I don't know how it happened, but i've gotten stuck on nursing LO before i put her down for a nap. Now i'm worried that she's getting used to it!
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When I put her down, I nurse her to sleep for her naps.
When dad puts her down, I nurse her after.
She obviously doesn't depend on my nursing because dad can put her down just fine as well.
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Before... and I need to stop so she can go to sleep w/o the bottle now. There are some times when I do feed her a bottle when she wakes up, but that's only if she took a really long nap, which are few and far between.
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Neither, but I only kind of follow timed intervals and aim to nurse after naps. I try to make sure she nurses every 3.5-4 hours, but I have no problems with her nursing in between if she wants. I don't like her to nurse too close to nap time because she can quickly rely on sleep props.
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Both! Breastmilk changes throughout the day & can help calm or awaken baby. I often nurse before she goes down & if she wakes up fussy I will scoop her from her bed, lie down with her in our bed, & nurse her to see if she's either ready to wake up or go back to sleep. She also goes down without nursing too so I don't worry about creating a "bad habit".... I feel she has plenty of time to learn her independence at her own cuing so I'm happy nursing her as much as she wants at this point.
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When LO was little-little, I would nurse her before naps. When she was older (6/7/8 months?) I would just put her down for her nap and when she woke up, I'd let her nurse for a bit - more for comfort.
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