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05.29.08, 10:10 AM Newborn
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ok, lay it on me. how do I wean the night feed? ds is 6.5 mo and wails & screams if he doesn't get the boob. ped says it's time, but I don't know how to do this! [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Newborn 05.29.08, 10:10 AM Flag
 

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cio [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:13 AM Flag
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this is your best, and quickest option, op, if *you* think he isn't hungry. He [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:14 AM Flag
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Go in and feed him at midnight, while he is sleeping (dream feeding); then move it earlier and earlier each night till you stop doing it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:14 AM Flag
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either do it incrementally - fewer and fewer minutes on the breast, else go cold turkey and CIO [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:13 AM Flag
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and fwiw, there's no reason to drop it medically speaking, unless you want to (I kept one night feed w/ my #1 until she was 10 mo old) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:14 AM Flag
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yeah, I do want to actually. i know this isn't attachment parenting! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:16 AM Flag
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that's fine - I just wanted to mention that [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:21 AM Flag
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np: I did it incremently. got down to 5 minutes and then did cio. it was very obvious to me then that ds wasn't hungry...just a habit. you can also try sending dh in with a small bottle, then reduce the amount till you're down to an ounce or two [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:20 AM Flag
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cio, cio, cio! Start now, we did at 6 months, now my 8 month dd sleeps from 8 to 6, nurses, and goes back to sleep until 8. It took a good week of cio, but she is so much more pleasant and well rested! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:15 AM Flag
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oh, god, i am so jealous, really? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:17 AM Flag
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You have to remember you are the grown up, and babies cry. STart with the longest you can go- say 9 to 3, then push the time you will go to the crib to 4, 4:30, etc. until you are at at least 8-9 hours. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:21 AM Flag
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ITA. We did it at 6 mo. Had a terrible sleeper who started sleeping from 7:30-7 shortly thereafter [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:20 AM Flag
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6 1/2 months is still very young. He just needs the comfort at night. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:19 AM Flag
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i did the night feeding until dd was about 9 or 10 mos [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 10:21 AM Flag
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You can try going to him when he cries, pick him up and pat him, soothe him, but don't feed him (good for dh to do this if you're bfing), put him down, let him cry for 5-10 mins, repeat as necessary. It only works if both partners are on board and it might take a few days. We do this every few months when there's a sleep shakeup; dd is now 13 mos. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 11:46 AM Flag
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^^^should add that this is to get to a solid 8 hours or so; might be too soon to get to 10-12 yet. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 11:47 AM Flag
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This isn't for everyone, but do you supplement at all? I do (and lay off me! I bf'd three kids for a year a piece.) Around 6 months, I gave a bottle of formula around 8 p.m. and put them down. My personal supply at that hour was pretty much a trickle; the bottle would fill their tummies for a nice, night-long sleep. (8 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.29.08, 11:50 AM Flag
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