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Am I making a rod for my own back?

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Elf1981 · 28/08/2006 20:23

Okay, dd is nearly 11 months old. She's a pretty good sleeper, she used to go 7:30 - 6:00 which was fine for me! A couple of months ago we added a dream feed around 10:00 at night as she kept waking at 3:00 without it. We have recently dropped that dream feed, all going well.
My issue is that loads of people keep telling me that I am making a rod for my own back by letting dd fall asleep on the breast. She has a bath, then a feed and falls asleep. We then put her in her cot for the night.
People keep saying that I should feed her than bath her (which I am sure would result in a load of screams) or keep her awake while feeding her (how?!)
Am I doing wrong by letting her fall asleep on the breast? Personally I dont think that it is too bad, but I dont want her to be four and unable to fall asleep in any other way!
Am I damaging her teeth - just another thing for me to worry about!

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kitbit · 31/08/2006 15:52

bah...ignore them all! Plenty of time to change habits later if you all really want to. Seems to me these things are never a problem for me, are never a problem for ds and are never a problem for dh. The only people it seems to be a problem for are the ones saying not to do it. And are they there at 3am when ds wakes up? No, I am and I don't mind so they can bog off!!!

I also find grinning in a slightly unhinged manner and pointing excitedly at your feet while hopping about and saying "look, I've got new socks on!!" also changes the subject nicely and encourages people to leave well alone.

(You think I'm joking!!)

purplemonkeydishwasher · 31/08/2006 15:57

I call my rod 'Dave' and it has little bunnies on it.

rustybear · 31/08/2006 16:26

I fed DD and DS to sleep - DS till 14 months. I only stopped with DS because I was going to have a couple of nights in hospital. I started giving him milk from a feeding cup and just cuddled him to sleep - he fussed a bit at first and pulled at my jumper but it didn't take long for him to start to sleep on his own - it was the cuddling rather than the breast which he liked. I had a cot with a slide away side & I sat with him & told stories/rhymes till he slept - it just turned into the bedtime story routine.
I intended to do the same with DD but she went off the breast of her own acord at about 11 months - sucked her thumb instead, again I read her stories & rhymes.

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