How stop using BF to get baby to sleep

[Bracken35]

Hi,
I am after some advice please. My little one is 10 months old and day or night only goes to sleep if really drowsy from a breastfeed. She will sleep in the car/pram as alternatives but only when moving.

I am returning to work soon and am worried about how a childminder will ever get her to sleep. I want to stop BF but am worried about how I will settle her. Health visitor has recommended controlled crying.

Has anyone had success with other methods? Will she adapt when moved onto bottle?

She still feeds once during the night. I admit I have been too quick to go to her mainly so I get back to sleep which is why it is more habit that need for a feed now.

Any help much appreciated! From one very anxious mum

Please don't be anxious :) Your childminder will have a lot of experience in getting babies to sleep. Your little one has associated you and with breastfeeding to sleep which is why it is so hard for you to settle her otherwise.
I breastfed my DD2 through the night till 3years as it's what worked for us. With baby DS I either breastfeed or sling him to sleep, but he will also take a bottle from DH (not from me as he can smell my milk!!)

Do whatever works for you but I would really not consider controlled crying unless you feel that night feeding is impacting your mental health.
Google "gentle night weaning" for more tips. I also read Elizabeth Pantleys no cry method (look on Amazon).
Good luck op

Sorry - didn't see the by about you wanting to stop breastfeeding!! My tips - get someone else to give her a bottle. While she can smell you (she associates you with warm cuddles, tasty milk and snuggling) she may not take it from you.

My DH has DD and gives her my expressed milk in a doidy cup (bottle refuser) we started practising with the cup 8 weeks before I went back to work, lots of relaxed practise helped her nail it.

Also, patting on the back with rhythmic shhing as you walk up and down really work for my baby.

Good luck. I dreaded my DD starving when I went to work but it's all worked out fine.

I wouldn't do any sleep training until with the child minder. And then discuss methods with the child minder and agree together on a plan of action, so that you can offer some degree of consistancy.