https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:22:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-to-sleep-2#post-1837977 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 01:04:50 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1837977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: I was just reading up on this because I think it was a big issue for DD as well. </p> <p>This was helpful and I think we will follow. Nursing or soothing to sleep for the first three months. </p> <p><a href="http://www.troublesometots.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-sleeping-through-the-night-part-i/" rel="nofollow">http://www.troublesometots.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-sleeping-through-the-night-part-i/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-to-sleep-2#post-1801993 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 18:55:25 +0000 birdofafeather 1801993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i nursed to sleep until it stopped working! what i did to help break the association though was to have a break in between. so we would nurse and then read a book and brush her teeth, then put her down. we didn't do this until 12 months though!</p> <p>ETA: only nursed to sleep for bedtime. otherwise, did the EASY routine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-to-sleep-2#post-1801885 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 18:17:25 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1801885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I am in the camp of whatever works for the first four months, seriously. After that, I would just gradually transition to whatever situation you prefer. I actually still nurse DS2 before naps and at night. It just works out best this way, because then I don't have to find another block of quiet time to nurse when DS1 won't be bouncing around like crazy. But he isn't dependent on it to sleep -- I just try subtle things like putting his sleep sack on after nursing so he isn't going into the crib completely snoozing. Or you can switch up other parts of your routine so that it doesn't come last. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nursing-to-sleep-2#post-1801799 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 17:25:29 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1801799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of our biggest obstacles with Chloe was breaking her habit of nursing/taking a bottle to sleep. She so easily fell asleep when eating and it quickly became a habit.. which was horrible to break!</p> <p>We'd like to avoid this with baby, if possible. But, how? Chloe also has never, ever been "drowsy but awake" -- I think that's a myth!!! -- so we are hoping little sis is a bit different in that department. </p> <p>How do you avoid nursing to sleep? Taking a bottle to sleep? </p>