https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 31 May 2026 19:21:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-and-night-feedings#post-250815 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:57:12 +0000 Sammyfab 250815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oops...I didn't give any tips! </p> <p>Well, here is what we did. From months 3-4 LO had one nightfeed about 80% of the time. We went on vacation and he needed 2 NFs that whole week but only ate well for the first wake up (between 11-2 after a 5:30-6:30 bedtime) and ate poorly on the 2nd wake up. When we got home we decided to cut out the first nightfeed as he had been doing 8-11 hour stretches before vacation. It took one night of CIO where my DH handled it (LO woke up at 12:30, back to sleep at 2 and woke again after 5am for a feed) and a 2nd night of 20 minutes worth of fussing and we were back to normal. It wasn't easy to let him cry that night but one night of crying was worth it to us to get LO to sleep that really long stretch on his own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-and-night-feedings#post-250789 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:40:30 +0000 mamimami 250789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The method I heard about is, identify the times your baby wakes to be fed. Then measure how long you are feeding. THEN, start setting your alarm clock for one hour before the normal feeding times, so YOU are initiating the feed, not his crying. And, every night, cut the feeding down by a minute or two until there's no feeding. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-and-night-feedings#post-250785 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:37:53 +0000 Sammyfab 250785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that the sleep experts say that by 6 months 1 nightfeed is normal. According to this chart a 6 month old should be able to go a minimum of 7 hours without needing a feed overnight. (I hate using the word 'should' for babies though!)</p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11GHo4keUb2TVJUlSL1kD6HQcEgaNFBmzoQoOzcpcyas/edit?hl=en&#038;authkey=CPXE1bsO&#038;pli=1#" rel="nofollow">https://docs.google.com/document/d/11GHo4keUb2TVJUlSL1kD6HQcEgaNFBmzoQoOzcpcyas/edit?hl=en&#038;authkey=CPXE1bsO&#038;pli=1#</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-and-night-feedings#post-250765 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:28:26 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 250765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm bumping this because I have the same question - I hope someone can give some insight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training-and-night-feedings#post-248916 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 18:23:07 +0000 Clementine 248916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm on Day 5 of Sleep Training (CIO) and I was wondering about night feedings. My LO is 2 weeks shy from being 6 mos. I'm happy to feed him at night as long as it doesn't regress his sleep.</p> <p>Most sites say just feed them their normal night time feeding, but before CIO he was constantly crying to be nursed, so I don't really have a good idea of what's an appropriate time for night feedings.</p> <p>Right now, I let him CIO for 10-15 mins and if he's still upset then I will feed him, which has been around midnight-2 am and sometime around 4 am. After the feeding, he usually goes right back to sleep, but I don't want to confuse him. Any tips? </p>