Sleep play eat - 8 month old

[Crumble2023]

Hello,

I’ve recently found doing a feed before nap time works best for my daughter to take longer naps, I make sure she’s awake after the feed so she still falls asleep by herself in cot. Is there anything wrong with this?

she always has a bottle before bed also
3 meals a day and sleeps 6:30-6:30 most nights, some times gets up earlier
she has a bottle straight after morning wake up, again before her nap, then before her 2nd nap, another before her tea then before bed (going to cut out the 4pm one soon).
thanks,
L x

Why would there be anything wrong with that?

I don’t know, I just see all online everyone suggests to give milk after sleep not before 🙈 so didn’t want to create a bad habit if so ?!
As long as she’s not fed to sleep I don’t see it as an issue?

Even if she was fed to sleep, it wouldn’t be an “issue”. Honestly don’t read all the prescribed stuff on line. A lot of it is unrealistic. Do what feels right for you and your baby. And for an alternative, more realistic and science based view check out Lynsey Hookway on Instagram.

Both my babies were fed to sleep until they were 18 months, they were and are fine!!!

Thank you! I was always told if you feed to sleep they have trouble going back to sleep in the night?

thanks for your help, I shouldn’t read online so much x

The one bit of parenting advice someone gave me which was incredibly welcomed was this:

"Textbooks everywhere and parents everywhere will tell you you're doing it wrong. If you need help to find solutions to difficulties, by all means, try their approach. But my god don't ever change something that's working for you because someone said so".

You've got an awesome schedule going. At some point your little one will change that up and you'll have to work out what new schedule she needs. But right now, enjoy the hell out of it and don't be put off this lovely sleepy time by people who have had to do it the other way!

Case in point for me, my 2 year old stopped her day naps fairly organically. And soon I noticed if she had any day sleep she'd be a nightmare at night. I was so often told she was too little and to force the nap because she needed it. Yesterday she napped for 6.5 minutes on the sofa at 1pm. She went to bed three hours later than normal and got up at the same time. She lost 3 hours of good sleep for that teeny tiny nap! Other parents seem to be able to nap their toddler at 2pm for two hours and still have a 7pm bedtime. We are not those people, apparently. So I'm going to follow her queues because they're all delightfully different in their own ways!

Love the quote @FlakyAquaQuoter! 100% - do whatever works best for you and your little one!!