Sleeping through?

Pfft .. if you were ok with how it was going, what does it matter what someone else says is "normal".

I'd prefer just to give them the bottle, change and go back to bed instead of fart arsing around at stupid o'clock with an upset child.

if you want it to be a natural progression then decrease the amount in the bottle by 30 ml every second night.

He might gradually start eating more during the day which would be better digestively speaking than guzzling a bottle of milk in the middle of the night.

In a years time, do you still want to be giving a bottle? How about in six months? You are reinforcing it, so if you do not think it is going to be something you *want* for your child, then maybe you could think about how you might move along the path to changing the habit.

With no bottle in the middle of the night, there would not need to be a nappy change either, and the two of you might enjoy sleeping more than being awake?

Edited by maya22

Isn't it frustrating how there's always some 'better' way to raise the kidlets? I reckon if you're happy, just keep going the way it suits you.

Chances are that yes, he could do without his bottle if you really hated getting up and wanted to change things. But if you want him to drop it himself, and are happy to keep giving it to him, do it your way! It's not going to do any harm at all or anything

maya22 wrote: In a years time, do you still want to be giving a bottle? How about in six months? You are reinforcing it, so if you do not think it is going to be something you *want* for your child, then maybe you could think about how you might move along the path to changing the habit.

Id find it HIGHLY unlikely that the child is going to wake for a bottle of milk and a nappy change forever .. by the time they are toddlers they arent even in nappies anymore

My DS has always been a shocking sleeper, and once a night would be a good night! :-) I ONLY night weaned when he was about 11 months because boobie stopped putting him back to sleep. I would happily have carried it on otherwise! So I agree with the others, if you are happy, carry on. I believe they will sleep through of their own accord, and do not believe in CC or CIO, so hopefully my DS will prove me right at some stage :-)

Update: I thought that the longer a nappy is on a child the more likely nappy rash is, that's why I always change him when I give him the bottle, keep going ladies you're really helping!

So toddlers generally sleep through eventually of their own accord?

I guess I don't really want to be still waking up in the middle of the night when he's say, two, but if he's likely to drop the bottle himself in the next few months I'll probably just leave it.

However, if he's likely to be perfectly happy having a bottle indefinitely then I'm going to have to do something about it.

Sharlene28 wrote: So toddlers generally sleep through eventually of their own accord?

Not all.... and you can't know in advance when. But maybe in a few months it might matter more to you whereas now it doesn't sound like it does

Sharlene28 wrote: Update: I thought that the longer a nappy is on a child the more likely nappy rash is, that's why I always change him when I give him the bottle, keep going ladies you're really helping!

Is he in MCN or sposies? Sposies are designed to last the night I've not changed DD overnight since she was 8 weeks old unless she did #2's. Huggies will hold up to 12 hours of pee and we've never had a problem with nappy rash.
It's made feeding her in the night a lot quicker and easier

I don't change DD overnight unless she poos as well. We are in Sposies and for us personally only the Woolworths Select ones work atm.

I agree with LF and if it isn't bothering you then where's the issue? That's just their opinion imo.
I also agree that they will break the habbit when they are ready. It won't last forever...

My 14mo still wakes about 4+ times a night! But for me personally I find it much easier to just give her a quick 5 min breast feed and then back to bed rather than being up for a few nights in a row for hours on end with a baby who is upset and won't sleep by the sudden confusion of the sudden change and then is grumpy the next day as a result... Just my 2c worth.

If it is bothering you then there are things you can do but if it isn't bothering you then don't worry too much about it, they will wean from it when they are ready.