https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:22:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2286762 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:09:18 +0000 Bubbles 2286762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SleepyMonkey: no we didn't, it was very consistently bad the whole time! Then one day he woke up and I realised it was 4.30am and the first wake up that night. That gradually stretched out over the next few days and settled around 6am - he's a naturally early riser. Good luck 😊 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2286624 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 13:47:17 +0000 sailgrl18 2286624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We night weaned at 9 months as well. Try moving the bottle earlier in the night. LO was breastfed but what finally got him to sleep through the night and not wake up wanting to nurse was to nurse half an hour before bedtime in full light. That way he didn't associate eating with sleeping. We did CIO (which was brutal) to drop the MOTN feeding at the same time but he slept through the night on day 3 and has consistently STTN (except for illness or random issue) the last year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2286576 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 13:17:12 +0000 Freckles 2286576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: It sounds like it! A went through that last week, and i think it was teething related. Hope it's over for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2286562 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 12:58:55 +0000 jape14 2286562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We night weaned kind of naturally around 7-8 months -DS skipped night feedings for enough nights in a row and was eating enough during the day that I was sure he didn't need them- but he had a week-long sleep regression right around 9 months. A few of my friends said they went through the same thing, all around the time that separation anxiety started. Some of our solutions:<br /> - I cuddled his back-up lovey until the first wake-up, then DH (who took over night wakings after we night weaned) would switch it out - the scent seemed to comfort him.<br /> - I got a little soft book to put pictures of me &amp; DH in - he looked at it throughout the day, even when we were at work and I think it helped him make the connection that we weren't gone forever even when we weren't physically present. I got that tip from a friend who actually left one in her son's crib and he'd look at it in the MOTN.<br /> - we put on a nightlight in his room. I think this may have been what actually worked - we had the nightlight off for so long bc he was such a distracted eater and I kind of had an "aha" moment where I turned it back on in the midst of the regression. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2286232 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:44:32 +0000 winniebee 2286232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm....so last night R went down at 6:50...slept until 2:30 so I fed him and then he slept til 6....fed him....6:45 am still sleeping. I wonder if this is/was a regression after all? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285851 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:04:01 +0000 winniebee 2285851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: It's been 4 nights of 3+ wakings. Previously it was 1x or sometimes STTN. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285754 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:51:59 +0000 Freckles 2285754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I believe there is a 9 month regression. How long has these frequent wakings been happening so far - a few days or a week? I think i would try sending your husband in with a bottle so that you know whether it's you he wants or that he is really hungry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285729 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:39:18 +0000 MamaG 2285729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Even though I don't BF, having my husband tend to her overnight was highly effective when we were doing our made up version of sleep training. </p> <p>Also, when we decided to night wean from the bottle as part of the sleep training, we did the declining amount in the bottle. We only had to cut by two ounces a few times for her to get the message. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285702 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:05:25 +0000 winniebee 2285702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could be totally off, but I don't think he drinks that much overnight, especially when it's an earlier waking (i.e., before 3 am). After 3, he will sometimes chow down. Otherwise, I feel that he's using me as a sleep crutch and that's why I think we should night wean. I think I need to start sending my husband in.....even if it's with a bottle, maybe it will discourage him from waking up? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285697 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:02:32 +0000 KayKay 2285697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: what if, when/if he gets really riled up letting him cry, you give him a bottle with a little bit of water in it? so he isn't getting any calories and can feed/hold it himself? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285658 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:31:12 +0000 ellewoods84 2285658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay, so I wasn't really sure how to night wean either, but I knew I needed to as my LO was still waking up like 2-4 times and would only go back to sleep if I nursed her. This was at 10 months, and well, no. So, I found this--http://www.troublesometots.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-sleeping-through-the-night-part-3/<br /> I followed it, reducing the amount of time on the boob every single night by 1 minute. We only nursed on 1 side as it was, so it was pretty easy. I started at 10 minutes and when we were finally down to like 1-2 minutes, I would take her off and put her into the crib. The first night she was pissed, but really only fussed for maybe 10-15 minutes. The next night same thing. The 3rd night, she didn't wake up until like 4-5 am. I ended up keeping that one until she dropped it on her own, which didn't take long since I would only allow her to nurse for like 3-4 minutes. I guess she figured it wasn't worth it anymore. Anyways, I read that its really hard to just cut out the feeds cold turkey since they are so used to eating at that time, even if they aren't hungry. Good luck! I hope it works for you:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285646 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:22:50 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2285646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: we are doing cio to eliminate night feedings too. Absolute torture. We are on night #11 and there is no consistency to her wakeup times and length of crying. Last night was an hour! The night before was the first night ever she completely sttn. Two nights ago it was an hour and a half of crying until 6am and then it was time to get up. Ughhh. No advice. Just venting. @Bubbles: did you see progress every night for those 2 weeks? Because we are all over the place right now and it is discouraging. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285637 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:16:02 +0000 MsMini 2285637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, we had a 9m regression, it lasted a couple weeks then fixed itself with no intervention from me. We are back at 1 night wake-up/feed again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285627 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:01:31 +0000 winniebee 2285627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Probably? I don't remember. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285526 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:34:08 +0000 regberadaisy 2285526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Isn't there a 9m regression? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285484 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:48:08 +0000 erinbaderin 2285484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did sleep training at 5 months and it went like this:</p> <p>For 3 nights one parent spent the whole night in the kid's room, but out of sight (when we had to re-train at 19 months this was obviously impossible, but not an issue). You put them into the crib awake. On night 1, you could talk to them in a low voice using calming phrases (like, don't engage with them, but say "It's ok, it's time for sleeping, it's ok, night night") and shush them, and you did this continuously while they cried and every time they woke up. On night 2 you just shushed them, but still as long as they were crying, you were saying shhhh. On night 3 you shushed them but only intermittently. After that you were supposed to move outside the door and shhh them intermittently for the next few nights. Obviously B was little so he was still eating at night so I'd dream feed him at 10 and then feed him again at 4 if he woke up. I dropped the 4am feed at about 9 months when it was obvious that he didn't need it - he cried for a few minutes for a few nights and then just got used to it. I liked the sleep training method because while it was terrible hearing him cry, at least I knew he knew he wasn't alone, so while he was definitely mad, I was pretty sure that he wasn't scared. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285476 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:42:30 +0000 winniebee 2285476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ETA my first was bottle fed and started consistently sttn at 9m but was overall a much better sleeper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285452 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:19:57 +0000 Bubbles 2285452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did it at 7 months. I would go in and soothe him in any way other than feeding - but would try not to take him out of the cot if at all possible. It was 2 weeks of absolute hell - he would wake up constantly every night - but it was SO worth it as he started sttn and has done so ever since - he's now 20 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-weaning-at-9-months#post-2285404 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 08:40:28 +0000 winniebee 2285404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What did night weaning / sleep training at 9 months look like for you? R is 9 months and still wakes up most nights to eat. He does not need that feeding. He nurses 5 times during the day, gets a 5 oz bottle of breastmilk before bed, and eats 3 full meals (finger foods....and eats more than my 3 year old. literally he will eat a whole peach and a whole egg for breakfast). He's small, but weight gain is not an issue. </p> <p>He usually falls asleep having his bottle before bed but isn't totally asleep and when I put him in his crib, he wakes a little. Will typically sleep 6-8 hours, eat and then sleep another stretch. But lately he's been waking up 3x. Cue, sleep training. Last night I tried to just let him CIO and he went BANANAS like, immediately. </p> <p>Any tips, suggestions? Thanks! </p>