To feel annoyed that my baby doesn't feed to sleep

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I know people reckon it’s a bad habit to get into but tbh I always just found it handy with my dd, 5m old DS never falls asleep on the boob no matter how tired he is and never has, apart from in the sleepy newborn first few weeks.

I feel a bit bereft!

That's a good thing

Means they learn to self soothe pretty quickly and don't need cuddling to sleep

Cherish it!!

Ha but he’s not self settling anymore, he was but we now have to cuddle him, or worse ROCK him to sleep, I’ve got a dodgy back at the mo so I’d much rather just be able to feed him into a slumber

Oh YANBU. I know people go on about how it’s a terrible habit and blah blah blah, but with DC1 it was so easy to get him to sleep and I loved the cuddles and the sleepy stretches as he was done. DC2 is less convinced. It makes me sad.

I know what you mean OP, mine was like this and I felt short changed! Must be nice to have something foolproof which works to get them to sleep.

That does sound tricky. I occasionally have to sing but feeding mostly works.

I always laugh at the advice to not feed a baby to sleep but instead have some complicated routine with baths/books etc - I can't recreate a routine if we're traveling/camping in a field/etc. But know what I do always have with me? My breasts.

YANBU. I love boobing mine to sleep, good job I do because she won't sleep any other way.

Get a sling, will make the cuddling and rocking easier. There is one huge upside to this, which is that other people can cuddle/rock and you could occasionally get some time off.

Nono no no no no NOOOOOO my Dd is 2 this month and can only feed to sleep unless she’s in the pushchair or car seat. It’s so stressful

Mine never fed to sleep either... certainly didn't mean they could fall asleep without help though. Dummies, rocking, shhshing, patting etc for months and months

They outgrow the habit eventually. I don't know why people get so stressed over the idea of feeding to sleep; we all have our little rituals that help us nod off, whether we are aware of them or not.

I loved the cuddles and the sleepy stretches as he was done. DC2 is less convinced. It makes me sad

Yes! Dd used to fall asleep and sleepily suck until she finally just unlatched and did a milky dribble .

Tbh she didn’t sleep through until about 14m so maybe it’s not such a good long term plan but for now I’d love to have that secret weapon again!