Eventually you'll want to wean your baby
from nighttime feedings so everyone can get long stretches of sleep.
If your baby's at least 4 to 6 months old, you can probably begin to wean
her from nighttime feedings.
Not exact matches
Aside
from the core elements (
feeding, diaper change, and pajamas), the elements you put into your baby's
nighttime routine are up to you.
Babies this age will start to quit
nighttime feedings, and are usually ready to sleep through the night now, anywhere
from six - to 12 - hour stretches.
This is even more evident during
nighttime feedings when you are tired and worn out
from the day.
Indeed, I argue that the cultural dismantling of the three basic components of normal human infant sleep i.e. sleep position (on the back for breastfeeding which was changed to prone sleep),
feeding method (
from breastfeeding to formula or cows milk, bottle
feeding) and infant sleep location (
from next to the mother within sensory range to
nighttime separation, a separate room) fostered and promoted the SIDS epidemic which is was limited to the industrialized, western world.
But when you better understand what makes your baby cling so much to a
nighttime bottle, you'll be one step closer to learning how to wean baby
from night
feeding altogether.
The NHS says: «Research has found no clear benefit
from its use» The NHS adds: «Some follow - on formula has cereal added to it, and is described as a «
nighttime feed for babies».