Hello! My bubba was born 12/2/10. I'm a second time mom. We did CIO with our older son when he was like 18 mos. (He had medical issues so we waited that long)
LO is now 9 mos, and I want to try CIO BUT ...he still eats - takes almost a whole bottle - in the middle of the night. And we're up at least twice a night. How do we do it? Should I wait until we're off bottles completely? I'm so tempted, but so wary of doing it at the wrong time. How do you know when it's time?
Thank you!
Re: New here, sleep question
I like this plan.
Welcome! Try increasing the calories he gets during the day, so his body won't need the food at night. Then, drop the night feeding. We did a modified version of CIO when he was 4 months old and he's been STTN (sleeping through the night) since.
Thank you for the welcome and the great advice!!
Of course, last night he slept from 7-2am, then took TWO 8 oz bottles. I should have read your responses first! LOL. I am going to try the reduction in formula method to wean him off, then cut out the night bottle entirely. Also, his top tooth (tooth #3) just poked through so maybe we are on the right path for sleep? A girl can hope!