So how do I get 7mo LO to go to sleep on her own in cot without BFing/nodding off on me?

[missbumpy]

She's actually quite a good sleeper but she ALWAYS goes to sleep at night with a breast feed and then I transfer her to her cot. During the day she generally has naps either in carseat, buggy, or on me. I love her sleeping on me and really enjoy having a cuddle and having a bit of time when I just sit there watching TV and holding my sleeping baby. However, I'm starting to wonder if I've let her get into a bad habit and now she doesn't know how to go to sleep on her own.
Is it too late to get her used to sleeping on her own?

ihave the same problem with my 6 month old actually.he always feeds before he falls asleep and i havent been brave enough to just stick him in his cot yet.ill be watching this thread with interest!

No, don't worry about it.

My DS always fell asleep feeding, he gradually stopped falling asleep and now goes into his cot usually awake. I sometimes have to sit with him for 15 mins while he falls asleep, increasingly he's happy to chatter to himself in his cot until he falls asleep.

Enjoy the cuddles while you can get them! They grow up too soon.

Elizabeth Pantley's No Cry Sleep Solution gives some good ideas about gradually moving away from the feeding to sleep.

He's nearly 13 months now BTW

So you don't think I should be actively trying to encourage LO to go to sleep on her own in the cot?

would also recommend the NCSS book for exactly this issue.

my 5.5 mo always feeds to sleep though, but i try to detach him just before he nods off. then you can slowly start detaching him/her when sleepy but not falling asleep etc until eventually you are putting lo in cot awake.

NCSS

we are doing it with dd and (shock) it is working

If it ain't broke why fix it.

I still nurse DD to sleep at 21 months old. It is quick and easy and a great advantage of breastfeeding to be able to settle your baby so quickly.

BTW If I am not around she will settle with cuddles from daddy, so it has not damaged her ability to sleep on her own but we both find it easier and more comforting to nurse at bedtime.

I wouldn;t mind if she stayed asleep, BE, but as it was she was waking up every hour all night [bleary] wondering why she was alone in the cot when the last thing she remembered was being all cuddled up at the boob...

MrsBadger, Oh right, so she isn't staying down when you nurse her to sleep...glad to hear that NCSS is working for you.

Is she absolutely spark out Missbumpy? My DD does fall asleep on me sometimes but I feed her without her grobag on, then her daddy picks her up from me, gives her a cuddle and puts her in her grobag - this normally wakes her up a bit. I know other babies that can sleep through a nappy change though so it may not work for you.

I'll be watching this thread too.
My DD feeds to sleep too.
And during the day. But not every feed.
Thinking do i try and stop her or keep going for now?
I can put her in her basket after a feed as long as i wait 5-10 mins to make sure she's sleeping ish.
But daytime naps, if i put her in her cot after a feed she wakes up within 10 mins. fun.
sorry, it's not my thread.

Yes, she's pretty sparko She's in a funny routine. I know most babies seem to go to bed at 7pm or something but she generally stays up until 8.30 - 9pm (actually 10pm tonight but she was teething and grizzly) when she has a finally breastfeed and goes to sleep on the boob. I then put her down in her cot and she doesn't usually wake up when I put her down.

I kind of agree with Babieseverywhere. If it ain't broke, why fix it. The only thing is, I feel like I can't leave her with anyone and she'll only sleep if I'm there. I haven't been out in the evening since before she was born. Not that I've got the energy to go out in the evening but it would be nice to have the option...