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Kristel

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in Parenting after 35

Why no more milk at bedtime? Just curious as to what the pedi said was the reason as I've heard so many (my post below and asking friends today).

So does this mean you have to start sleep training? Please let me know how it goes. I am kind of frightened by the whole experience since he sleeps so well now.

Oh! And how on earth do you brush K's teeth when she's asleep? After J finishes the bottle, he falls asleep and clamps his mouth down pretty tight.

I hope you're having a good week :)

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Re: Kristel

  • KristelRobinKristelRobin

    Hi Jen!

    I'm really not sure why.  She said, "Keira doesn't need to have milk right before she goes to bed.  You don't normally have something to eat or drink right before you go to bed, and neither should she."  Weeeell, actually I do usually finish a beverage of some sort right before bed, be it a glass of wine, a coke zero or a cup of tea, but since I'm about 40 lbs overweight at the moment and don't look like the picture of good health, I didn't want to say so.  But honestly, I don't see the harm in it.  I gave her four ounces instead of her normal 8 ounces before bed last night, but I did still give her some.

    As for the teeth brushing, K doesn't actually fall asleep while drinking, it just puts her in a really drowsy state.  So much so that sometimes she won't let me sit her back up to burp her.  So I just have the toothbrush ready, and brush her teeth and gums while she's laying down, or sitting up in the crib if she'll sit up.  The baby toothpaste doesn't need to be rinsed out.  It's probably not the best brushing job in the world.  Also, Keira only has her two front bottom teeth, so I'm mostly brushing gums which is much easier than brushing teeth.

    Keira is actually already sleep trained.  When I leave the room, she is awake, but once I leave she rolls over and goes to sleep 95% of the time (I watch on the monitor).

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