Do I drop it?

[scucci1979]

Alyssa is on 4milk feeds a day averaging about 5-6ozs and one nf between 4-6am that is 4ozs(I limit this one). She is beginning to drink less at her second bottle and am not sure if it is time to drop it. I am a little skeptical b/c she still has that one feed at night. should I wean that nf first?

[Lolly]

I would wean that nightfeed, you have been wondering about it for a while now and it's probably habit driven hunger by now. If you can do that first she may well pick the second day bottle back up, but if she doesn't you can look at tweaking then.

Laura

[scucci1979]

i know I have to wean that bottle, but I have to get the courage to do it. LOL Not sure if I should go cold turkey or gradually.  What happens when she wakes 6am for the bottle? Do i just do pu/pd until her wake up time(7am)?

[Lolly]

How much is she taking at that feed? If it's a substantial feed I would reduce it gradually, an oz at a time every three nights then resettle. If it's a small feed I would water it down gradually.

What you do at 6 am is up to you really, we treated everything before 6am as a nightwake but if they woke at 6 that was the start of the day - it's a pain, but I didn't feel it was worth the agro of resettling for the sake of an hour. It also meant I (or DH) could take her downstairs quietly so she didn't wake DS too early.

Laura

[scucci1979]

I have reduced it to 4ozs now. It used to be 6ozs.