Not exact matches
Before I used to feed her a
bottle of expressed milk (only for
bedtime,
during the day I just nursed her) and hope that she'll fall asleep doing it.
Some babies use
bottles as security objects
during their
bedtime routine (like drinking their
bottle as you read to them in the glider in their room).
8 month old boy (who's in transition from nursing to formula & solids) 8 am - wake, diaper, nurse for 5 - ish minutes 8:30 am - breakfast in high chair (4 oz
bottle + solids) 9:00 - 9:45 ish - play time (independent play then reading books & getting ready for nap) 10am - 11:30 am - morning nap 11:30 - 12 pm - wake up from nap, diaper, get dressed for day, etc ** if we go out to run errands this is the time we leave, and and we will stop to eat lunch while out 12 pm - lunch (8oz
bottle + solids) 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - play time 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - afternoon nap 3:30 - 4 pm - play time 4 pm - eat (8oz
bottle + snack such as cheerios) 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm - play time (if he woke up early from afternoon nap, then sometimes he still takes a short cat nap
during this timeframe 6:30 pm - dinner with family (solids in high chair) 7:00 pm - outdoor play time (baby swing, take a walk, etc) 8:00 pm - start of an 8oz
bottle 8:30 pm - bath time, read books, finish rest of
bottle 9:00 pm -
bedtime.
My question regarding milk is how readily available is it my daughter will be 13 month and she might still want a
bottle during the night is there a way to get milk to the room before
bedtime or would i need to go to the lobby to get some
You may even be able to just skip the
bottle at this point, since he's gotten used to doing without it
during the day, but if he puts up a fuss, take a graduated approach: Begin to reduce the amount of milk in the
bedtime bottle by at least two ounces every two days.
So, a couple of important things: it sounds like you either rock him or hold him to sleep at
bedtime,
during the night and for naps and he also has a
bottle to sleep.