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Offline shweta

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Is bottle feeding appropriate???
« on: April 25, 2006, 14:51:12 pm »

Hi everyone
My LO Adi, is 9 months, during the day she drinks from a normal cup. But does not want milk when after her afternoon nap. So we have dinner a t 5:30, also because she gets sleepy by 6:30. I try giving her milk in a cup or a sippy cup at 7:00 just before bed, she just drinks a little.

Also I am in the process of stopping her dream feed. But then she gets really hungry at 5:30 am, and doesnt sleep. Yesterday I gave her a bottle and she drank it all, and slept through.

My concern is that she will get used to having a bottle before sleep, a habit she never had. Also I am worried about how to get her to drink from a normal cup at night when she is older.

Will she get used to a bottle? Should I continue? Or should I keep trying with a normal cup and she will eventually drink???

Cant decide............please help...........

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Re: Is bottle feeding appropriate???
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2006, 16:36:43 pm »
I give Logan a bottle before bed but then follow it up with a story and some cuddle time so he's not falling asleep on the bottle. I really should start brushing his teeth after too. As long as your not letting her fall asleep on the bottle and it helps her sleep through the night then I don't see the harm. i'm pretty sure I read that the A time after the E can be as little as 10 minutes jsut as long as there's SOME separation.

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Re: Is bottle feeding appropriate???
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2006, 18:01:43 pm »
Does she have a bottle at all? Has she ever? If she has, then I would add a bedtime bottle in and do as llmommy said and read a story or brush teeth afterwards. This way she will not associate the bottle with sleeping.
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Re: Is bottle feeding appropriate???
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2006, 12:46:05 pm »
Thank you all so much for the replies. Yes she definately does not associate bottle with sleep. She did have a bottle till she was 5 months and then she drank for a normal cup.
 Above all she is not a big milk fan............we like our solids more.

Right now I have taken the decision to give her a bottle at sleep time...thank you all so much for your support.

Bye for now............tc.......
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