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| I started nursing my son to sleep early on and now that's the only sure way I can get him to sleep. Especially at night. Part of his nighttime routine is to get a bottle right before bed and I've tried laying him down in his crib right afterwards, but he'll cry until I go in to him. He's getting to the age where he'll start to teeth and I've heard it can be bad to feed him right before bed (something about tooth rot), so I would like to wean him away from a bottle sooner rather than later. At the moment, his routine is (1) bath (2) change into pajamas and (3) bottle. We started this routine when he was just a few weeks old and at the time that was all he could handle. Any suggestions as to what I could add after his bottle to help him go to sleep......preferably without nursing? |
| Posted by Jaxon on 07/18/2007 09:45 PM
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U are using a bottle or breatfeeding ?? Also how old is your son ?
Dont be in such a rush to take his night bottle away fromhim. my son was about 15 mon when I stopped all bottles. If he is under 1 I would not worry at all. As far as teeth rot. Does he fall asleep on the bottle ?? Can u swabb his teeth before u lay him down in the crib??
Laura |
| posted by laura on 07/18/2007 09:50 PM
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Hi Jackie,
It is too early to worry about his teeth rotting, My sister nursed her boys until they were almost two. They have very healthy teeth. I had worked in a daycare and noticed that older children (3 to 5) that still got a bottle at bed time had darkened teeth. (from the milk) Your baby is still young and probably needs that comfort and security. Also I had gotten Emilie a tooth brush after she turned 3 months, they make one that goes on your finger to massage the gums and as she got older and had her first teeth come in I got a baby tooth brush, the toothpaste does not have floride in it so it's ok to swollow. |
| posted by on 07/18/2007 09:55 PM
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My son is 5 months and I do a combination of bottle and nursng. I give him 4oz through a bottle and if he's still hungry, I'll nurse him then. There are times when he'll take more than the 4oz and sometimes he'll barely get 3oz in him. Yes he'll fall asleep while on the bottle. Is this a bad thing?
So it's not a bad thing he's falling asleep while eating? Awesome. I was worried it would be bad for him once he started getting teeth. |
| posted by Jaxon on 07/18/2007 10:01 PM
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jackie
your son is sooooooooo young let dont rush him to toddlerville yet (believe me) LOL
It isnt bad to fallasleep on the bottle. In due time he wont so dont be alarmed when that happens either he will learn to sooth himself to sleep on his own. Then all do. If I remember correctly my son would be wide awake after his bottle and then i wooud lay him in the crib and he would fall asleep that started at around 1.
Now he is 21/2 he gets bath, storys, then i lay him in the crib and he will lay around for up to 30 min just talking and laying there until he goes to sleep.
Things change soooooooooooo much as they age.
Laura |
| posted by laura on 07/18/2007 10:07 PM
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I've heard mixed feedback myself on the whole bottle to bed thing. My daughter is 18 months and only breastfed, but I did pump and give her to her dad to put down when I had other obligations. I think all he did was give her the bottle, she would fall asleep, then he would wipe out her mouth with a cotton cloth, and immediately stand up and rock her back to sleep. She also took a pacifier, so if your baby doesn't, try just rocking a little bit or standing up to rock him. If he just won't do it, give him the bottle/breast back and try the process over again. It might take a few tries, but when he's so sleepy he doesn't care, he'll just pass out after the "cotton swab". It's also true that since he has no teeth you don't have to worry as much about it, so don't kill yourself over the swab at each feeding thing. Do what you can handle (and still have your sanity). We all have to pick our battles.
Amanda (mother of Kaia, 18 months) |
| posted by Amanda on 07/18/2007 10:07 PM
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Ps
did u always do the bottle then nursing at night since he was born??
If so it might be time to wean one off it may take a few days of him be upset but it will be worth it for your sanity :)
Laura |
| posted by laura on 07/18/2007 10:13 PM
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Yes, we've always done a bottle right before bedtime. I wanted to give him one a day so his father had some bonding time with him. Plus he didn't take to nursing right away, so we gave him a bottle so we knew he was getting at least that much in.
I could stop nursing him before bed, that way he could learn to fall asleep without nursing; but I hate it when he cries in his crib. If he's wide awake after his bottle and I try putting him to bed, he'll cry until someone comes in and comforts him. I've tried letting him cry for 3-5 minutes, but he generally goes longer than that. Any suggestions? |
| posted by Jaxon on 07/18/2007 10:24 PM
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Im actually trying to think back i really wish i had taken notes for future use. But I remember laying him awake at nap time after the bottle that is when he learned to self sooth. Then it just transfered to thenighttime.does he use a pacifier???? My son did back then he it was a help becuase it would help sooh him to bed.That should work but i would hate for u too start uding one now it can be a hard habit to break.
Aslo 3-5 minutes is not long to cry try alillte longer i know it is hard but believe me the moms on this site (some) will agree crying isnt gonna hurt them like it does us.
Go slow first I would try to stop nursing and just do a bottle only..........have u ever just done that ?? if he crys try not to pick him up just go in and rub him talk to him maybe play soothing music.....
laura |
| posted by laura on 07/18/2007 10:31 PM
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He will take a pacifier, but he has a hard time keeping it in his mouth. Of course, I haven't actually tried giving him one since we started the cereal. The problem before was he would also pop it out of his mouth and he didn't know to put it back in on his own. While I had no problem giving it back to him, he would just pop it back out within a minute. I have gotten him to go to sleep with a pacifier though. Maybe I'll start making his bottles 6oz instead of 4oz and if he's still awake, then we'll rock with a pacifier.
Rubbing his back does help him when he is partially asleep. |
| posted by Jaxon on 07/18/2007 10:37 PM
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yes try that and let me know !!
Good luck
Im pooped going to bed LOL
Laura |
| posted by laura on 07/18/2007 10:41 PM
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| I started the habit of nursing my son to sleep from birth and now he, too won't go to sleep without it. I had been trying a few things to get him to sleep through the night. We have had a lot of family members staying with us for a long time so he is not doing well with this. I have decided it is okay I am a stay at home mom and it isn't the end of the world. He will eventually sleep through the night and he will eventually be able to sleep without nursing. I have used and am going to try again the no cry sleep solution, I beleive in it, we have just had some set backs. Good luck. |
| posted by susan on 07/18/2007 10:53 PM
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| Susan, did you read the entire book? I had a friend who recommended it to me and I only got through the first four chapters. My son started getting up 1-2 times a night so I never finished reading it. And I should say he started sleeping more at night after I incorporated some of the advice Elizabeth Pantley gives. |
| posted by Jaxon on 07/18/2007 10:59 PM
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