Do you let ypur baby fall asleep when breastfeeding at night?

[Lottielou]

I was reading an article earlier which stated that it was wrong to let baby fall asleep when breastfeeeding at night as they will link feeding with falling asleep. Causing future sleep problems when getting them to fall asleep on thier own. They suggested if they fall asleep, wake them to let them fall asleep on thier own.
DD does falls asleep when feeding on me in the night, but only when she's had enough.
Does anyone do the same?

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I did this with all 4 and they never have probs getting off to sleep aged 6,5,3 and 1. I remember being told this would cause problems but I can honestly say it didn't with my lot. I used to love that bed time feed, I also remember the frelief of putting a sleeping baby in his bed at the end of a very long day.

when did you put them into thier own room?

I used to with DS2 all the time - I never would have had any sleep if I didn't! He's 3 next week and goes to sleep pretty well.

waswondering - did you feed them to sleep in the middle of the night? If not how did you do it?

did with both of mine

both excellent sleepers with no issues doing it by themselves

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Dd fed herself to sleep for 2 years but was always really good at settling herself when she woke, so we had no problems when she finally stopped breast-feeding. People told me I was making a rod for my own back, that it would cause all kinds of sleep problems ... it didn't.

Go with what feels right for you and your baby

went in their own room between 6 and 9 months

I know they say it's best to try and BF fr the 1st 6 months but when is recomended to start weaning? And when weaning do you still BF or give epressed milk?

WHO recommends 6 mths for weaning.

I also fed both mine to sleep. We had a few unsettled days when they no longer needed it -- but that's it.

I used expressed milk for first few months of weaning, for baby rice & cooking. But then switched to cows milk -- guidelines said this was okay after 6 mths, as long as it wasn't their main milk (ie cooking only).

I continued to bf both until they were about 16 / 17 mths. This is how I did it (both fed lots in the day BTW) once they were on 3 meals.

DS: First bf between 5am (!) and 6am depending on when he woke (boy is he a lark!)
breakfast 8ish
Lunch 12ish plus bf
Snack 3:30ish plus bf
Dinner 5ish plus bf
Last milk feed before sleep.

DD -- she loving bf, so had to give her milk after solids as she filled up on milk. First 2 mths gave 1/2 milk feed, then food, then rest of milk:
breakfast & first feed at around 7:30
Lunch + bf 12ish
Snack 4ish + bf
Dinner 6ish + bf
Last milk feed before sleep.

NHS Direct Online Health Encyclopaedia
Babies, weaning

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Introduction
Food is often a source of worry to parents, with questions such as when to start introducing solid foods, what foods to begin with, and whether your baby will like it. Breast milk or formula milk provides all the nutrition that babies need for the first six months. Their stomachs can?t digest other foods properly until this age. After this time, it?s a good idea to start slowly introducing solids alongside milk, as your baby will start to need iron and other nutrients, and will also benefit from the different textures and tastes. By the age of 12 months they can be joining in with family meals.

Also a lot of others have said to wait till 6 months.

When did you introduce solids?

i started weaning when my dd was 16 weeks because she got hungrier, it helped her sleep through the night. hv said it was to start earlier, but introduce weaning bit by bit

Yes, although she's growing out of it, now that she's starting to wean, now having to put up with her crying herself to sleep over usually a 15 min period.

god yes! We wouldnt get any sleep otherwise!