How to stop feeding to sleep

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My dd2 is coming up to 16 months, I still feed her to sleep at night and for any subsequent wake ups. I’d like to stop but no idea where to start stopping!

Dd1 happened by accident when she had a bad cold and couldn’t latch but no such luck with dd2!

Any advice? I’m not adverse to a tiny bit of crying but can’t do cio.

Bed routine at the minute is occasional bath then into bed clothes, sleeping bag, quick story, feed to sleep, plonk in cot. Feed to sleep if she wakes in the night which happens at least once.

Just bumping this as I am wondering at what point to try and stop feeding my dd to sleep. 6 months now and 9 times out of 10 feeds to sleep. Otherwise is rocked or falls asleep in the car or pushchair. I'm not wanting to do CIO either but not sure how else to get her used to self settling or at what point to do it.

I’d stop feeding to sleep. Can you feed before the story book, then she still gets a feed but associates the book with sleep. Might take a few nights. If she cries when you put her down, give her two mins, the go back in, cuddle, back down and repeat until asleep. She knows you’re there but still that it’s bedtime.

I stopped feeding my 18 month old a couple of weeks back, by, well, just stopping. Woke up one morning and thought I just can't do it anymore, and haven't fed her since.

First few nights were awful, largely awake, crying, inconsolable... but after that she's been fine, slept way better than she ever has.

But good Lord my boobs were AGONY for about 2 weeks. I recommend Sudafed provided you are fully committed to stopping.

Good luck!

I fed to sleep for naps until around 11 months. I fed but put down awake at bedtime but still fed to sleep for night wakings.

I started with naps by feeding but putting down in cot awake. Sitting in room until fall asleep. There was crying but crying because I wasn’t picking him up, not because he was hungry or scared. Sometimes took up to an hour. Time for gradually shorter until I was able to just put him down and leave the room within a few weeks. I tried to give eye contact, looked down etc. So he could see me but no interaction. It worked.

I then did the night wakings. This was harder mainly because I found it easier to just feed to sleep so I could go back to bed! I ended up doing a little controlled crying. Stopped breastfeeding and no feeeingn to sleep since around 12 months old.