https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:13:34 +0000 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:34:13 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=38619 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1299431&title=feeding-to-sleep#1299431 Author: MamaT
Subject: 38619
Posted: 04 April 2011 at 6:34pm

Ok thanks ladies, good to know it seems like a fairly easy transition, not that I can see it happening anytime soon. But good to have some ideas in my 'bag of tricks' for when the time does come.]]> Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:34:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1299431&title=feeding-to-sleep#1299431 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1298577&title=feeding-to-sleep#1298577 Author: mumtooboys
Subject: 38619
Posted: 03 April 2011 at 3:37pm

He grew out of it on his own with no input from us before it stopped working.

He was still being fed in the night though until he was fully night weaned at 11 months. While we were in the process of night weaning we'd do other things like rocking/shusshing/patting but he stopped needing even that at 13 months...and even when we were doing that we rarely did it until he was actually asleep; just enough so that he was settled enough to be put back to bed. We've also had periods where we've had to sit with him for a bit, but nothing too horrible.]]> Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:37:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1298577&title=feeding-to-sleep#1298577 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1298116&title=feeding-to-sleep#1298116 Author: WestiesGirl
Subject: 38619
Posted: 02 April 2011 at 3:56pm

From memory I did it from about 11 weeks to about 5 months during the day when he wouldnt settle. However I did it every night from 4 months until 14 months old. Once he could walk (13 months old) I would feed him at bed time and ask him to walk to his bed (from our room) so he was awake. If he fell asleep I would just carry him instead.

Since 15 months old when he weaned from the boob he's had a cup of milk with his dinner and settles himself nicely at night. ]]> Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:56:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1298116&title=feeding-to-sleep#1298116 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1297904&title=feeding-to-sleep#1297904 Author: High9
Subject: 38619
Posted: 02 April 2011 at 9:10am

DD is so reliant on me DP and I had our first proper night out (ok it was only from 7-10.30pm but...) and left her with her grandma and she just fed her dinner, bathed her, gave her a bottle of warm cows milk and she eventually nodded off in grandma's arms so I think having the routine bit the same helps and MIL said she did try to fight going to sleep for about 30 odd minutes and then crashed for about 4-5 hours which is longer than she ever does for me! *hmph*! ]]> Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:10:18 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1297904&title=feeding-to-sleep#1297904 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1297841&title=feeding-to-sleep#1297841 Author: Keleho
Subject: 38619
Posted: 02 April 2011 at 6:39am

I fed DD to sleep for her last feed of the day until she was almost 9 months old. At that point, she started taking ages to fall asleep (most nights 1-2 hours) and then she started waking 3-4 times in the night on top of it and the same thing would happen each of those times.
We ended up doing the verbal reassurance technique to get her to settle herself at night. Hardest thing I have ever done, especially the first night, but after 4 nights she would have a feed, brush teeth, story and bed without a peep, and totally stopped waking during the night - it was like magic!
I would only do that sort of thing if its a problem for you but Im glad I did as about 6-7 weeks later she went on a nursing strike for two weeks and I think I would have struggled to get her to go to sleep.]]> Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:39:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1297841&title=feeding-to-sleep#1297841 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1297713&title=feeding-to-sleep#1297713 Author: T_Rex
Subject: 38619
Posted: 01 April 2011 at 8:55pm

From what I've heard, if he decides to wean himself, he'll do it as he learns to stop feeding to sleep. It won't be for some time yet though

For us, it stopped working (although she's been doing it again recently); so when she started fussing at the breast, I'd stand up, pull my top down and make sure it was a high-neck, hard-to-get-into top, and hold her up on my shoulder and walk/sing. I used the same song that I'd sing to her when she was feeding to sleep (I'd been trying to build multiple sleep associations) and she'd usually grizzle a bit, and sometimes shriek, but if I remained gentle and calm and kept walking/rocking/singing to her, she'd be asleep usually within 2 minutes. After a few weeks of that, she'd just accept that when I stood up and started walking, she'd lay her head on my shoulder and it still took a few minutes (sometimes up to 10) to nod off but there was no grizzling.

These days she goes down for her naps without a feed, and that just involves a cuddle and a song (or 5!).

I'm hoping eventually she'll get interested in stories, so I can sit/lie in bed with her and read to her and she'll just listen till she nods off. Might be a bit optimistic though, as we can't even get through one tiny story atm!]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:55:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1297713&title=feeding-to-sleep#1297713 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1297711&title=feeding-to-sleep#1297711 Author: pudgy
Subject: 38619
Posted: 01 April 2011 at 8:55pm

When Ruby weaned we would give her a cup of warm milk, cuddles then brush teeth and stories in bed. I did the same for her day naps too. It did take a week or so before she was settling well. Before that we didn't have a very structered bedtime routine because feeding to sleep always worked.

I am really enjoying all the nursing to sleep with Lewie and will carry on as long as needs too as well. I am sad though that once he weans there will be no more bf'ing ]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:55:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1297711&title=feeding-to-sleep#1297711 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1297672&title=feeding-to-sleep#1297672 Author: MamaT
Subject: 38619
Posted: 01 April 2011 at 8:17pm

For those that do/have done, at what point did it stop working, and what did you do instead?


DS has been fed to sleep for every sleep/nap since he was born (apart from when he sleeps in the manduca) and as I sit here cradling him as he nurses and goes to sleep I started to wonder wht I would do when either, it stops working, or he decides to wean.]]> Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:17:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38619&PID=1297672&title=feeding-to-sleep#1297672