Feeding and Nutrition

Re: Night Feeding Troubles

BabyNurse3 — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:29:59 GMT

She just wants to nurse. She isn't looking for the food, but the comfort. That is why she cries even after the bottle. I would either continue to nurse at night if you are able to, or not feed at all at night. When I quit nursing my daughter at night I had to have my husband go in for a couple of weeks and rock her. She associated me with the breast and cried the whole time I rocked her, b/c she wanted to nurse.

Re: Night Feeding Troubles

stephbadger — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:29:58 GMT

I took my daughter some time to get use to the bottle feeding before bed. If my husband gave her that bottle she went right to sleep without a fuss. Do you have someone else who could give her those bottles until she gets use to them? maybe that would help.

Night Feeding Troubles

Adalynsmom — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:38:47 GMT

I have successfully weaned my baby from nursing to bottle-feeding during the daytime. I saved night-time weaning for last. She still eats 1-2 times a night. When I nurse her she easily and immediately returns to sleep. When I bottle-feed her as soon as I return her to her crib she screams and it can take 45 minutes+ for her to fall back to sleep. Any ideas? Thanks!