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I think at 2-3 months you can just do whatever works. I didn't start worrying about nursing to sleep until about 4 months and then we sleep trained. You're still in kind of the 4th trimester and anything you do now will not create bad habits for your LO yet.

@MamaMagpie: oh gosh no! At 2 months I was doing ANYTHING to get that kid to sleep. Aaaaaanything. After we did some sleep training, just recently, any habits we may have started stopped very quickly and he's a good sleeper now!

When I think back to 2 months, seems like she was such a tiny baby. I don't think I ever thought about her sleeping on her own. We still try to nurse to sleep at 8.5 months. But she doesn't all asleep, just drowsy enough (hopefully).

@MamaMagpie: She will be 4 months in a few weeks and we still nurse to sleep! Do what you need to do to get that baby to sleep!!

@.twist.: What sleep training technique did you use?

I think either way works so don't feel for bad nursing to sleep OR for considering getting him/her to fall asleep on their own:)

It really varies from baby to baby and mom to mom!

I just wanted to point out that breastmilk is full of hormones and chemicals and combined with the self-regulatory properties of a baby's sucking mechanism, it's designed to put them to sleep

Do what works for now (nursing to sleep / not nursing to sleep) and don't worry about bad habits

@StbHisMrs: well, we tried a few, but ultimately, what ended up working was the extinction method.

Yep, do what works! To be totally honest, LO nursed or took a bottle to go to sleep until about a year. We did a bit of nap training before then, so when it came time to stop nursing to sleep the transition was super easy. She sleeps like a dream!

I nursed to sleep until she was 9 months old and eating more solids.

Just came here to post the same link that @jetsa: already did.

Nursing to sleep is a very normal and healthy way for babies to fall asleep. It's incredibly soothing to them. I don't think it's a bad habit. I nurse my seven month old to sleep for every nap and after every MOTN feed. My husband does bedtime and she goes to sleep then without nursing (he gives her a bottle of pumped milk). She's generally a great little sleeper.

Please don't worry that you're creating a bad habit, mama. You're doing what your baby needs.

@jetsa: LOVE this article.

Everybody who feels guilty for nursing to sleep should read this artciel! Enjoy your baby when they're little - the time for independent sleep will come.