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I didn't do CIO but I know that @Rubies did CIO and still fed during night wakings for quite some time. I think the key is that her baby could put herself back to sleep after the feedings after CIO.

Here is her blog post!

http://www.hellobee.com/2012/05/29/rubies-sleep-training-story/

i think it depends on the child. our kiddo our ped said no more night feedings, but we're going to gradually wean him. i'm shooting for 1x a night then eventually none by mos 9.

we sleep trained charlie at 4 1/2 months and kept one night feed. but he dropped it very quickly on his own shortly after sleep training.

waking up in the middle of the night past a certain age is a result of habit. because they're used to getting fed in the middle of the night, they get hungry in the middle of the night. if they usually don't eat, they won't get hungry. that's how our bodies are designed.

how old is your lo? what you could do is keep one middle of the night feeding during sleep training, and then wean/cio that at a later point.

@caffeinated: as long as he is normal weight, i don't think he needs it. most babies are physiologically capable of sleeping through the night without eating at that age. But keeping one night feed often makes sleep training easier for parents.

We are in the same boat as you. We have done CIO method to get him to sleep, but he still wakes around 3 or 4 for one feeding. My Ped also said that we could let him CIO for the last feeding. I think we might try it in about two weeks, when he is seven months old. I think this is going to be the hardest part of the CIO method.

I think this is a parenting decision that you should make, not your ped. As her mother, do what your instinct tells you to do.