So... I'm reading that I should separate feeding and sleeping with another activity so he doesn't associate eating with sleeping. But how do I do that when my little guy just started teething and I'm supposed to "top him off" before bed? How do I teach my little guy to fall back asleep on his own when he wakes up in the middle of the night? I don't want to create bad habits. 🙈
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We still breastfed to sleep and love it, it's bonding and helps him relax, at two months let him nurse as much as he wants and sleep when he wants 😍👍😊 happy baby = happy mommy
@lonna_dee, I wouldn't worry about creating a bad habit now. At this age it's best to feed on demand and with him teething he might end up wanting to nurse even more often than before. Eating and sleeping aren't really associated together at this time right now nursing is associated and used for everything. I think that's the cool thing about boobs is that they're so soothing and can be used in any situation and there's no risk of over feeding! At some point I'm sure he'll be to the age where it could become habit but he's still very little and if he's nursing it's because he needs to nurse not out of habit :)
My doctor told me when to slow down on feedings at night. I think at that age they still feed at night. She advised that I let them whine at night & only get them if they actually wake up. She said somethings a baby wakes in their sleep for a few moments to pee, or it's cold, or to get comfortable, etc. like we do in our sleep. Also suckling is relaxing to baby which is why often times they go to after or during a feeding. Now that my boys are older they don't go to sleep after every feeding. They kinda grew out of it.
Sleep train later if you want to. I started sleep training at 11 months, but still breastfeed, rock, then put him down 😁