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Offline meredith1851

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7 mths - How do I stop the 1 night feeding (HELP)
« on: July 09, 2011, 18:03:07 pm »
Ok; I have had it!!!1 I am officially going to lose my mind out of pure exhaustion if my now 7 mth old DS does not sleep through the night. He wakes to be repacified sometimes 5-8 times and has been waking between 2 and 3 AM for a 5 oz bottle. He then sleeps still 5 AM.  He sucks the bottle down and seems so thirsty...he typically does 4-5 bottles a day of 4-5 oz so he is not a huge drinker. I feel VERY bad trying to wean him from the bottle because he is thirsty and honestly have been too tired to address the issue, but I feel this has gone on long enough. Where do I start? I need a plan.  He is a high needs tempermental baby so this will be a tough few nights! Goodness, He can SCREAM!!!
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Re: 7 mths - How do I stop the 1 night feeding (HELP)
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2011, 03:08:54 am »
TBH, I don't think the bottle is your problem, rather the pacifier!  We had one night feed (breast, so a bit different I know) until just over 1yo.  If he was sleeping well other than that one bottle would you be so concerned with it?

Does he know how to replug himself?  Have you tried teaching him during the day?  My ds never took to a paci but I've read on the boards about moms putting a dozen pacis in the crib so that there's always one within reach for lo to replug, or sewing some onto a muslin or lovey to keep in the crib to easily grab and replug.  Or would you want to wean the paci entirely?
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Re: 7 mths - How do I stop the 1 night feeding (HELP)
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2011, 18:52:24 pm »
He has just started playing with the Paci and sord-of getting it back towards his mouth during the day, but at night he seems too confused and helpless as he ends up on his belly and usually is lying on it/or out of reach at that point. We don't typically pacify during the day unless we are out and he gets fussy...then I plug him. It is just at night that I go in 10 times to replug. Ugh.....this will be  a tough one to tackle. He is a VERY high needs tempermental baby adn it is the only thing that soothes him!
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Re: 7 mths - How do I stop the 1 night feeding (HELP)
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2011, 02:09:13 am »
Have you thought of having more in the crib? If there are a few it may be easier for him to find one, and even when you have to replug you can guide his hand to the paci and help him put it in his own mouth. He'll only learn with practice :)

The other option would be weaning the paci altogether. Unfortunately I have no experience there, but loads of moms have done it successfully :)
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