gentle strategies without losing daytime breastfeeding
  • Why milk supply sometimes doesn’t come in (and hospital factors that affect it)
  • How to stop biting while breastfeeding (without turning it into a game)
  • Coping with strong or painful letdowns and oversupply
  • Breastfeeding myths: Does breastfeeding cause cavities?
  • Nutrition for moms: hops, beer, and spirulina for milk supply
  • How to manage sleep deprivation, co-sleeping, and even feeding twins

For quickies, we tackle rapid milk ejection, breastmilk and cavities, reducing oversupply, biting, all-night latching, beer & milk supply, nipple damage, feeding twins. 

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