hi ladies, i hv a 13 month old son n i am feeding him formula milk during night. he drinks atleast 2 times during night.. i wanted to know till what age shd i give him milk during night...can i gradually stop giving milk. thanks titli
Titli, My son used to drink (Cow's) milk from bottle even until 3 years, during the night and doze off to sleep with the bottle in mouth. He used to regularly wake up asking for milk in bottle. For most kids that's a comforting factor, I suppose. You'll have to cut down gradually... there's no specific age limit on this. Latha
Titli - There's a risk of dental caries in children who sleep with a bottle in their mouth or formula feed several times at night. So it would be a good idea to cut down and stop as soon as you can. Health Q and A : Baby Health : Childrens Health : Health of Children : Kids Health : Sick Child : MommyDocs.com for info. Vanathi.
Titli, I think I stopped the night feeding around 15 months. You can try giving water instead of milk. Or try gradually bringing the amount down.
I was thinking of posting the same Q. Thanks titli. I trying to cut back but its very hard. So once she is awake I clean her tongue with a wash cloth. For the past one week she takes one bottle(used to be 2), she takes milk in tumbler during normal time but when she wants to sleep, she demands bottle. I am planning to cut the night time completely. Hope it goes well. Thanks Vanathi, Latha. Dhivya
Hi, My Paedi asked to reduce right from 4thmonth, she said that if she wakes give her orelse you don't wake her and feed. This is to teach the difference between night and morning. But my kid use to wake thrice in 4thmonth, twice in 5&6thmonth, From 7th what i did i give at 10p.m, then earlymorning the time she wakes (say 5a.m or 5.30a.m) Now she is 8mth, she got completely scheduled to this system, she have her dinner at9p.m & wakes at6.30a.m for milk.... Hopes others also will able give you more suggestions and their opinion.
I’m also trying to reduce night time formula feeding for my 19month old. Though he goes to sleep on a full tummy, he wakes up around 3am and demands milk (searches for my breast, which I avoid and force the bottle into his mouth). But when I offer water instead of milk he rejects. Now a days I’m fed up of BF and would like to stop it asap.:hide: shall check for advices regarding weaning LO off BF for ideas.. if any new sugestions, pls pour in.
hi thank you everyone for ur useful suggestions...i think i shd gradually stop giving milk.. thanks once again.. titli
REshmi, your LO is seeking comfort. If breastfeeding is not working for YOU, you may want to do gentler weaning techniques like pacifying him by rocking or talking to him to soothe. Forcing the bottle in seems a wasteful habit to incorporate now - when your LO does not take bottle in the day time and then weaning again at a later stage.)
yes I'm sure he is seeking comfort,that is why even if he doesn't get milk,he keeps sucking (actually wants the nipple in mouth to fall asleep!) and that leads to my discomfort. he takes milk from the bottle (weaning off bottle won't be a problem I suppose as he loves to drink from a cup) at night in half sleep but i wonder how I'll make him drink water instead of milk. i tried this several times..but he'll scream out and wake all others at home :bonk. so my conclusion: a bottle in his mouth saves others sleep!:hide: