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Night Feeds: When Do Babies Actually Stop Needing Them?

Parents are often told to drop night feeds at 6 months. But there's no universal age at which overnight nutrition becomes unnecessary — and the evidence is more nuanced than that.

By Editorial Team Updated 26 March 2026 1 min read

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Night feeds serve a real nutritional purpose in early infancy. How long that purpose persists, and how to think about reducing feeds when the time is right for your family, is the focus of this article.

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