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Sleep Association (Bottle)

ZaydensMommaZaydensMomma member
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Hopefully I won't get shunned for this. But I have made the mistake by letting DS fall asleep at the bottle for too long. Now we have a trained night feeder that wakes up 4 times a night and won't fall asleep without having a bottle. I have learned my lesson! I have no idea how to start breaking this habit. My pediatrician wants him completely off the bottle by his 1 year appointment. I have tried substituting the bottle with a pacifier and lessening the amount of formula in bottles at night. Which had worked for a couple of days but then he started to wake up more during the night. I am not sure how to proceed. I've skimmed through the Ferber book but he only mentioned the bottle sleep association in dim details (maybe I should actually read it). Has anyone had any experience with this and how did you tackle this situation? I was also wondering if rocking to sleep would be a good alternative to the bottle feedings?
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  • Hollylb3Hollylb3 member
    Same problem, no answers. Following. :)
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  • ZaydensMommaZaydensMomma member
    Good luck to you all as well. Thank you for replying so soon. @teds1chic I tried doing the CIO method also a couple weeks ago but I don't think it is for us. I couldn't take 15 minutes of crying  :-S Good luck to you though. Maybe it'll work for you guys! 

    I've been researching solutions but not many are out there. I;ve heard about the No Cry Sleep Solution being a good read but I couldn't find the book at the library. I'll probably have to order it although I was hoping I wouldn't have to.
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  • Hollylb3Hollylb3 member
    Most libraries will order a book for you if you ask at no cost to you. Just FYI.
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  • mylittleladies1229mylittleladies1229 member
    If you don't have time to read the book, listen to these webinars.  It really helped me to sleep train my twins!


    Listen to August 6 (Ferber) and April 16 (Sleep Associations)
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  • AshleyDehavenAshleyDehaven member
    We're having this problem too, and are attempting CIO. Wish us luck. I hate letting him cry.. :/
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  • this decaf lifethis decaf life member
    DD was like that with nursing until about 2 months ago. She went from 4 to 3 feedings, 3 to 2 and now she sleeps about 6PM-6AM. 

    I started rocking her with a paci instead of feeding her, then just leaving her in the crib instead of picking her up and giving the paci, and now she sleeps through most nights. If she wakes up she usually just needs the paci now.
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  • AshleyDehavenAshleyDehaven member
    Mine STTN, but needs the bottle to get there. He stopped taking the paci about 3 months ago.
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  • Brummy14Brummy14 member
    Our pedi actually encouraged this, still. I was just asking him about introducing a sippy in general (nothing to do with bedtime), and he said the bedtime bottle is a comforting, bonding thing with baby -- and at some point, like around 15 months, that bedtime bottle would eventually transition over to a bedtime story. But, for now, to not sweat it at all. 
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