I've been reading the sleep lady book and
have been working on Bella's schedule.
She's doing excellent! I have such a great
kid, she's already pretty much got it
down.
My only thing is that the book stresses
that a child should not be dependant on
feedings, or anything else for that matter
as a crutch to put them to sleep.
Bella goes down about 8:30 at night but
almost always wakes up between 11-12 , and
I give her a bottle and she goes back to
bed.
I don't think she needs it to sleep, i
know my baby, and she's a BIG girl , she
likes to eat ...
Do you think it would be okay if i
continued with that or should i weed out
feedings through the night all together?
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Bridget
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Posted: 02-01-08 12:00pm
i can't quite remember how old she is... 7
months?
have you tried just rocking her back to
sleep without a bottle? you're right that
she doesn't need it, it's just become a
habit. does she get a bottle before bed?
finn got a bottle right before bed up
until almost 13 months. if he woke up at
night (which was rare, so it's not the
same as your situation) i would just rock
him back to sleep.
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acruz
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Posted: 02-01-08 12:12pm
I don't really know...lol...BUT I have
heard other ladies say that if you give
her a bottle of water that she won't
expect milk, therefore not wake up because
it isn't as yummy...I could be totally
wrong though....
I am glad that Bella is such a wonderful
baby!!!
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ebarnhard33
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Posted: 02-01-08 13:17pm
I have the same problem with Kaylee (who
is also 7 months). Does she take a
pacifier? Sometimes I give her a binky and
she goes back to sleep. Other times I rock
her. But other times all she wants is a
bottle and it's the only way to get her to
go back to sleep. Let me know if you
figure out something that works!
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butterfly4565
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Posted: 02-01-08 15:47pm
Honestly I think if its not a problem for
you I dont think its an issue.
Your Bella's mummy,you know her best!:)If
she needs another feed and your happy for
her to have it then I dont see anything
wrong with it!
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onmyway_0x
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Posted: 02-01-08 15:57pm
Yea it doesn't really bother me, but i
don't want her to completely rely on it
every night.
She'll go down sometiems if I rock her and
pat her bum..
sometimes it just hypes her up!
And she'll only take a binky every now and
then , she's a total thumbsucker!
I really cannot complain though, she's a
pretty easy kid!
