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Falling asleep with a bottle

erinkate23erinkate23
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DS has his first tooth (well, the top of it anyway) and I read today that you're not supposed to let babies with teeth fall asleep with a bottle in their mouths.

DS almost always falls asleep at the end of his bottle.  Especially at night.  He hates pacifiers, always has, and if I put a bottle in his mouth anywhere *near* bedtime or naptime, he crashes.   I've tried giving him a bottle after his naps and he's either not interested or he falls asleep! We are on more solids, but he still needs formula, for sure. 

I guess we went backwards on the sleep-eat-play thing.... it's more sleep-play-eat.  I'll also confess that I love how easy it is to get him to sleep this way; no fights, no crying, just peaceful drifting off.

I don't want his tiny teeth to end up with cavities, but I don't know how to break this habit.

Advice/been theres?

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  • lovesinthehouselovesinthehouse
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    I guess we went backwards on the sleep-eat-play thing.... it's more sleep-play-eat. 

    This is what we do, usually, though I nurse and DS is changing things up recently. ;) 

    Why do they think this could lead to cavities? I guess I don't get why this is a bad thing. He's not going to do it forever, so I wouldn't worry about it. There's not much you can really do anyway. If he falls asleep, he falls asleep.

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    imageerinkate23:

    I guess we went backwards on the sleep-eat-play thing.... it's more sleep-play-eat. 

    This is what we do, usually, though I nurse and DS is changing things up recently. ;) 

    Why do they think this could lead to cavities? I guess I don't get why this is a bad thing. He's not going to do it forever, so I wouldn't worry about it. There's not much you can really do anyway. If he falls asleep, he falls asleep.

    BFing and formula are not the same. BFing is not linked to ECC (early childhood caries) the way that formula is. The major risk is leaving the bottle with baby during sleep. I would just try to gradually remove the bottle earlier and earlier until you can remove bottle before LO falls asleep.
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    imagelkstor:
    imagelovesinthehouse:
    imageerinkate23:

    I guess we went backwards on the sleep-eat-play thing.... it's more sleep-play-eat. 

    This is what we do, usually, though I nurse and DS is changing things up recently. ;) 

    Why do they think this could lead to cavities? I guess I don't get why this is a bad thing. He's not going to do it forever, so I wouldn't worry about it. There's not much you can really do anyway. If he falls asleep, he falls asleep.

    BFing and formula are not the same. BFing is not linked to ECC (early childhood caries) the way that formula is. The major risk is leaving the bottle with baby during sleep. I would just try to gradually remove the bottle earlier and earlier until you can remove bottle before LO falls asleep.

    Interesting. Thanks!

    I realize I probably shouldn't answer posts I don't know anything about. ;)

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  • lkstorlkstor
    imagelovesinthehouse:
    imagelkstor:
    imagelovesinthehouse:
    imageerinkate23:

    I guess we went backwards on the sleep-eat-play thing.... it's more sleep-play-eat. 

    This is what we do, usually, though I nurse and DS is changing things up recently. ;) 

    Why do they think this could lead to cavities? I guess I don't get why this is a bad thing. He's not going to do it forever, so I wouldn't worry about it. There's not much you can really do anyway. If he falls asleep, he falls asleep.

    BFing and formula are not the same. BFing is not linked to ECC (early childhood caries) the way that formula is. The major risk is leaving the bottle with baby during sleep. I would just try to gradually remove the bottle earlier and earlier until you can remove bottle before LO falls asleep.

    Interesting. Thanks!

    I realize I probably shouldn't answer posts I don't know anything about. ;)

    Of course you should! This board would be so boring if it was all dorky medical facts :) The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry has a great website and good info on dental care for LOs.
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  • erinkate23erinkate23
    imagelkstor:
    imagelovesinthehouse:
    imageerinkate23:

    I guess we went backwards on the sleep-eat-play thing.... it's more sleep-play-eat. 

    This is what we do, usually, though I nurse and DS is changing things up recently. ;) 

    Why do they think this could lead to cavities? I guess I don't get why this is a bad thing. He's not going to do it forever, so I wouldn't worry about it. There's not much you can really do anyway. If he falls asleep, he falls asleep.

    BFing and formula are not the same. BFing is not linked to ECC (early childhood caries) the way that formula is. The major risk is leaving the bottle with baby during sleep. I would just try to gradually remove the bottle earlier and earlier until you can remove bottle before LO falls asleep.

     

    Will do.  I don't put him to bed with it, and I do take it away as soon as I notice he's asleep.  Does the same thing apply for dream-nursing?  Well, not nursing, obviously, but he will still be sucking when he is asleep.

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  • ibisibis member
    If he's still swallowing I think it's ok... my impression is the problem is when they kind of have formula pooled in their mouth and it's just sitting there causing tooth decay.
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