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Help want to stop b/feeding scared of night waking

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Keepingitreal07 · 14/01/2018 19:56

Hi there my baby is 11 months won't take the bottle or dummy despite trying. She sleeps thru 80 percent of time. Last feed takes an hr. Have nursed her to sleep in know bad habits it's just what works. If she wakes in the night I feed her n she goes back off. She has 4 feeds throughout the day and 3 good meals plus odd snacks. I really want to stop boob feed but scared she's wake more at night and dread her night waking and taking forever to settle as she's a mare to settle. Any advice please have tried sippy cup she just does a small amount.

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Wetwashing00 · 14/01/2018 22:42

I don’t have much advice, I can only tell you my experience of how I stopped night feeds.
Although my child was 2yrs old at the time. I slept in a top that wasn’t easy to manoeuvre a boob out for night waking. If I felt him grab a boob I would move to lay on my front. I would also start to move him back into his own bed so he knew he was sleeping alone. It took a few weeks for him to get the hint of no more night time boob.
Sleeping separate has been more of an issue for us.

Littlejammy · 15/01/2018 19:51

I’m also worried about this but if she can take a bottle, maybe this will settle her in the night. She may also be waking up because it’s worth waking up - she gets a nice warm cuddle while having a feed. Once you stop breastfeeding, she might feel there’s no point in waking up. I’m sure it’ll be hard at the start - a short period of little sleep while she learns she’s not going to get boob anymore but she may wake up
Less in the long run.

Slightlyperturbedowlagain · 15/01/2018 19:54

Once you stop breastfeeding, she might feel there’s no point in waking up.
Both of mine did this themselves at about 7- 8 months when I stopped BF, so maybe worth giving it a try just to see?

Keepingitreal07 · 16/01/2018 19:49

Yep think you cud b right about the waking up less she won't do a bottle and only takes few sips of milk from a sippy cup.

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Keepingitreal07 · 16/01/2018 19:51

She s won't do a bottle at all

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