Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Infant feeding

Get advice and support with infant feeding from other users here.

How to stop feeding to sleep

1 reply

vj32 · 05/02/2012 20:18

We are currently trying to night wean ds who is nearly 9 months. He is a very big boy and on last weigh in was above 99%. Since weaning he has gone up centiles from about 95%. His sleep has been bad since 4 months and worse since about 6.5 months - waking every 1-2 hours at night for a feed. We now have set nap times in the day, one in the car or pram to try and break the link between a feed and sleep, as suggested by a breast feeding counsellor.

Anyone got any advice? I have read 'The No Cry Sleep Solution' and didn't find it that helpful. We don't co-sleep and I don't want to. I don't expect him to sleep all night but 3 or 4 hours sleep in one go would be great!

I need more sleep and for someone else to be able to take care of ds as I will be going back to work soon. I realise there is no magic solution but some ideas from people who have been there would be great.

OP posts:
loopydoo · 05/02/2012 23:02

Have you tried getting your partner to settle him back down in his cot after you've fed him? He won't then be able to smell your milk.

It might work or it might not. Literally, you feed him and then do nothing else and let your partner do the nappy change if needed etc.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page