Nursing to sleep

mickey · Apr 17th, 2008, 07:05 AM

Juleika still only goes to sleep on the breast or by holding and rocking her

(on two ocassions only, she fell asleep on her own in her cot!!!)

I am not sure what to do and if there is anything I can do to change that?

I do not want to do the controlled crying thing and I don't have a problem with lying down together with her and let her fall asleep on the breast!

but I just wonder, does this stop by its own? I mean, if she is two years old, will she still need the breast to fall asleep???

beanie · Apr 17th, 2008, 10:48 AM

I did this and Seren stopped it at a year old. It didn't bother me to feed her to sleep at night.

marley2580 · Apr 17th, 2008, 11:37 AM

I'm trying to teach Kaya to fall asleep herself at night, just so her dad can put her to bed sometimes. I'm doing it by having a bedtime routine - massage, up to bed, story then feed. I'm then lying beside her in bed and not letting her suck, but singing to her instead. Having said that, it's not working yet lol.

mickey · Apr 17th, 2008, 14:07 PM

yeah, I try this as well!

it worked twice so far, but then not anymore!

possibly, as she was either to tired or still too awake? I really don't have a clue!

atm, I try to find the right timing for the bedtime routine and her daytime naps!

marley2580 · Apr 17th, 2008, 15:04 PM

Well, I've copped out again and just nursed her to sleep. It's just soooo much easier lol

Caroline · Apr 17th, 2008, 16:29 PM

Kayleigh was around 6 months before she stopped being nursed to sleep.

She now has tea, nappy change and jamas bf, 15 mins playing with siblings then bed with her mobile. Majority of time she settles, sometimes you hear her playing in her cot for awhile, other times shes a bit grizzly, but settles within half an hour.

Carley · Apr 17th, 2008, 22:59 PM

She's still small so I wouldn't worry about it, even bottle fed babies do that

Apr 17th, 2008, 07:05 AM	#1
mickey Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South-East London Posts: 1,637	Nursing to sleep Juleika still only goes to sleep on the breast or by holding and rocking her (on two ocassions only, she fell asleep on her own in her cot!!!) I am not sure what to do and if there is anything I can do to change that? I do not want to do the controlled crying thing and I don't have a problem with lying down together with her and let her fall asleep on the breast! but I just wonder, does this stop by its own? I mean, if she is two years old, will she still need the breast to fall asleep???

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Apr 17th, 2008, 10:48 AM	#2
beanie Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the land of make believe Posts: 1,601	I did this and Seren stopped it at a year old. It didn't bother me to feed her to sleep at night.

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Apr 17th, 2008, 11:37 AM	#3
marley2580 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Forfar Posts: 6,098	I'm trying to teach Kaya to fall asleep herself at night, just so her dad can put her to bed sometimes. I'm doing it by having a bedtime routine - massage, up to bed, story then feed. I'm then lying beside her in bed and not letting her suck, but singing to her instead. Having said that, it's not working yet lol.

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Apr 17th, 2008, 14:07 PM	#4
mickey Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South-East London Posts: 1,637	yeah, I try this as well! it worked twice so far, but then not anymore! possibly, as she was either to tired or still too awake? I really don't have a clue! atm, I try to find the right timing for the bedtime routine and her daytime naps!

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Apr 17th, 2008, 15:04 PM	#5
marley2580 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Forfar Posts: 6,098	Well, I've copped out again and just nursed her to sleep. It's just soooo much easier lol

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Apr 17th, 2008, 16:29 PM	#6
Caroline Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Devon Posts: 4,258	Kayleigh was around 6 months before she stopped being nursed to sleep. She now has tea, nappy change and jamas bf, 15 mins playing with siblings then bed with her mobile. Majority of time she settles, sometimes you hear her playing in her cot for awhile, other times shes a bit grizzly, but settles within half an hour.

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Apr 17th, 2008, 22:59 PM	#7
Carley Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,136	She's still small so I wouldn't worry about it, even bottle fed babies do that

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