Pardon my ignorance, but I have a question for those moms that bottle feed, especially those who started off breastfeeding and switched to bottles...
Basically, my LO is 5 months old and we're making the switch to bottles/formula. I'm concerned about early morning wakeups because currently if LO wakes up early, I can run into his room and quickly nurse him back to sleep about 80% of the time. I'm worried that a bottle won't do the same thing, primarily because it takes time to prepare a warm bottle and by the time I get one ready, Im afraid he'll be too awake to be able to fall back asleep. Am I being irrational?
Any tips or tricks? Should I keep a thermos with warm water by my bed, so I can make the bottle with water that's already warm, so it takes less time? Do I give him the bottle while he's pretty much reclined (like when nursing)? When I give him a bottle during the day, he's pretty much upright. But if I want him to get drowsy/stay drowsy, should I try to recline him more? Am I overthinking this?
I'm sorry if these seem like basic questions but I really have no idea! I just hope that a bottle will do the same thing that nursing him down does now...