https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:19:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192470 Thu, 28 May 2015 17:45:03 +0000 Tanjowen 2192470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO woke up twice a night from 14-15 months for milk and a bottle, but it was a major growth spurt. Like he grew 2 shoe sizes and 2 inches in height. </p> <p>I decided that "sleeping through the night " during this meant at least 8 hours. So his first wakeup I would grab him and rock him back to sleep or lay down with him until he settled and out him back in his crib. After 8 hours, he got a bottle. </p> <p>Suddenly at 17 months he came out of the growth spurt and no more wakeups! We started putting a sippy cup of water in his crib at night too for him to sip on for comfort if he woke up.</p> <p>I'm with you on giving food I'd needed, but for us to cut down on comfort feedings it meant a rough 2 months of co sleeping and sorting it out. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192312 Thu, 28 May 2015 15:46:56 +0000 Bubbles 2192312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my DS was about 7 or 8 months he started to not want to eat breakfast or bf in the mornings until hours and hours after he woke because he was so full from a night of constant feeding - that's when I knew he didn't need the calories. I tried gradually reducing the time he fed, but that was pretty tricky to keep track of at 4am - so eventually I went cold turkey. We didn't do CIO (we still room shared at that point so it was out of the question even if we'd been up for it), so I just did anything and everything else to help him back to sleep without feeding. Mainly a lot of stroking and singing. It was about 2 weeks of absolute hell but it was worth every moment because then he started sttn and has done so very reliably ever since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192301 Thu, 28 May 2015 15:36:23 +0000 CakeLady 2192301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just did this with my almost 12 month old who was waking up once a night to nurse. I gradually reduced the amount of time I nursed by two minutes over several nights, and then would give a pacifier/rock him back to sleep. It went pretty smoothly with not too many tears. After about a week he just slept through. He did start waking up a little earlier 5/5:30 instead of his usual 6, so I decided that if it was after 4am I'd feed him which usually helps him fall back to sleep for a little while longer. Not a perfect solution, but better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192300 Thu, 28 May 2015 15:35:58 +0000 josina 2192300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Posting so i can come back to this! We are at 6 months and nursing at 12:30 and 4 each night, sometimes more often. Of course he quit taking bottles at daycare (1-1/2 instead of 3) so I don't feel I can quit the MOTN feedings yet. :/<br /> Good luck with whatever you decide to do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192285 Thu, 28 May 2015 15:26:38 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2192285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wanted to stop by and commiserate. I don't really have great advice, but DD1 woke for bottle or cup of milk at night until she was 19+ months old. So, I get it. It was tough, but she eventually just outgrew it. Hang in there, sorry you have to deal with this. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192280 Thu, 28 May 2015 15:23:18 +0000 Truth Bombs 2192280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wanted to add to my post above that if LO was waking up to nurse in the middle of the night I would be less inclined to go cold turkey since I would assume that was for comfort and not for food. Since she's taking bottles at night, that's why I would suggest just cutting it cold turkey since she doesn't need the calories. Also, we totally cut bottles and moved to sippy cups at 12 months at our doctor's recommendation even though she continued nursing after that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192246 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:59:56 +0000 SweetiePie 2192246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@miramira: To each their own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192226 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:51:57 +0000 coopsmama 2192226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Omg. Same with my son! He started sleeping well right at 8 months and has ever since. It's been really difficult knowing how to navigate her sleep. I just keep hoping it will change, but no such luck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192223 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:51:00 +0000 regberadaisy 2192223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: yea....my older daughter started STTN by herself at 7.5m despite my best attempts beforehand. I'd been hoping DD2 will do the same. not so much.....I'm SO tired. Her sleep seems to be getting worse; not better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192220 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:50:37 +0000 miramira 2192220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: wow, 4 months? That's so little. </p> <p>I'm still feeding in the motn at nearly 8 months. My feeling is that while they're under 12 months or so, they're feeding at night because they need it, irrespective of good weight gain. Nourishment and comfort are important too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192214 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:48:14 +0000 Peasinapod 2192214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister's kids both woke up in the night until totally weaned, so I've pretty much accepted that will be how it works. At 8 months (and still on mat leave) I don't mind a couple wake ups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192203 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:40:20 +0000 SweetiePie 2192203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doc told me at 4 months that he didn't need motn feedings anymore, it was total habit at that point. As long as her weight is good I would think definitely not needed at 14 months. Have you asked your pediatrician? That might help just to reassure(aka remove any guilt you have to wean) and maybe give some tips.<br /> Ours told us to wean by dropping .5-1 ounce in one bottle every night or two, starting with the earliest feed, and trying to extend as much as possible. So if he woke at midnight and 4am, we started with midnight. He was having 4 oz so we dropped that to 3.5 the first night. Next night 3oz and instead of midnight we tried to get him to 12:15 by paci and patting, Etc. Of course he was a lot younger so that may have been easier. I did try to do that before he got too awake and just wanted the bottle. Naturally he started waking up a little later each night.<br /> He could tell no difference as we dropped ounces so that's how we knew he truly didn't need it. Maybe try 3-3.5oz tonight and see how that goes?<br /> Then we repeated dropping ounces and extending for the 4am wake up. Once that bottle was gone, we did CIO for 3 nights. Then Bam, sleeping through the night, 7pm - 6am.<br /> Yeah, CIO sucks for a few nights. And it's tempting to give in because you want your sleep NOW. But a couple extra crappy nights of sleep is worth it for sustained sttn for me.<br /> (Not trying to push CIO, just explaining how we got rid of night feedings and my mentality going into it.)<br /> I have to add that anyone who feeds in motn past like 6 months is a saint in my book. I was going insane at 3 months! I just can't imagine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192176 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:26:13 +0000 Mamasig 2192176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine doesn't wake up every night, but when he does I first bring him to sleep with me. If he's not out within 5 minutes, I give him a bottle. It's so much easier. I'd rather feed him and then sleep. But I'm not into sleep training and I don't think he's really waking for food. So really, I'm no help because I just wait it out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192151 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:16:18 +0000 coopsmama 2192151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: That's DD over here, too, but she's 10 months. She normally nurses 3-4x overnight. I have no idea how to wean her off of it. CIO doesn't seem to work - we've tried for several nights in a row and she will cry for 2 hours +. At that point it's not worth it because if I nurse she will go straight back down vs. crying for hours and keeping us awake. CIO just doesn't seem to work and sending DH in hasn't helped a bit, either. </p> <p>Needless to say, I have no answers. But I'll be following this thread! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192149 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:15:36 +0000 PinkElephant 2192149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if you will like this answer...:) but it may be she'll need to be weaned before she really gives up on that midnight snack. </p> <p>DD is 12 months, and has just weaned herself out of nowhere this week. She was still waking up at least once in the night wanting milk last week, and I was dreading figuring out a way to get her to drop that feed....then the other night, she fell asleep without a bedtime nursing session purely by accident (I had run upstairs to turn on a rice cooker before feeding her)...she didn't wake up that night for a feed. I decided to see if she "asked" for milk the following night at bedtime and when she fell asleep without it, and once again didn't get up at night, I decided to just roll with this as the new routine. It's been 4 days and so far seems to be going smoothly. I've heard her fuss a little at night but she just goes back to sleep - no one goes in. It's crazy because just last week she would have been HYSTERICAL - screaming down the entire neighborhood - if I hadn't fed her at night.</p> <p>I remember my first DD was similar - until she was fully weaned (which I did at 8 months while TTC #2),, she would still want milk whenever she woke up at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192147 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:14:37 +0000 Tidybee 2192147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: same for us. 2-3 nights of DH going in instead of me cut her nighttime feed by about 5-6 months.<br /> If her weight is good and you think she's eating enough solids during the day, it seems like it's more out of habit. I think her body is so used to getting it, she wakes looking for it, but doesn't need it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192143 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:12:30 +0000 Truth Bombs 2192143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah at 14 months she definitely doesn't need bottles overnight. I would probably just go cold turkey and expect a few really bad nights until she realizes it's not an option any more. She likely cries and cries because she knows you'll give in eventually. If she needs more calories she'll eventually compensate by eating/drinking more during the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192136 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:08:08 +0000 avivoca 2192136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: She didn't cry. She's pretty chill and night weaning was pretty easy (so was pump weaning). I haven't completely weaned yet because she's so attached to her morning milkies. I think she was ready. If she is legitimately hungry in the night, I will get her a cup of milk (like if she's been sick), but I don't nurse/do bottles in the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192128 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:04:37 +0000 regberadaisy 2192128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: she would not cry?<br /> My daughter is 9m and still waking 2-3 hours. Every time DH goes in or we ignore she would keep crying and screaming. I can only handle it for 20-30 in motn. :( she gets so worked up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192127 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:04:00 +0000 hilsy85 2192127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think at that age she needs it, as long as weight is ok. I would do some sleep training or gradually reduce amount in the bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192120 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:01:24 +0000 avivoca 2192120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sent my husband in every time she cried. She quickly learned that overnight feedings weren't happening anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-cut-out-the-overnight-feedings-in-12-month-old#post-2192110 Thu, 28 May 2015 13:57:57 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2192110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD2 is 14 months old and eats A LOT during the day and still wakes 1-2 times a night to eat a 4 oz bottle. I'm so exhausted, but I don't want to stop giving her food if she needs it. I've tried just giving her a paci, but she cries and cries like she's starving... and honestly, I'm so tired that I usually just give her a bottle so I can get back to sleep instead of making her cry it out. </p> <p>Do you think she still needs it? Or only out of habit? How would you drop it? </p>