https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 11:43:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-wont-fall-asleep-without-the-boob#post-102022 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:34:28 +0000 chopsuey 102022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still nurse my LO round the clock and she's one TOMORROW! Do you bottle feed your LO? You may want to add an extra ounce or two so she gets enough and doesn't want boob? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-wont-fall-asleep-without-the-boob#post-102010 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:24:28 +0000 BabyLove 102010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I feel for you. My little one never allowed me to just put her in the crib to go to sleep. I always nursed her until she was alseep and placed her in her bed hoping she wouldn't wake up. Unfortunately, I created an unhealthy precedent in doing so. She's 7 months old now and we're just starting the CIO method to get her to self soothe and fall asleep on her own. It's rough! I don't really have any suggestions though, I wasn't comfortable until she got a bit older to let her cry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-wont-fall-asleep-without-the-boob#post-102002 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:10:42 +0000 LivsMama 102002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still nurse Liv to sleep at 8 months, but only for her night time-first time to bed. Like if she wakes up, she doesnt need it to fall back asleep. She went on a nursing and bottle strike for 5 days (torture) last week, so I had to put her to bed those nights without boob or bottle, and she will not take a paci from me. For Liv, she cried and screamed for about 10 minutes until she was tired enough to fall asleep without it. </p> <p>It could be just a phase, honestly. But if she is going to daycare, they will deal with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-wont-fall-asleep-without-the-boob#post-101926 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:06:35 +0000 owlmom 101926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have any advice, but I hope someone else does! We had the same problem (LO wants to suck to soothe to sleep but doesn't want a pacifier or her fingers), and I ended up giving in and nursing her to sleep all the time. Now at 5 months, we're working on breaking the habit. I knew when I started doing it that it was a bad habit to start, but I just needed her to sleep! I hope it works out for you better than it has for us :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-wont-fall-asleep-without-the-boob#post-101924 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:05:10 +0000 Rubies 101924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It absolutely sounds like my LO when she was that age. I really do think it's a phase and at that age, I gave LO what she wanted - if she needed boob to sleep, I gave her boob. *BUT*...FYI, we did decide to night AND nap train when LO was 3.5 months. I guess what I'm saying is that I suppose soon you might have to decide what exactly your approach to napping/sleeping will be and work from there. But I think at 2months, your LO is still teeny-weeny and wanting a pre-nap boob might still be okay. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-wont-fall-asleep-without-the-boob#post-101880 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:08:17 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 101880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think someone posted about this recently, but I can't find the link, so I'm sorry if this is duplicated. </p> <p>My little girl is now 2 months old and she's now refusing to go to sleep unless she can suck on the boob. She's refusing a pacifier (she'll gag once she realizes what it is) and she absolutely won't even let me hold her like a baby in my arms (cradle hold) because she'll start rooting and the scream if she doesn't get a boob. </p> <p>Our usual routine during the night is to feed, change, swaddle and rock back to sleep. Sometimes, if it doesn't seem like she's had enough to eat, I'll put her back on the breast before putting her to bed. During the day, it's feed, change, play, swaddle, then sleep. But now she wants to feed again before sleeping. She completely winds up if I don't let her (arching back, hands flailing, red face, and screaming). I try doing the 5 S's and sometimes that will help, but it takes a very long time and usually ends up with me caving in... :-(</p> <p>I really want to be able to put her down for her naps without having to feed her because I know she's only doing it to soothe herself. Is this just a phase? Is there something I can do to get her out of this habit?</p> <p>ETA: I'm going back to work in 3 weeks (yikes!) and she'll be in daycare during the day. I'm worried about how she'll be when she's there, or if it will help her brake the habit. </p>