so i was doing a little research on how to gently wean my now 9mo from waking at 4:30am for a 6oz bottle. we tried and were basically there (with lots of crying, ugh) and then he got croup 2 weeks ago so we are back to the waking/feeding.
someone suggested waking your LO 1 hour earlier (so in my case at 3:30am) and feeding them 1-2oz less. the theory is that 1) you break the habitual waking, and 2) you move those lost oz to the morning. i am desperate to break this wakeup - it used to range from 3:30-5am but now it is like 4:25 on the dot so it is habitual...plus he is 9mo so i am ready! what do you think of this plan?
i was going to add a small 4oz "snack" bottle in the daytime to makeup for the lost oz at night. we are on 4 bottles total including the 4:30am one so he is not yet ready for only 3 bottles (he is a HUGE baby).
thx for the input!!
