https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 02:48:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-nursebottle-feed-your-lo-before-or-after-naps#post-435563 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:18:17 +0000 Rubies 435563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When LO was little-little, I would nurse her before naps. When she was older (6/7/8 months?) I would just put her down for her nap and when she woke up, I'd let her nurse for a bit - more for comfort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-nursebottle-feed-your-lo-before-or-after-naps#post-435558 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:16:55 +0000 runsyellowlites 435558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both! Breastmilk changes throughout the day &amp; can help calm or awaken baby. I often nurse before she goes down &amp; if she wakes up fussy I will scoop her from her bed, lie down with her in our bed, &amp; nurse her to see if she's either ready to wake up or go back to sleep. She also goes down without nursing too so I don't worry about creating a "bad habit".... I feel she has plenty of time to learn her independence at her own cuing so I'm happy nursing her as much as she wants at this point. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-nursebottle-feed-your-lo-before-or-after-naps#post-435538 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:08:41 +0000 Weagle 435538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neither, but I only kind of follow timed intervals and aim to nurse after naps. I try to make sure she nurses every 3.5-4 hours, but I have no problems with her nursing in between if she wants. I don't like her to nurse too close to nap time because she can quickly rely on sleep props. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-nursebottle-feed-your-lo-before-or-after-naps#post-435370 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:29:03 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 435370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before... and I need to stop so she can go to sleep w/o the bottle now. There are some times when I do feed her a bottle when she wakes up, but that's only if she took a really long nap, which are few and far between. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-nursebottle-feed-your-lo-before-or-after-naps#post-435367 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:28:59 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 435367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I put her down, I nurse her to sleep for her naps.</p> <p>When dad puts her down, I nurse her after.</p> <p>She obviously doesn't depend on my nursing because dad can put her down just fine as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-nursebottle-feed-your-lo-before-or-after-naps#post-435362 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:27:33 +0000 Freckles 435362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know how it happened, but i've gotten stuck on nursing LO before i put her down for a nap. Now i'm worried that she's getting used to it! </p>