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9 Month old dropping bedtime feed

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ToothLemon · 13/01/2026 23:36

I have a EBF 9 month old and he’s always been a bit boob obsessed and will not take a bottle. He’s still on thick purées but is finishing his meals now but the last few days although he feeds as usual during the day, he refuses his bedtime breastfeed. I’m particularly concerned as we started gentle sleep training and he’s sleeping through the night which means no breastfeed for over 12 hours. Has this happened to anyone else? Should I be reducing his solids?

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mondaytosunday · 13/01/2026 23:50

Why? He’s self weaning, that’s a good thing! If he’s sleeping through that’s fine too - mine were sleeping through from six months if not earlier. If he’s growing and happy take it as a great sign! Maybe move on from thick purees though to more proper food. My kids were eating similar to me at a year so it’s time.

Keroppi · 13/01/2026 23:53

If he's happy then he's happy! Just do a big breakfast and supper of weetabix, porridge etc, toast strips with nut butter
Could try a sippy cup instead of a bottle and warm milk or flavoured milk

Haveapotter · 14/01/2026 00:00

If he’s not keen on the bedtime milk and sleeps well, then I can’t see an issue. My three have all been EBF but down to three or four feeds in 24h by nine months (none of them have been sleeping through the night by this point). The older two were on one and two feeds respectively by 12 months.

Separately, I’d also think about moving on from purées soon. My nine month old eats whatever the rest of the family are having.

ToothLemon · 14/01/2026 06:49

Thank you for replies. I should say it’s not all purées but it is mashed. I would love him to just be having table foods but currently he’s awaiting allergy results and there’s a fair list of what he can’t eat which has made weaning a little challenging. No egg wheat or dairy which sort of removes most breakfast foods so he’s having non dairy yoghurt and fruit and then dinner and lunch is usually mashed fish with a puréed veg and maybe mashed potatoes and I’ll often give him a finger portion of the veg too . He’s not interested in feeding himself at all and we’ve been told to get his weight up so I think I’ve just reverted to feeding him to get the calories actually in him :(

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SleafordSods · 15/01/2026 07:21

Is he following his centiles and bright and alert at times?

ToothLemon · 15/01/2026 14:21

SleafordSods · 15/01/2026 07:21

Is he following his centiles and bright and alert at times?

Yes, low centile but following his curve and happy and alert

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