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Offline yyll35

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« on: September 21, 2005, 23:31:16 pm »
Hi, I have been giving my baby a 10pm feeding since he was a newborn, while he is asleep.  My question is how much longer should I do this?  Now he is often waking up around 9:30 or 10pm as a habit I believe. 
Help-some feedback would be great! Thanks
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« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2005, 00:43:11 am »
hi there!

i think we need some more info from you.  How old is your lo?  Is he on EASY?  can you post your schedule?  is he bf or bottle fed?
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« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2005, 04:33:40 am »
schedule would be great. just to answer your Q right off the bat, Tracy recommends df till 7 months after solids are firmly established.
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« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2005, 20:14:16 pm »
My baby is 6 months, bottle fed and he is on EASY. He is also on solids but eats 3-5 ounces every 2 1/2 hours. He has reflux so it is good he eats often and small amounts.  I'm curious to know what you all think.
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« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2005, 21:51:49 pm »
hmmm... well, the df can easily go on until 7-8 months when solids are well established.  i'd be inclined to think that because he eats so little during the day he's waking up for the df to finish up/top off his calories.  i am assuming he does not wake at night again???   if that is the case i would stick to what you are doing. 

when you are ready to cut the df, you can slowly decrease the amount in that bottle, but for every oz (or half-oz) you take out, he needs to eat that sometime in the day.

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« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2005, 22:04:51 pm »
Around 6 months we started thinking about weaning ds off of his df.  We started decreasing the amount and a few days later, he just spit the bottle out.  He definitely didn't need it, it was just habit.  Sometimes he would wake during the df too.  I think he ended up giving it up on his own in favor of sleep.  HTH!

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« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2005, 21:01:33 pm »
Thanks so much-your feedback was helpful.  I think I'll stick to it for now.  My baby seems to need it.
Happy mothering!  and sweet dreams!
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