Who feeds bottle right before naps/sleep?

CanadianJulyBri

All those sleep books say to follow that schedule: Sleep, Eat, Play...

I've found my baby sleeps much better/longer if I do Eat, Sleep, Play...Of course, i do offer some milk at some point after she wakes up, in case she's a bit thirsty- she'll usually just have a couple of sips... She likes to be full before sleeping, I guess...So do I...

AMYfromKY

I generally feed him every 3 hours...sometimes it is before a nap and other times it's when he wakes up.  He still will only nap for 40 minutes either way. haha

MrsBatty

The only time DD gets a bottle before she goes to sleep is right before bedtime.  Otherwise we follow EASY.

KacieLeigh

In the morning, we eat, play, then nap.  In the afternoon, we play, eat, nap.    That way I at least get one good long nap in.   

aly401

I still do. In the morning she gets a bottle then about an 1 1/2 hr later she has cereal then nap. Lunch she gets veggie, fruit and finger foods. Right before her afternoon nap (about 2hrs after lunch) she gets a full bottle then right to sleep. Dinner she gets oatmeal plus a little of whatever we are having. Then right before bed (about an 1 1/2 hr after dinner) she gets a full bottle then right to bed.

sunnydays99

MrsBatty:

The only time DD gets a bottle before she goes to sleep is right before bedtime.  Otherwise we follow EASY.

this is our routine as well.

CanadianJulyBri

I guess what I want to know is - is there something "wrong" with feeding right before naps/sleep time? I know very few people do it, so I'm wondering what I'm missing... Doesn't it make more sense that baby will sleep better if full and not waking up to eat/hungry?

TIA!

Tabby2727

I do it your way too. I posted something similiar about a month ago to see if people feed (bottle/breast) their baby to sleep/all but asleep and I got a lot of yes they do. You get more responses during the day.  One girl said she had to walk around the house for 1 - 2+ hours tapping their baby's back/butt and another had to stand over the crib rocking her baby back and forth while the baby was on their knees in order to get him to sleep. I think it's ok to do our routine for now. Do whatever works/feels right they say.  I'm sticking to my routine.

ALittleBirdy

We always plan bottles to go to sleep for naps and bedtime and fill in when he needs them otherwise during the day.  I don't really care what most of those books say - that's how DS falls asleep and I like him to go to bed with a full belly.

charr25

My girls get bottles before they go to sleep for the night. Sometimes they fall asleep for a nap while feeding but each day is different.

ttmccoot

ALittleBirdy:

We always plan bottles to go to sleep for naps and bedtime and fill in when he needs them otherwise during the day.  I don't really care what most of those books say - that's how DS falls asleep and I like him to go to bed with a full belly.

same here. i give her a bottle when it's sleep time.

Tatyana11

This is exactly the schedule that I follow with my LO. I am presently reading The Baby Whisperer and it talks about the importance of having a consistent Eat/Activity/Sleep routine every 4 hours, but I tried many combinations with my LO and this one just works better then any other sequence/schedule, so I am not going to change to the Eat/Activity/Sleep as the Baby Whisperer is suggesting. I am so glad that someone else has the same exact schedule! Makes me feel less crazy!