Hello
Just after some advice on how you managed to night wean your baby/child. DC2 is 5.5 months and I think ready to night wean. DC1 has a bottle overnight until 15 months and needed it (drank a full 7oz) but DC2 currently has a feed around 10pm and again around 2:30 but each time only has a few oz and has slept through twice (!) which makes me think they probably don’t need it and it’s more habit. In the morning they don’t have a proper bottle until around 9:30/10 (have maybe 2-3oz at 6/6:30 when they wake). I’d be happy with one night feed between bedtime and wake time and rather they took a ‘proper’ feed and have a proper feed in the morning then.
How did you do it successfully? Cold turkey and crying? Gradually reduce how many oz offered? Water down milk until just water? For the dream feed especially I always try to settle without feeding and have offered water but they cry until they have an oz or 2 of milk then go back to sleep .
For anyone thinking 5.5 months is early I know I don’t plan on doing any sleep training as such and I don’t expect them to sleep through it’s just they aren’t taking a lot and I’m sure would sleep better and more solidly without them.
Thanks!
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How did you get rid of night feeds? Bottle fed, 5.5 months
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Napqueen1234 · 02/07/2020 08:13
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