https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:19:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1140117 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:47:41 +0000 Adira 1140117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: That's interesting advice! And I'm not sure if you can really trust that. Maybe he slept longer because of a growth spurt or being sick or maybe he happened to get more milk during the day so didn't need to wake up as much. But assuming that every thing is equal, if he CAN sleep those longer stretches, it does seem wise to try to encourage it! I just don't really know how. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1140087 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:38:05 +0000 cmomma17 1140087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I just feel stupid because when C was maybe 2 months old the pediatrician gave us advice of "the first time he sleeps 5/6/7 hours straight, from then on never feed him until it has been 5/6/7/ hours" Well C did sleep long stretches so many times and I was always too tired to remember to do that!! So now he sleeps 2.5, 3, 4. :( I'm just tired and overworked :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1140080 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:36:04 +0000 Adira 1140080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: I hear that! If Xander was actually hungry, a pacifier would not work!</p> <p>I've also heard it's pretty common for breastfed babies to wake up more often and need to eat more in the MOTN - they supposedly process breast milk faster than FF babies so they get hungry more often. We just got lucky with Xander, so I really have no advice on how to get your LO to sleep longer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1139918 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 09:57:24 +0000 cmomma17 1139918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: thanks! </p> <p>@Adira: he does take a pacifier, so I have been shoving it in there every time he wakes ;) If he wants to eat though, there's no convincing him to just take the paci</p> <p>I managed to get him to go 4 hours 12 minutes the first stretch and 4.5 hours the second stretch. I was still awake a lot because I did some bouncing, shh'ing, paci'ing, etc. But it's progress I guess. Maybe after a week or so solid of 4 hours I'll try to move him closer to 5 hours? I'm not sure what the best next step is. We are going to start solids on October 18th. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1139434 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 06:50:37 +0000 Adira 1139434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: How'd it go? Will your LO take a pacifier? That's how we were able to get Xander to drop a MOTN feeding - he really just wanted to comfort suck, so as soon as he'd make a peep, I'd pop the pacifier in his mouth before he could become fully awake. And then he eventually stopped waking up at that time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1139423 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 06:35:10 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1139423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: Hope you get some sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1139330 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:05:34 +0000 cmomma17 1139330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I went with the "pick a time advice" and chose midnight which was 4 hrs and 15 minutes since his bedtime feeding. He woke up about 10 minutes prior and I bounced him to pass the time. We made it to exactly 12:00 as he was starting to throw a fit.<br /> Nursing him now, going to encourage a second stretch of sleep by not feeding again until 4 am. Thanks for your help! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1139087 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:47:59 +0000 cmomma17 1139087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I think LO will be four or five years old before I find the time or energy to read a book about sleep ;)<br /> I just have a mommy hunch that I'm reacting to his cries by feeding him, when I could probably just soothe him back to sleep in other ways.<br /> I have to turn a lamp on when I nurse, so the two times a night is driving my hubby insane too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1139080 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:44:36 +0000 hilsy85 1139080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: ha understandable! He actually does discuss how to sleep train while co sleeping in his book-- I really recommend it! Lots of good info. </p> <p>Personally I think I would have to move LO into his own room/space if I wanted to attempt cutting back on wake ups--if he saw me, he would want me all night long. </p> <p>Or you can try the no cry sleep solution, I've heard it works but takes a longer time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1139057 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:27:21 +0000 cmomma17 1139057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I don't think Ferber would approve of my choices! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1139054 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:26:06 +0000 cmomma17 1139054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: he's also right beside me in bed, lol. Another survival mode tactic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1139049 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:23:06 +0000 hilsy85 1139049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: gotcha, then u might want to try giving him like 15 min before going in, he might settle himself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1139038 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:16:59 +0000 cmomma17 1139038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: lately I don't really wait. I'm in a bad cycle of sleep deprivation and I'm in my 23rd consecutive day of work with no break. So I have been in a survival mode fog for a while.<br /> I want to go at least four hours before his first feeding and that seems perfectly reasonable at his age and weight. He has gone 5,6,7 hours in the past. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1139022 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:06:09 +0000 hilsy85 1139022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used ferbers method to get down to 1 night feed.<br /> I picked a time 2 am, and didn't feed him before that--I just did checks at 3, 5, 7 etc minutes.</p> <p>How long do you wait before going to feed him? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-drop-a-feeding#post-1139021 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:03:42 +0000 cmomma17 1139021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My almost 6 month old still wakes up twice a night to feed. I am essentially a zombie after six months of no sleep and would like to encourage him to drop down to one night feeding. He's a big healthy boy (18 lbs) and I feel he's waking to eat out of habit. He only goes 2.5 - 3.5, sometimes 4 hrs between feedings at night.<br /> Advice? I'm feeling desperate. </p>